XChange
XChange is a networking area which aims to provide a platform for fostering collaborations between government agencies, local research community and private sector companies. A selection of government agencies, research institutes and private companies will be setting up booths to showcase their products and capabilities. These booths will be grouped in themes mirroring the five separate tracks that are running concurrently as part of the Urban Sustainability R&D Congress: Food, Green Building, Sustainable Urban Living, Urban Mobility and Urban Ecology.
Biopolis Matrix Building Level 4
1 Improving Farm Productivity through Innovation by AVA
2 AVA's R&D Partnership with Research Institutes & Industry
3 SIN BER BEST UC BERKELEY - NTU/Singapore ETH Centre, Future Cities Laboratory
4 TUM CREATE Ltd Electromobility
5 & 6 Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
7 HITACHI
8 SIEMENS
9 AECOM
10 Building and Construction Authority & CSBC
11 Energy Research Institute @ NTU
12 School of Design and Environment, NUS/ DOA, DOB and DRE/ Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities (CSAC)
13 BSD
14 PANASONIC
15 Sunseap Enterprise
16 Philips Electronics (S) Pte Ltd
17 CleanPower 2010 by Real Time Engineering
18 DHI-NTU Centre
19 Syngenta Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
20 CRISP, NUS
21 Singapore-Delft Water Alliance
22 NParks – Centre for Urban Greenery & Ecology, National Biodiversity Centre
23 HDB Building Research Institute
Exhibitor Profiles
AECOM
AECOM is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government. With approximately 45,000 employees around the world, AECOM is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world's built, natural, and social environments. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM serves clients in approximately 125 countries and had revenue of $7.3 billion during the 12 months ended March 31, 2011.
At AECOM, we place sustainability as a priority in the assignments we undertake for our clients. As a global design and engineering consultancy firm committed to important infrastructures in the world and as a hub of expertise on advanced solutions, AECOM is strongly passionate in creating a sustainable world. We are committed to balancing economic development with environmental stewardship and social development. We combine local market knowledge with world-class technical expertise to provide cost-effective, flexible and sustainable solutions.
Sustainability is integrated within all our service lines, with in-house experts specialized in sustainable development. In all that we do, we are guided by one fundamental principle – sustainability is key to our survival if we are to pass on a planet fit for survival.
Find out more at http://www.aecom.com
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is the lead agency for fostering world-class scientific research and talent for a vibrant knowledge-based and innovation-driven Singapore. A*STAR oversees 14 biomedical sciences and physical sciences and engineering research institutes, and six consortia & centres, located in Biopolis and Fusionopolis as well as their immediate vicinity.
A*STAR supports Singapore's key economic clusters by providing intellectual, human and industrial capital to its partners in industry. It also supports extramural research in the universities, hospitals, research centres, and with other local and international partners. As a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and industry, A*STAR funds R&D that would build up capabilities to support industry development in Singapore and work closely with economic agencies and industry partners to ensure that the R&D that we fund is aligned with the needs and interests of the industry.
Find out more at http://www.a-star.edu.sg/
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA)
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) is responsible for ensuring a resilient supply of safe food, safeguarding health and welfare of animals and plants, and facilitating agri-trade. Through active participation at every stage of the food production process, AVA strives to fulfill its vision of “Safe food, healthy animals and plants for Singapore; trusted and respected globally.”
In the area of food safety, AVA is constantly looking for new technologies to tackle emerging food safety challenges. One of these challenges is to be able to quickly identify food hazards so that pre-emptive measures can be taken to prevent unsafe foods from entering Singapore. To overcome this, AVA is developing cutting-edge non-target detection capabilities to screen for thousands of potential hazards in the shortest amount of time possible. Another challenge is to develop better traceability systems, such as a DNA-based traceability system, to ensure food safety from “farm to fork”. Such new capabilities will not only enhance food safety standards, but also facilitate agri-food trade for Singapore.
In the area of animal health, AVA recognises that emerging animal diseases are often a threat to both animal health and human health. Thus, AVA works closely with other private organisations and research institutes to develop better detection methods for animal and plant diseases. For example, the development of an “Animal Disease Chip” with the capability to detect 10 to 15 of the world’s most significant animal diseases from one sample in one test will speed up detection of important diseases that may have significant public health and economic repercussions.
