Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N)1 CleanTech Loop, #06‐04 CleanTech One, Singapore 637151Phone: (65) 6592 1786 / 2468  Fax: (65) 6694 6217

SINGAPORE’S EFFORTS & RESEARCH IN URBAN MOBILITYVolvo Viajeo Conference14 May 2014

Kei‐Leong Ho 1

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1M5.5M700 km2

Setting Context 2

Tropics= 1.5 x Stockholm

Singapore : 7,540 / km2 Stockholm : 4,700 / km2

"Statistics Singapore – Latest Data – Population & Land Area (Mid-Year Estimates)". Statistics Singapore. June 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.

= 4~5 x Stockholmhttp://www.lta.gov.sg/content/dam/ltaweb/corp/PublicationsResearch/files/FactsandFigures/Stats_in_Brief_2013.pdf

* 3BIG PICTURESingapore’s Commitment to Sustainability

Vision: Carbon Emission Free Transport in the Campus

Source : EDB & NCCS

* 4PILOT PROJECTNational Electric VehiclePhase I (2011 – 2013)

Assess different EV prototypes and charging technologies given Singapore's urban environment, road conditions, and consumer market

Robert Bosch (SEA) charging station provider

89 EVs, 53 CS, 3 rapid CS for test bed

Developed TR25 technical reference

* Energy Research Institute @ NTU – Singapore 5

Colleges of Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Arts, & Business

Professors, Principal Investigators, Research Staff, InfrastructureBasic

Research Technology

Pipeline137 PhD/MS

Students

Technology Groups

Translational RD&D TRL 3-5

184 Researchers

Electro-mobility,

Green Buildings

& Grids

Energy Storage

Fuel Cells

Solar & Solar Fuels

Wind & Marine

Maritime Clean

Energy

Industry Partnerships

& Spin-offTRL 4-6

ERI

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* RD&D Focus: Electro-mobility 6

Electrical Drives, Mechatronics

Energy Systems

Intelligent Transport Systems

Green ‘established,’ orange – ‘developing’; -red – ‘planned’

Power Electronics, System integration Wireless Charging, Fast Charging EV Power Train Test Platform

Intelligent power management HW/SW for hybrid, electric applications

Integration of renewables and conventional energy systems, Energy Management, hybrid on-board Energy storage

Electrical Architecture & Design: converter topology / hardware, fault tolerant, electrical / thermal packaging

Vehicle – grid interactions(V2G), Vehicle to vehicle (V2V) interactions

Fleet connectivity

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GEMINI VOIEVA

TUM CREATE

* Laboratories | 3,000 sq.-m sited @ NTU, JTC8

Research Techno Plaza - NTU Batteries / Solar Cell - Printing, Deposition, Matls

/ Elec Characterization, electrochem testing (LIB, Supercap, CIGS, DSSC, OPV)

Smart Energy Systems - Micro-grid simulator, Fuel cell grid interface system, Roof-top solar PV system and wind turbine, Flywheel energy storage and Battery energy storage

Fuel Cells – Materials Processing, Catalysis, Electrochemical / Materials Characterization, Feedstock conditioning

High Performance Computing Lab - (dx360 M2 x 2400 cores, 2GB / core, 24TFlops)

Clean Tech One - JTC Air Conditioning: Solar Thermal / Liquid

Dessicant Air Conditioning (Regenerator, Evaporative cooler, Liquid Desiccant energy storage & recovery), Radiant Cooling test lab

Energy Systems: Drive Train lab (motor genset, converter, 100 kW), Wind / Water tunnel testing, Tribology

Prototyping Labs – Fuel Cells (1-5 kW PEMFC stacks)/Batteries (1-5 Ah laminated sheet batteries; 1-5 kW flow batteries), control / management systems, Wet Chemistry (materials scale up), Dry Labs (Smart Sensors / Energy harvesting)

KEY PROJECTS &COLLABORATIONS

Energy Research Institute @ NTU ‐ Singapore 

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* Partnerships 10

Universities,         |         Agencies         |         Companies

Technische UniversitätMünchen

R&D Partners

* NTU & BMW: Future Mobility Research Lab 11

• Advanced Battery Materials – battery materials, advanced battery concepts beyond lithium batteries, reliability

• Human Machine Interface – brain-computer interface, computational intelligence approaches to in-car behavior, real-time brain state recognition

• Advanced Mobility concepts – advanced routing / mapping / parking constraint prediction algorithms, flexible car usage technology

* Renewable Energy Initiative (Semakau Island) 12

Future Site: 20-50ha

60m Wind Mast

Diesel Generators

Offshore test site #1- Tidal Test Range

Power Consumption Daytime Peak Load:400kWNight time Peak Load: 200kW

More loads are expected up to MW scale

Subsea Cable to Bukom

Testbed Site 6.5ha:Wind/Solar/Energy Storage

1. Project targeted to start mid 2014 2. A total of 9 consortium projects expected with project quantum of S$20 m.3. Will tie in with the effort to start Offshore test sites.

* Nanyang Eco Campus 13

35% Reduction in Energy, Water, Waste Intensity

High Impact Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Accentuating Innovation and Green Growth

* 14AUTONOMOUS GUIDED VEHICLERapid Charging, Route Planning & Traffic Interaction

Vehicle operating range

Vehicle charging time

Industrial Partner from France

Modular rapid charging system w/thermal management

AGV optimization and human behavioral study

* 15ELECTRIC BUSFlash Charging, Power Infrastructure& Interconnect Design

Industrial Partners from Israel, Germany

Touch and go charging at bus stops

Charging station with battery and super capacitor modules

30 sec Charging

Zero Emissions

Lifetime > 15 yrs

Noise Reduction

1 Charge per stop

* 16ELECTRIC BUSSelf Align Wireless Charging & Fleet Management

Industrial Partner from China

Design/deploy wireless charging infrastructure on campus

Communication protocols for on campus fleet and grid management

Primary coil with Self alignment Mechanism

Secondary coil

* 17E-MOTOR CYCLESnap-in Battery Modules& Smart Control System

Industrial Partner from Singapore

Design/deploy snap-in & parallel energy storage system

Design Smart control logic for energy management from multiple parallel energy modules

Portable  to charge

Pluggable & parallel Energy storage modules

Add‐on parallel modules for different driving needs

Smart discharge / charge  control profiles

* 18(EV) CAR SHARINGVehicle, Charging Point Deployment and Business Case

Agency Partner (Singapore), Industrial Partner (Germany)

Concept study on car sharing and business model

Preliminary study on optimum charging density and location

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Excellence in Energy Research:Advance research aimed at improving efficiency of current systems while maximizing synergistic effects of alternative energy sources

Synergy & Innovation:Foster a multidisciplinary environment promote relevant energy solutions and policies

Collaboration & Use-inspired Research:Knowledge creation, manpower training, and technology transfer

“…development of sustainable energy solutions will not only help to improve Singapore’s own urban environment but also position us favorably to capture the new economic opportunities that are emerging” Energy for Growth: National Energy Policy Report, MTI 2007/2008.

Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N)1 CleanTech Loop, #06‐04 CleanTech One, Singapore 637151Phone: (65) 6592 1786 / 2468  Fax: (65) 6694 6217

For further information please contact:Executive‐Director ERI@NEmail: D‐ERIAN@ntu.edu.sg

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