Singapore aims to reduce carbon emissions in power sector
Five proposals from three power companies of Singapore have been selected by the Energy Market Authority (EMA) to receive co-funding for carbon capture and storage (CCS) research at specific sites.
Singapore (VNA) – Three Singaporean power companies,🍎 namely Ke🌄ppel, PacificLight Power, and YTL PowerSeraya, will conduct feasibility studies on carbon capture and storage (CCS) to support the country’s low-carbon transition, the Energy Market Authority (EMA) announced.
Five proposals from these companies have been selected by EMA to receive co-funding for CCS research at specific sites. This move follows a grant call launched in October 2024, which invited the power sector to explore potential CCS solutions as part of Singapore’s energy transition toward a low-carbon future.
The funding facilitates the study of two CCS pathways in the power sector: post-combustion carbon capture and pre-combustion carbon capture.
Post-combustion capture involves installing onsite CO2 capture units to collect carbon dioxide from exhaust gases produced when natural gas is burned at power plants. Meanwhile, pre-combustion capture involves installing onsite units to recover CO2 generated during hydrogen production from natural gas. The hydrogen is then transported to power plants and burned to generate electricity without emitting CO2.
These studies are expected to be completed by 2026. The findings will help EMA and power companies deepen their understanding of CCS pathways in the power sector, as well as identify specific infrastructure and site requirements.
The results will also provide a valuable foundation for more detailed technical studies in the future, such as preliminary Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) and FEED studies, to further assess the feasibility of CCS for carbon neutrality in the power sector./.
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