Alstom partners NTU Singapore to develop microgrid solution
The collaboration, which starts from January 2015, will be the first project under the Renewable Energy Integration Demonstrator – Singapore (REIDS) initiative led by the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) and supported by Singapore’s Economic Development Board (EDB).
Announced in October 2014, the REIDS initiative was and is the first of its kind in the region. It will see the construction of an offshore microgrid to manage and integrate electricity generated from multiple sources which includes solar, wind, tidal, diesel, as well as energy storage and power-to-gas solutions.
Together with Alstom, NTU Singapore will jointly develop a ‘MicroGrid Power Mix Management’ solution, based on Alstom’s Digital Automation Platform (DAP). The technology will manage power exchanges within a microgrid even when it is connected or disconnected from the main power grid.
The main objective of the partnership is to ensure a greener and stable supply of energy through the integration of smart energy management and energy storage systems.
Professor Lam Khin Yong, NTU Chief of Staff and Vice President (Research), said: “Renewable and sustainable energy is a key pillar of NTU’s research efforts. NTU’s collaboration with a global corporation such as Alstom underpins the university’s strength in transforming its engineering expertise into practical industry applications".
“Micro-grids will play an ever-growing role in the rapidly expanding electric energy technologies and systems in the Southeast Asian region and NTU Singapore is well-placed to contribute to this growth. The systemic integration of renewable energies and energy storage based on the micro-grid technology presents many collaboration opportunities between NTU and the industry."
The jointly developed microgrid solution will initially be implemented at NTU, which will see further enhancement to the campus’ energy efficiency. The solution will integrate various energy resources, such as solar, wind, diesel and gas technologies that will be deployed on the NTU campus.
The solution, which is to be implemented at Semakau Landfill, an offshore landfill between the islands Pulau Semakau and Pulau Sakeng, located south of Singapore, will demonstrate REIDS’ ability to manage a variety of renewable energy sources in an off-grid environment. The solution could be used to power small islands and rural communities located off the national grid and may also function as a back-up power source during emergencies.
“We are delighted with this opportunity to bring our experience, technology and expertise to support Singapore’s, ever growing energy requirements. This landmark project sets the country on a strategic path of integrating and fully utilising multiple sources of energy for long term sustainability,” said Hervé Amossé, Substation Automation Solutions Vice President for Alstom Grid.
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