To strengthen food supply resilience, AVA actively promotes source diversification and local production of eggs, fish and vegetables. To raise local agricultural productivity to enhance our local food production, AVA engages in R&D to develop suitable technologies and intensive farming systems to maximise productivity in land-scarce Singapore. For example, AVA is collaborating with industry to develop innovative vertical farming systems for leafy vegetables. AVA is also working with the Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory on selective breeding to develop faster growing fish, to increase the productivity of food fish farms.
For maximum success in its push for innovative technological solutions that are technically feasible and economically viable, AVA leverages on the expertise of the industry and its wide network of stakeholders. Many of AVA’s projects and technology development are carried out through partnerships and collaborations with other government agencies, research institutes and industry players.
Find out more at www.ava.gov.sg/
Building and System Diagnostics Pte Ltd (BSD)
Building System and Diagnostics Pte Ltd evolved in 2003 from research collaborations between National University of Singapore and the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore. BSD positions itself as a knowledge centre providing design, construction and maintenance advisory services towards the achievement of high performance, sustainable, environmentally responsible and durable buildings. We strive to advance building designs and urban developments towards that which consumes low energy, have high performance and are highly durable. Our strong commitment towards research and development has kept us at the forefront of building technologies and knowledge.
BSD provides specialized independent consultancy services in the field of climate change, ecologically sustainable building designs, asset protection, energy management, building research and development and continuous education. We are geared towards enhancing whole life performance of buildings. Our expertise and experience in advanced building systems, components and environment has made BSD a specialist provider of solutions to building-related problems. We offer a range of design, construction and maintenance solutions aimed at allowing building professionals to minimize their building’s operating costs but still achieving the desired performance.
BSD has provided energy efficiency and environmental planning advisory services for more than 100 projects in Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia and China. BSD is a private limited company having its headquarters in Singapore and with offices in Singapore, Malaysia and China and projects in Asia. It has also successfully completed more than 10 large research and development projects funded by governmental agencies. It is also currently working on a research project funded by APEC/ Department of Energy, USA.
Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP)
The Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing (CRISP) was established in late 1992 at the National University of Singapore with funding from Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR). Its mission is to develop a capability for satellite remote sensing to meet the operational, business and scientific needs of Singapore and the region.
CRISP operates a high-tech satellite ground station which tracks, receives and processes data from remote sensing satellites for distribution to users. CRISP is one of the very few ground stations that receive data from 4 out of 5 of the most advanced satellites with sub-meter resolution, i.e. IKONOS, GeoEye-1, WorldView-1 and WorldView-2. Other satellites that CRISP receives data from include SPOT, ERS, TERRA, AQUA and X-SAT 1, Singapore first homemade microsatellite launched on 20 April 2011.
CRISP has established itself as an operational ground station with a strong research team conducting research on a wide range of research topics. CRISP conducts active research on optical, infrared and synthetic aperture radar remote sensing data processing and applications. Over the years, CRISP has developed expertise in remote sensing monitoring of the regional environment. Since 1998, CRISP has been monitoring the regional land and forest fires using satellite data. A special focus area on land cover change and impact on climate change has been initiated. Other research areas of interest include vegetation mapping, hyperspectral imaging, atmospheric aerosols, water quality and natural hazards. Emphasis is also placed on developing techniques in 3-D feature extraction and visualization from very high resolution satellite data.
Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities (CSAC)
The School of Design and Environment (SDE) in the National University of Singapore is the only School in a tertiary educational institution in Singapore offering education in architecture, urban design, building, project and facilities management, and real estate. It has three departments, namely, Architecture, Industrial and Urban Design (DOA); Building (DOB); and Real Estate (DRE). Through these departments, SDE strives to foster an innovative and intellectually vibrant culture for excellence in learning and research, and a spirit of enterprise in the related disciplines with a focus on Asia and the Tropics.
Over the years, from a School that engaged essentially in teaching, SDE has transformed into one that has significant research capabilities and achievements in several focus areas, one of which is the area of sustainable development and related design responses. A new research centre in the School is the Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities.
The Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities is an urban research centre which focuses on developing cutting-edge urban planning and design solutions as well as building technological innovations for high density environments in Asia and other parts of the world. The centre is a research nexus that draws together the complementary strengths of researchers within NUS to collaborate on inter-disciplinary solutions for sustainable cities.
CSAC complements the work of government agencies to research and develop appropriate solutions and best practices for more sustainable and livable cities. It collaborates with agencies such as the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Housing and Development Board, Land Transport Authority, National Parks Board on studies and projects that are responsive to current environmental concerns while recognizing wider social and economic dimensions. In the process, apart from advancing knowledge in the area of sustainable cities, it seeks to shape professional practice and influence thought processes in the field.
Centre for Sustainable Buildings and Construction (CSBC)
The Centre for Sustainable Buildings and Construction (CSBC) is BCA’s dedicated research unit that focuses on sustainable building solutions for the future through research and development (R&D). CSBC drives R&D efforts in support of BCA’s strategic policies and directions on green buildings and sustainable construction. The Centre targets R&D in niche areas where gaps in the level of technology or know-how is an impediment to the overall progress of the industry; all this while capitalising on where Singapore has a competitive edge.
Besides providing information and analysis, CSBC undertakes, commissions and manages research, to achieve policy goals on green buildings and sustainable construction and championing sustainability in the built environment. The Centre provides a platform for the various segments of the industry to come together to work on projects with a common objective. In addition, it serves as a bridge to accelerate the transfer of technology and know-how from research institutions and innovation hubs to Singapore’s building and construction industry. Our partners include academic institutions, professional bodies, private companies as well as government agencies. Knowledge gained from case studies and best practices are also shared regularly with the industry through publications and events like guidebooks and seminars or conferences.
CSBC’s involvement in the promotion of green buildings and sustainable construction ranges from data collation, technology scans, trend analysis, facilitation of pilot projects, to test-bedding via our flagship project, the Zero Energy Building (ZEB@BCA Academy). Through the sharing of Singapore’s unique experience in promoting green buildings in the tropics, the Centre also serves as BCA’s gateway for international collaboration on sustainable buildings and construction. Our international collaborative partners include the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its Sustainable Buildings and Climate Initiative (UNEP-SBCI), the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Council on Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB), as well as Japan’s New Energy and Industry Technology Development Organisation (NEDO).
Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology (CUGE)
The Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology (CUGE) was established in 2007, with the aim to be a regional research, training and knowledge hub in urban greenery and ecology. Through its research, training and professional development programmes, CUGE serves as the platform to facilitate exchange of ideas, bridge the gap between theory and practice, and shape professional practice in different fields.
CUGE seeks to advance the body knowledge in the area of sustainable city greening. This covers diverse disciplines, including urban horticulture, urban arboriculture, urban ecology and socio-economic studies. It builds upon the wealth of practical know-how accumulated during the development of the Garden City of Singapore. Through its research, CUGE pushes new frontiers in the integration of greenery and biodiversity in the built environment. Its focus is on applied research that are translated into best management practices, products, and applications that upgrades professional capability and industry capacity. CUGE works closely with other research institutions and agencies, like the National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL), the Australian Research Centre for Urban Ecology (ARCUE) and other government agencies in numerous research projects.
As the national training institute for the Landscape Workforce Skills Qualification, CUGE conducts formal skills qualification courses, training workshops, conferences, professional certification programmes, and executive programmes for all levels of the landscape industry workforce. In addition, CUGE champions job redesign initiatives to enhance job efficiency and industry value. This is done In partnership with the National Trade Union Congress (NTUC)and the Workforce Development Agency (WDA). New machinery and technology are introduced to the industry to enhance profitability and productivity of work at roadside greenery. In addition, CUGE also facilitates job placement programmes, providing a structured career path and a professional skills training and development system, with the objective of enhancing the professional image and career opportunities in the landscape industry.
