SINGAPORE (Apr 15): Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and the Energy Market Authority (EMA) are playing their part in the adoption of cleaner energy and greater environmental sustainability.
The duo today announced a $10 million partnership and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop innovative energy solutions.
Specifically, the solutions cover areas such as distributed energy resources, digitalisation and emerging low carbon alternatives.
“We are seeking solutions that incorporate the use of cleaner energy, optimise energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions,” says EMA’s chief executive Ngiam Shih Chun.
“By doing so, we are building Singapore’s Energy Story by co-creating solutions for a more sustainable energy future with stakeholders,” he adds.
As part of this MOU, Keppel O&M and EMA are launching a grant call for solutions relating to energy storage systems and smart power grids for the O&M sector which should seek to reduce overall energy usage and carbon footprint while enhancing overall operational efficiency.
The two companies are calling on interested companies, research institutes and institutes of higher learning to participate in the call. Shortlisted participants will have the opportunity to testbed their solutions through Keppel O&M’s floating living lab (FLL), the first-of-its-kind offshore floating testbed in Singapore.
Expected to be operational by end 2021, the FLL will allow the industry to testbed and commercialise promising power and technology solutions for the marine sector.
The FLL houses both liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering facilities for harbour crafts and small vessels, as well as an embedded power generation system to power Keppel O&M’s operations, with excess electricity to be exported to the national grid.
CEO of Keppel O&M Chris Ong says the company’s use of digitalisation and data analytics will reduce energy waste and increase the use of cleaner energy.
“The insights gleaned can also help us develop integrated solutions across the Keppel Group for sustainable urbanisation,” says Ong.
“[The FLL] enables Keppel O&M to provide power for our own operations, support customers in delivering cleaner power, grow our LNG bunkering services and improve the efficiency of the current supply chain, while extending our gas offerings in the floating power segment,” he adds.
The grant call is now open for applications at https://ema.gov.sg/ema-keppelpartnership.aspx and will close at noon on June 24.
