How will Singapore green its energy sector?

First published online at The Straits Times

One the five types of technology highlighted in the Energy 2050 Committee Report released last week that can potentially help the power sector achieve its goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 is the multi-layered grid, where distributed energy resources such as solar energy and energy storage systems will be managed across dierent levels with digital technologies.

For such technology to be implemented in Singapore, infrastructure here needs to be upgraded such that changes do not degrade the reliability of power grids, said Prof Subodh Mhaisalkar, executive director of the Energy Research Institute at NTU.