DHI-NTU Centre (DHI-NTU)
Vision:
To generate new water knowledge and to strengthen the water & environment industry in Singapore via the development of innovative technologies and training of water & environment professionals
Mission:
The mission of the DHI-NTU Centre is to conduct research and provide training to uplift Singapore to a higher echelon in the following areas
(a) Urban Planning and Water Management
(b) Industrial Water Management
(c) Solid Waste Management
(d) Environmental Impact Assessment
(e) Decision Support System Tools and Technologies
Research and Training Activities:
Through an integrated approach, encompassing both research and education, DHI-NTU Water & Environment Research Centre and Education Hub (DHI-NTU Centre) strives towards a sustainable long-term conservation of environment while improving the quality of life for all. The Centre was jointly established by DHI Singapore (DHI) and NTU in October 2007, with support from the Environment & Water Industry Development Council (EWI). It is an inter-disciplinary research and training centre for the water & environment industry in Singapore. The centre works towards development of environmentally friendly solutions, and tools and technologies to support a sustainable ecology.
Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N)
The Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) was formed by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to spearhead the university’s research efforts in the area of clean energy. It commenced operations on 15 October 2009.
The Institute is jointly supported by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB), the National Research Foundation (NRF), the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), other agencies and the industry.
The mission of ERI@N is to advance research aimed at improving the efficiency of current energy systems while maximizing synergistic effects of alternative energy sources. We focus on knowledge creation, manpower training and technology transfer through industry-oriented research and development collaboration.
The main research areas include Energy storage, Fuel cells, Green/Smart buildings, Maritime energy, Solar energy/fuels, Wind/Marine renewable and Electro-mobility.
HDB - Building Research Institute (BRI)
HDB Building Research Institute (BRI) was formed in September 2009 to consolidate HDB's Research & Development (R&D) efforts and to strengthen HDB’s organisational structure to spearhead R&D efforts more effectively. The vision for HDB BRI is to be a leader in research, innovations & solutions for better living and greater sustainability. Strategic alliances have also been established with reputable organisations, institutions and government agencies to synergise the R&D efforts and create significant breakthroughs.
With half a century of public housing experience, HDB has succeeded in developing its own unique building system supported by an extensive range of innovative products to achieve high quality and construction productivity in high rise developments. In conjunction with its incessant R&D works to move towards a more sustainable building design and construction, HDB BRI has also developed a number of environmentally friendly and patented building products such as Spiral Connector, FerroLite and FerroLite Plus Partition Walls, Roof-top and Vertical Greening Systems and the SE CAD engineering software which have received distinguished awards. Currently, its main research programmes and initiatives are grouped into six research clusters, namely, greenery, energy/solar, living environment, climatic studies, technology/materials and knowledge management.
Hitachi, Ltd
Hitachi, Ltd, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2009 (ended March 31, 2010) consolidated revenues totalled 8,968 billion yen ($96.4 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them.
To further advance the Social Innovation Business, Hitachi has been putting strong emphasis on R&D in such areas as smart power grid, sophisticated train control systems, large scale security solutions and environmentally-friendly products to realize a safe and sustainable urban society.
Hitachi Asia Ltd, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd, established in Singapore in 1989, operates across seven Asian countries (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam). Business includes information systems, power and industrial systems, digital media systems, and international procurement.
National Biodiversity Centre (NBC)
The National Biodiversity Centre (NBC) is a branch of the National Parks Board and serves as Singapore’s one-stop centre for biodiversity-related information and activities. It manages all available information and data on biodiversity in Singapore. Diverse biodiversity-related information and data are currently generated, stored and updated by different organisations and individuals. The National Biodiversity Centre will maximize the usefulness of such information and data by linking them in a single meta-database. Having complete and up-to-date information is crucial for many decision-making processes involving biodiversity. This hub of biodiversity information and data at the National Biodiversity Centre will also allow knowledge gaps to be better identified and addressed.
The National Biodiversity Centre takes responsibility for the conservation of both terrestrial and marine flora and fauna in Singapore and represents the National Parks Board in its role as the government's scientific authority on nature conservation. The National Biodiversity Centre will also represent Singapore in various biodiversity-related international and regional conventions, including the Convention on Biological Diversity, ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity and ASEANET.
Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
Panasonic is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs. As one of the largest electronic companies in the world, Panasonic is committed to reducing the burden on the environment through its products, manufacturing, and community outreach activities.
In support of the global vision, the Panasonic Asia Pacific headquarters based in Singapore promotes environmental conservation initiatives and encourages the adoption of environment-friendly products through public eco-awareness campaigns designed for each country in the region. In its ‘eco ideas’ declaration, it has set the targets to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its production activities and also for eco products to make up 80% of its region’s sales by 2013.
