Written reply to PQ on updates on the Exploiting Distributed Generation Programme

Question

Ms Nadia Ahmad Samdin: To ask the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether he can provide an update on how much funds have been disbursed under the $20 million Exploiting Distributed Generation Programme in partnership with the Singapore Institute of Technology since 2018; and (b) what are the key successes of the programme to date.

Written Answer by Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong

1. The Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) launched the S$20M Exploiting Distributed Generation (EDGE) programme in 2018 to support the development of distributed energy technologies in Singapore. About $14 million has been awarded to four research projects thus far, across two grant calls in 2019 and 2023.

2. The projects awarded under the first grant call in 2019 focused on micro-grid design as well as distributed energy management. Some of the interesting findings from the projects will be tested at the Multi-Energy Microgrid at SIT’s Punggol Campus later this year, to assess their potential for improving energy efficiency and generating cost savings.

3. The research project awarded under the second grant call will test-bed vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. This 3-year project, which commenced in November 2023, is studying approaches to intelligently manage electricity demand through large-scale V2G adoption.