Singapore allocates more land to green energy and data centre park

Singapore has allocated more land to its manufacturing hub Jurong Island for renewable energy and data centres, according to a statement released by the Singapore Economic Development Board (SEDB) and JTC Corporation on Monday.

The agencies have announced that about 300 hectares (741.32 acre) of land, or roughly 10% of Jurong Island, will be reserved for renewable energy projects and low carbon fuel production.

Two of Singapore's three refineries, operated by Exxon Mobil Chevron, and PetroChina, are located on the 3,000-hectare Jurong Island.

Tan See Leng said that Jurong Island would be a test-bed globally for new energy and low-carbon technology. Tan See Leng was speaking at the Singapore International Energy Week Conference on Monday.

According to EDB, and JTC, the development will increase facilities for renewable energy sources such as solar sources, sustainable aircraft fuel, low or zero carbon ammonia for power generation, maritime bunkering and battery storage.

Singapore has a project to generate ammonia-based power with low or zero carbon emissions, as well as hydrogen-ready plants.

Separately another 20 hectares will be set aside for the development of Singapore's largest Data Centre Park, which is designed to support a power capacity of up to 700 Megawatts.

Operators can tap into Jurong Island’s ecosystem including its shared energy storage infrastructure and utility infrastructure. There is also ample electricity supply and access to low-carbon sources of energy.

At the same, the island is expected to continue diversifying and driving growth in specialty chemicals and sustainability products.

Tan stated that the growing regional demand for better-quality products has prompted a rise in interest among specialty chemical players in expanding their presence in Singapore.

(source: Reuters)