The key concept behind the net zero CO2 emissions lifestyle is comprehensive energy solutions that encompass energy saving, creation and storage. Energy saving by a wide range of energy efficient home appliances, frontier equipments for energy creation such as ‘HIT’ solar panels and Household fuel cells, and novel devices for energy storage such as lithium ion rechargeable storage batteries are key products to build this conception. We researched into smart tools that provide the integrated home energy management system which connects them all in order to carry out optimal control. Panasonic has demonstrated this concept through an ‘eco ideas’ House in Tokyo in 2009 in which the cutting-edge technologies on saving, creating and storing energy were used and enabled the House to reduce the amount of CO2 emissions to a net zero in practice. Panasonic looks to explore how this system can be extended to community and city levels.
In Singapore, Panasonic seeks to look into ways to help Singapore develop a Sustainable Singapore blueprint. Panasonic was the platinum sponsor of 2010 Singapore International Energy Week to facilitate the exchange of ideas and discussions on energy issues.
Philips
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is a diversified health and well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations. As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the brand promise of “sense and simplicity”.
Headquarters based in Netherlands, Philips employs more than 118,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide and is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare.
Sustainability is at the center of Philips’ strategy. Philips is committed to reducing its environmental footprint in all aspects of its business: in the products, manufacturing, procurement, as well as in the communities where the company acts and in the working practices of its employees.
All Philips products go through an Eco Design process, identifying environmental impact in terms of these 6 elements. Philips’ processes on Green Product sales are verified annually by an independent third party and published in the Sustainability Annual Report. Last but not the least Philips Lighting is committed to providing sustainable lighting solutions to enhance the lives of people in the present and future.
Real Time Engineering Pte Ltd
Real Time Engineering Pte Ltd has produced a highly innovative, waste-to-energy technology, which can convert any kind of cellulosic waste into electricity with a groundbreaking 2-step reformer system.
Its Fuel Cell-based Integrated Power Plant with Micro Grid Architecture has been successfully tested and a prototype was established in 2007 in Singapore. It can provide green power with the same efficiency in any power combination from a 1-kilowatt to 1-megawatts.
It can use a wide range of cellulosic waste to produce its own hydrogen fuel; like sawdust, palm oil waste water, branches, leaves, husks, shells, sugarcane waste, wood chips, sawdust, municipal waste (garbage), dried sewage, wild cassava, copra, coconut, food waste, coal etc. It uses Photon Exchange Membrane (PEM) Hydrogen Fuel Cells, to convert biomass chemically into energy/electricity with high efficiency. It can supply power to industrial, commercial and residential buildings on site.
Real Time Engineering’s clean power proposition:
- Carbon free and Green, it has no additional carbon emissions.
- Totally reliable as primary power supply source with no risk of blackouts.
- Competitively priced against traditional energy supply sources.
Siemens
Siemens is a global powerhouse in electronics and electrical engineering, active in the industry, energy and healthcare sectors. For over 160 years, Siemens has stood for technological excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality. The company is one of the world’s largest providers of eco-friendly technologies, generating about €28 billion - more than one-third of its total revenue – with green products and solutions.
Innovations are one of the most important pillars of Siemens’ success. In fiscal 2010, the company invested €3.846 billion in research and development, maintaining its R&D outlays at a high level despite the financial and economic crisis.
R&D for its Environmental Portfolio focuses primarily on increasing the efficiency of power generation (renewable and conventional), low-loss power transmission, expansion of smart grids, and efficient energy utilization in transportation, industry, building technology and lighting. Siemens researchers are also working on the further development of water and air pollution controls and drinking water treatment systems that use, for example, new membrane technologies.
The company set up its Global R&D Centre for Water Technologies in Singapore in 2007, to develop innovative technologies and processes that will help meet water management challenges. Some of these R&D work include low-energy desalination technology, waste-to-energy sludge reduction wastewater treatment process, and a membrane bioreactor (MBR) testing facility for validating new, innovation MBR design parameters.
