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Mon, October 26, 2020 – 12:45 pm
KEPPEL Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and the Energy Market Authority (EMA) have jointly awarded a research grant to test Singapore’s first floating energy storage system (ESS).
The project, which is expected to be completed in 2023, was awarded to a consortium led by Envision Digital International, EMA and Keppel O&M said in a joint statement Monday.
The latest alliance is part of the S $ 10 million partnership between EMA and Keppel O&M to develop innovative energy solutions in the marine sector announced in April this year.
Keppel O&M will work with the consortium to deploy a 7.5 megawatt / 7.5 megawatt-hour ESS lithium-ion battery at Keppel O & M’s floating laboratory.
This will be Singapore’s largest ESS deployment to date, with enough capacity to power more than 600 four-bedroom homes and Housing and Development Board (HDB) homes per day, Keppel O&M and EMA said.
As Singapore’s hot and humid environment can affect the performance of the ESS, the testbed will use an innovative liquid cooling solution that uses seawater to cool the battery cells and improve the life cycle of the ESS, they added.
The ESS will also explore the “first battery stacking solution of its kind” in the Republic, which could potentially reduce the space required for deployment by up to 40 percent, Keppel O&M and EMA noted. The project findings are expected to apply to ESS in mainland Singapore. This would help support the stability and resilience of the power grid, as well as facilitate the adoption of more renewable energy like solar, they said.
In addition, the ESS of the Keppel O&M floating life laboratory will be integrated with an intelligent energy management system (SEMS) to improve its operational efficiency. Backed by artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, SEMS will optimize the efficiency of operations and reduce overall energy use, EMA and Keppel O&M said.
Ngiam Shih Chun, EMA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), noted that the project will pave the way for Singapore to overcome its land limitations and set the plan for similar implementations in the future.
Chris Ong, CEO of Keppel O&M, said: “In addition to supporting Singapore’s energy needs, the developed solution will have multiple applications such as support areas with intermittent power supply and rapid deployment to provide emergency power for affected remote locations or islands. due to power interruptions.
“It can also be implemented on hybrid or fully electric boats to significantly reduce carbon emissions.”
Shares of Keppel Corp were trading at S $ 4.49, down S $ 0.02 or 0.4%, at noon on Monday.
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