Yokogawa Engineering Asia has been awarded S$4.2 million under Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) Energy Grid 3.0 Grant Call to advance research into industrial participation in the country’s energy transition. The initiative forms part of EMA’s Future Grid Capabilities Roadmap, which aims to strengthen electricity grid resilience and support the integration of renewable and lower-carbon energy sources.
The project, titled “Distributed Inertia Provision from Conventional and Inverter Interfaced Assets,” will explore how industrial facilities and distributed energy resources can contribute to grid stability, decarbonisation and operational efficiency. Yokogawa will lead the initiative in collaboration with the National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and Rexus Bioenergy Pte Ltd (RExus).
A key component of the project will be a demonstration at RExus’s 9.9 MW waste-to-energy plant in Singapore. The pilot will examine how industrial energy assets can provide grid support services while maintaining their primary operational functions. The research will also assess potential applications across industrial facilities, including manufacturing plants and data centres.
The grant will be administered by the Advanced Energy and Decarbonisation Office (AEDO), a national platform hosted by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), which assumed grant administration responsibilities from EMA in August 2026.
The project will integrate the Convera Power Plant Controller (PPC) developed by BaxEnergy, a Yokogawa company, with Yokogawa’s OpreX Collaborative Information Server (CI Server). These technologies will enable real-time coordination of energy resources, consolidate operational data and support improved decision-making for future grid services.
Eugene Toh, Assistant Chief Executive (Energy Technologies) of EMA, highlighted the growing importance of innovative solutions for maintaining grid stability as Singapore integrates more renewable energy into its power system.
The initiative also supports Singapore’s target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Through the project, Yokogawa and its partners aim to demonstrate how industrial facilities can move beyond traditional energy consumption roles to actively contribute to electricity grid reliability.
The project represents a further step for Yokogawa’s Sustainability Incubation Hub, established in Singapore in 2024, and could support the development of scalable grid solutions across Southeast Asia and other regional markets.
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