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OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOLAR, SMART GRIDS AND
GREEN BUILDINGS IN SINGAPORE
GOH CHEE KIONG
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLEANTECH
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD
9 NOVEMBER 2016
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Singapore has made strong commitments to energy research since 2007
Under the Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2020 (RIE2020) Plan:
>S$900 million for R&D funding in Urban Solutions and Sustainability (USS)
until 2020, with energy being the largest component
Clean Energy as a Key Growth Area for Singapore
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
March 27 2007
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Epicentre for
Innovation and Commercialisation
• New technologies, applications
and business models
• Customisation for tropics
Global control tower for project
development and system integration
• Engineering centre
• Supply chain management
• Project development & financing
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Singapore is the regional hub for solar innovation and
project development
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Clean Energy Industry Focus Areas
Solar
Global leader in innovation
and project development
for urban solar
Urban Solar
Floating PV
Building
Integrated PV
Energy Management
Asian leader in innovation
and commercialization of
systems-level energy
management solutions
Grid Systems
Microgrids
Distributed Generation Integration
Energy Management
Systems
Building &
District EMS
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Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) Asia’s top solar research institute, outside of Japan
5 research domains
Novel PV
concepts Silicon PV PV modules
Solar Energy
Systems
Solar & Energy
Efficient
Buildings
Deputy CEO
Dr Thomas Reindl Prof Armin Aberle
International Research Leaders
CEO
2016: S$50m
collaboration on
revolutionary PV
module R&D
R&D collaborations with industry
LCOE Reduction
for Distributed
Solar Systems
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Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) Leading Research Institute for Innovative Energy Solutions
International Research Leaders R&D collaborations with industry
ERI@N Energy Smart, Research Innovation.
Flagships: EcoCampus & REIDS
Grid Integration of Renewables &
Electromobility
Sustainable Building
Technologies
Multi-Energy Systems & Smart Grids
Prof. Subodh M.
Executive Director
Prof. Teddy Püttgen
Senior Director
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Singapore is the solar hub for Asia Pacific
Wide range of regional HQ, R&D, system integration, project
development and manufacturing activities *This list is not exhaustive
International solar companies
Local solar companies
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Singapore has a growing Energy Management Ecosystem
Grid
Analytics Charging Service
Provider
Car Sharing Service
Provider
Developer of Smart
Charging Network
System
Smart Communications
Platform, Sales & Biz
devt team for Asia
Engineering Team for
AMI Solutions
Energy Mgmt Data
Analytics
Advanced Metering Infrastructure
Smart Communications
Platform,
Project execution team
Home Energy Mgmt
R&D team
Smart Utilities
R&D team
Total Energy Solutions
Incubation team
Energy Management Systems
Smart Energy Business
Incubation Centre
Smart Grids/Microgrids
Services
Asian COEs
Green Data
Centres
R&D and
testbedding
Demand
Response
Demand Response
Provider
Asia Biz devt &
Project
execution teams
Regional
Headquarters Global HQ in cloud-
based energy mgmt
Electric Vehicles
Grid Simulation &
Modelling
Centre of Excellence for Grid
Simulation & Modelling
Fuel Cells
RHQs
H2SG
Smart Grids Centres of Competence/
Project Execution teams
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(Acquired Smart Meter
company EDMI)
World leader for
electronic products
and systems
Leading global IT
and network
service provider
Leading Power,
Water, Rail, and
Industrial Systems
provider
Leading smart
meter manufacturer
for utilities
Sin
gapore
Total Energy
Solutions R&D
and Test-Bed
Smart
Energy/ESS
Team
Power R&D,
Manufacturing
and Regional
Headquarters
Smart Meter
R&D and
Regional
Headquarters
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Strong Presence of Japanese Cleantech Companies in
Singapore
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Singapore’s Energy Landscape
• 1.3 million households
• Smart Meters, Demand
Response
• Business models around
solar, storage
Electricity Market Liberalisation by 2018
• 95% Power Generation by
Natural Gas
• Solar <1%, but growing
exponentially
2MWh/month
2016
Full Retail
Contestability
2018