Siemens has also set up a Corporate Technology Smart EcoCity Centre in Singapore. It is a futuristic and interactive exhibition cum solutions centre for modern, efficient and innovative city management.
SIN BER BEST UC BERKELEY - NTU
The University of California, Berkeley (UCB) will establish the “Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore” (BEARS), a new centre for research, graduate education, and innovation. The first core programme for BEARS will be an interdisciplinary research project known as Building Efficiency and Sustainability in the Tropics (BEST), which emphasizes the cooperative optimization of the interactions between the grid, the building and its occupants, as an ecosystem. It seeks to enable flexible, constrained optimization of energy consumption, CO2 emissions, productivity, safety, comfort, healthfulness, and the entire building lifecycle.
BEST will focus on six integrated research programmes:
- Adaptive Integrated Building Model
- Multi-level Optimal Control
- Grid/Building Collaboration through a Building Operating System
- Human-Building Interaction and the Environment
- Materials, Design, and Lifecycle
- Integration and Testbed
Singapore-Delft Water Alliance (SDWA)
Singapore-Delft Water Alliance (SDWA) is multi-national, interdisciplinary research Centre of Excellence for Water Knowledge involving PUB (Singapore), National University of Singapore and Deltares (The Netherlands), established through an initiative of the National Research Foundation in Singapore. SDWA adopts systemic approach to the water problem and addresses entire hydrological cycle in an interconnected fashion. Such an approach encompasses interaction of natural and artificial (man-made) worlds so that urban water cycle and water supply form an integral part of our research activities. SDWA places strong emphasis to the information cycle in respect of water cycle through smart sensing of aquatic environment, intelligent data processing, as well as deterministic, self-learning and adaptive modelling.
SDWA areas of expertise can be broadly categorised into the following four areas:
- Analysis of aquatic systems: interaction/dependencies/causalities between components, modeling, relationship between inputs and outputs, uncertainty;
- Recognition, study and implementation of the information cycle in respect of water based systems: acquisition (monitoring/remote sensing), archiving (databases), analysis (GIS/MIS), modelling (generation of new knowledge), decision support;
- Smart sensing of aquatic environment: sensing, monitoring, analytical processing of data, coupled with numerical modelling;
- Integration of (aquatic) systems: aspects of hydrology, hydraulic engineering, environmental sciences and social sciences (economics, sociology, politics), interdisciplinary analysis;
SDWA focuses on applications to areas of integrated water management, and especially to river basins, aquifers, urban water systems, estuaries, and coastal waters. It is as much concerned with the management of the environment (as an asset) from a planning and design perspective or from a real time forecasting and warning point of view, as it is with the simulation and analysis of extreme events: floods, surges, droughts, pollution and significant morphological and ecological changes. SDWA addresses issues to do with providing advice using integrated data collection, modelling and decision support systems to different demand groups such as farmers and flood or drought prone communities as well as contractors or operators. It has significant implications for other topic areas such as integrated water resources management, capacity building, knowledge management and policy analysis.
Find out more at http://www.sdwa.nus.edu.sg/
Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC)
The Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC) in Singapore focuses on Global Environmental Sustainability as an area of high impact and potential for present and future societies. It serves as an intellectual hub for research, scholarship, entrepreneurship and postgraduate/ postdoctoral training and provides a multitude of innovative scientific methods, instruments, and product research under the theme of Global Environmental Sustainability. It engages researchers at ETH, NUS and NTU with industry to facilitate technology transfer for the benefit of the public.
The SEC officially started in September 2010 with its first interdisciplinary research programme called Future Cities Laboratory (FCL). The FCL is a laboratory for sustainable urban development. It is structured around nine research modules: (1) Low Exergy and Material Flow; (2) Digital Fabrication; (3) Transforming and Mining Urban Stocks; (4) Urban Design Strategies and Resources; (5) Urban Sociology; (6) Territorial Organisation; (7) Landscape Ecology; (8) Mobility and Transportation Planning Daily Flows; and (9) Simulation Platform.
Sky Greens Pte Ltd
Sky Greens Pte Ltd ("Sky Greens") was established, with the aim of becoming Singapore's first commercial vertical farm, producing leafy vegetables. The company was initiated to commercialise the results of a collaborative R&D between D.J. Engineering Pte Ltd, the inventor of the vertical growing system, and the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore.