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LOADS GENERATION SOURCES
TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION
Thriving EV/car
sharing ecosystem
High solar
penetration with
leading
expertise in
intermittency
management
Natural gas
trading hub;
vibrant energy
derivatives
market
World-class
grid infra in stability
and efficiency Sophisticated
implementation of
behavioural economics
for energy users
Demand
response
adoption and
acceptance
Integrated approach to develop global leadership
in sustainable energy management
Singapore Aspires For Leadership In Sustainable
Energy Management
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Singapore’s Key Clean Energy Initiatives
SolarNova
LOADS GENERATION
SOURCES
TRANSMISSION &
DISTRIBUTION
EV Phase 2
Singapore Power
Centre of
Excellence
REIDS Energy
Demonstrator at
Semakau
Floating PV
Demand
Response
Energy Storage
Programme
EcoCampus
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Demand Aggregation of public
rooftops
Contribute to achievement of Solar
targets
Tenders called every 6 months
350 MWp of solar
by 2020
SolarNova Programme Government taking the lead for solar adoption
Hawker
Centres
Public Housing
Estates (HDB)
Schools
Source: The Straits Times, 16 October 2016
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S$11mil floating PV trial project by EDB, PUB and SERIS in Tengeh reservoir
Benefits: (i) improved module performance, (ii) reduced water evaporation
10 PV systems totalling 1MW in Phase 1, 2-3MW of systems in Phase 2
Floating PV Test-bed
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Pilot and Scale 3rd Green Building Masterplan
International Reach of Green
Mark 80% of buildings Green Mark certified
Expanded to 71 cities in 15 countries
$52m Green Buildings Innovation Cluster
(GBIC)
• National Building EE Repository One stop reference for R&D data
• Energy Efficient Demonstration Mixed building types
• Capability Building Groom green buildings professionals
Global Leadership in Tropical Green Buildings New Initiatives
Singapore’s lead demand provides
opportunities to develop and export green
building capabilities
Zero Energy
Building
BCA
Skylab
Official Launch
@ IGBC 2014
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2.5 sq km
120+ Buildings, 10 mil sq ft built area
40,000+ People studying/working,
including12,000 residing on campus
5MW Solar PV, 7 mini-district cooling plants
MOUs signed with DSTA, Ascendas and CAG to
deploy technologies outside campus
Nanyang Technological University
NTU EcoCampus – Greenest Campus in the World
35% Reduction in Energy,
Water and Waste intensity
by 2020 (baseline: 2011)
To be the
Greenest Campus
in the world
Vision for 2020
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KEY COLLBORATORS
World-class smart grid infra at the heart of managing supply
& demand
Singapore Power Energy
Advanced R&D
Foster stronger
partnerships with industry
players
Living Lab for Smart
Grid Technologies
Singapore Power Living Lab Platform
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Renewable Energy Integration
Demonstrator Singapore (REIDS)
Southeast Asia’s first hybrid micro-grid which will test integration of solar, wind,
tidal, diesel, storage and power-to-gas technologies at Semakau Landfill
4 microgrids led by global
leaders in the power industry
Plug-and-play platform for
microgrids solutions
Connectivity to regional markets
Latest Announcement:
MoUs with NEA, global solution
providers and regional
technical adopters
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM
SOLAR PANEL
TIDAL TURBINE
WIND TURBINE
REIDS Members:
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Energy Storage Testbed
• $25m Energy Storage Program
• 6 MW deployed at 3 substations
• Large scale ESS for various grid applications
• Identification of suitable ESS for tropical,
urbanised environment
• Develop standards and regulations
• RfP closed, to be awarded Q12017
• Strong interest from industry
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ev
•Smart Sensors
•Contextual advertising
•Marketing analytics
+ - •Advanced battery tech
•Energy storage
•V2G
•Testing & Certification
•Standards development
2) Advanced Mobility Systems
3) Smart Cities Applications
1) Energy Management
4) Supporting Services
•Autonomous vehicles
•Charging tech (e.g. wireless)
•Intelligent transport systems
Electromobility: A growing Ecosystem
1000 EVs, 2000 Charging Points
One-way car-sharing model
Open Innovation Ecosystem
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Financing Ecosystem
RE Debt Financing Advisory /
Consultancy
Equity Players
First Business Trust
Framework in the Word
Multilateral / Export
Credit
Equity Players RE Debt Financing Advisory /
Consultancy
First Business Trust
Framework in the World
Multilateral
Export / Credit