Each 6m tall "A" frame vertical rotating structure can accommodate up to 1,452 plants. The troughs containing the plants are rotated with a water-pulley mechanism for uniform distribution of sunlight. With this system, Sky Greens strives to deliver healthier vegetables in a clean, green and sustainable environment.
Key benefits of the system:
- High productivity and optimization of land use with increased yield per cultivated area.
- Low energy consumption with unique water-pulley mechanism (patent pending) that provides rotation to the troughs.
- Vertical structure uses recyclable materials like aluminum and steel.
- The system harness natural abundant sunlight that's vital for plant growth.
- Better ergonomics with rotating structure.
SUNSEAP
SUNSEAP is a vertically integrated solar company with a history of over 30 years. We manufacture solar modules and offer other services like grid-connected and off grid solar system design, integration and solar system leasing. We get our raw material from both our principal, Sunset Energietechnik GmbH, in Germany who install more than 50MW annually. With good links and contacts, we have been constantly able to get good supply of low cost raw materials to make us very cost competitive.
To adhere to the stringent quality standards, the solar modules are being manufactured and assembled in Singapore (annual production of 30MW of solar energy). Panel sizes of 50W to 230W are certified with the TUV - IEC61215 certification and prices are maintained to offer a competitive edge. We produce various types of Photovoltaic Lighting products as well for direct distribution around the world. Besides modules and lighting, we are very much involved in system integrations as well, namely, grid connected systems, standalone systems and building integrated PV (BIPV). We have also achieved tremendous success with the first grid connected system being installed at the German European School Singapore in March 2006.
Find out more at www.sunseap.com
Syngenta
Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies with more than 26,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life.
Through world-class science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help to increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve health and quality of life – also in the urban environment.
Our innovative solutions are customer’s choice when it comes to keeping the valuable variety of exotic ornamental plants, landscape trees as well as golf courses, sports pitches and recreational amenities healthy, free from pests and diseases and beautiful.
We are applying innovative technology and breeding techniques to deliver new flowers varieties enhanced in color, shape, size, longevity and resistance to drought and bacteria to the benefit of professional growers and to the delight of the hobby gardener.
Syngenta furthermore plays a leading role in the prevention of malaria and dengue through effective products across the major vector control interventions – indoor residual spraying (IRS), space spraying, larviciding and insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). We also offer innovative products for the management of household pests such as cockroaches, ants, rodents and termites.
We strive to optimize the economic, environmental and public health benefits for our customers through innovative solutions in the following product categories:
- Vegetation Management, including Tree Care
- Flowers Genetics and Ornamental Controls
- Turf Management
- Pest and Vector Management
TUM CREATE
The world is rapidly approaching what many have referred to as 'Peak Oil' where demand begins to outstrip financially viable supply technologies and accessible reserves. In addition to this, large enough emissions of toxic pollutants and CO2 have reached a point where many argue that this is having a negative effect on our global eco-system. In order to make the necessary steps towards a significant reduction of the global CO2 emissions and reliance on carbon-based fuels, a fundamental change in the consumption of crude oil would have to be fulfilled. This does not only include a rethinking of our everyday behaviours but also gives us the impetus to increase our efforts in the development of new, cleaner, and more sustainable technologies.
TUM CREATE is a research programme sponsored by the Singapore National Research Foundation (NRF) and has partnered with Technische Universität München (TUM, Munich) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU, Singapore) to provide valuable research which contributes to an all-integrative and long-lasting approach to development of e-mobility solutions. Its success, leading to fossil fuel alternatives, is a concept that may be implemented in Singapore and applicable to many other tropical megacities worldwide. A dedicated prototyping and test-bedding project will extensively identify the state of present electric vehicles and ensure the convergence of developed modelling infrastructure and prototypes.
The Interdisciplinary research of TUM CREATE focuses on electrical energy storage, embedded systems, vehicle technologies, and infrastructure. The individual projects and work packages are developed and performed in close collaboration with many industry partners, most of which are located in Singapore.
All researchers are academically linked to one or both of the two partner universities TUM and NTU with a vivid exchange of students and scientists actively being supported by the programme.
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