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As part o the national drie to improe energ
ecienc, a mlti-agenc committee known as the
Energ Ecienc Programme Oce (E2PO) has been
set p. Led b the National Enironment Agenc,
E2PO will integrate the oerall eorts o the pblic,
priate and people sectors to improe energ
ecienc. E2PO will also inest in and be spported
b research & deelopment capabilities to enhance
or energ ecienc eorts.
This pblication, E2 Singapore, is a compendim o
the crrent measres and some o the tre plans
or or arios sectors, to mitigate carbon emissions
and improe energ se.
For this endeaor to scceed, eer sector, eer
compan, eer instittion and eer person, willneed to pla its part. As an energ ecient nation,
Singapore can make a contribtion to global eorts
to redce global warming and mitigate
climate change.
D Yaab IbahimMinister or the Enironment and Water Resorces
Singapore
E2SingaporeForeword
Climate change is one o the major enironmental
challenges o or time. It is a global challenge which
reqires concerted international action. The ons
is also on indiidal contries to nd appropriate
measres to tackle the problem.
The brning o ossil els to generate energ has
been identied as a major contribtor o greenhose
gases which leads to climate change. As a responsible
member o the international commnit, Singapore
can do its part b promoting energ ecienc and
energ conseration.
B leeraging on innoatie ideas and technologies
in energ ecienc and conseration, we can help
to address climate change and sae signicant sms
o mone in the long rn, withot an loss in liingcomort. It is a practical and cost-eectie means o
mitigating carbon dioxide emissions while sstaining
economic deelopment.
Singapore has a good track record in saegarding
or enironment, and we will contine to actiel
prse policies and measres to improe energ
ecienc in the major sectors o energ se, namelpower generation, indstr, transport, bildings and
hoseholds.
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contentsThe Energ Ecienc Reoltion 02
Climate Change and what we can do 03
Energ Ecienc in Singapore 05
Ecient Power Generation 07
Higher Energ Prodctiit 09
Ecienc on the Moe 11
Energ Smart Bildings 14
Saing Energ at Home 18
Spreading the Word 19
Some Bright Ideas 20
Powering Ahead 21
What are or thoghts? bak e
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To help actions on climate change in the world, the
National Enironment Agenc (NEA) is committed
to improe energ ecienc in Singapore. We are
leading a whole-o-goernment approach and haeormed the Energ Ecienc Programme Oce
(E2PO) to coordinate the drie towards an energ
ecient Singapore.
Wh is energ ecienc important? The world needs
to mitigate global CO2
emissions to slow and then
stop climate change. According to the International
Energ Agencs World Energ Otlook Report or
2006, energ ecienc can redce projected CO2
emissions b more than 60% b 2030.
What stands in the wa? While inestments mst
be made or this change, this can be done with
relatiel short paback periods. Howeer, energ
ecienc measres ma not be implemented deto market barriers sch as the lack o inormation
and capabilit. Or E2PO will std these and other
obstacles and how the can be eectiel oercome.
An energ ecienc reoltion is alread happening -
atomobiles, lighting and green bildings are the more eident
examples. Man contries are seeking to leaprog ahead in
energ ecienc. The know that excessie energ demand canadersel aect both the global enironment and economic
growth.
As an open econom with no natral resorces, Singapore is
lnerable to rising energ costs, which can aect or economic
competitieness. It is thereore crcial that we take steps to
improe or energ ecienc to be more resilient.
Singapore has excelled in other areas o ecienc, deliering
greater tilit and enhanced serices b combining more
adanced technologies and better bsiness models. We mst
adopt a similar approach and boost or eorts or energ
ecienc. We can then delier more tilit, reliabilit, conenience
and comort bt at sbstantiall higher leels o energ ecienc.
Lets do more with less. Lets be inspired, innoatie and energ
ecient, so that we can be more resilient and do or part or the
global enironment and climate change.
M Lee Ye Hee
Chie Exectie Ocer
National Enironment Agenc
Singapore
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Ass P Sim Tay
Chairman
National Enironment Agenc
Singapore
The EnergyEfciency Revolution
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Climate Change and what we Can do?
the effeCt ofgreenhouse
gases onglobalwarmingGreenhose gases reer to
gases in the atmosphere
sch as carbon dioxide and
methane that absorb the
inrared radiation rom thesn and warm the lower
atmosphere. A certain leel o
greenhose gases is necessar
to maintain the temperatres
at which lie on earth can
exist. Howeer, the rapid
increase in the atmospheric
concentration o carbon
dioxide since the onset o
the indstrial reoltion has
cased the earth to warm
beond these leels, leading
to a rise in sea leels (rom
thermal expansion and
melting o polar ice caps andglaciers) and arios eects on
the global climate.
Climate change is one o the most critical global enironmental challenges o or time. Recent eents hae
emphaticall demonstrated mankinds growing lnerabilit to climate change.
There is a general consenss amongst scientists and goernments that or climate is changing at an nprecedentedrate, and that it is largel cased b greenhose gas emissions rom hman actiities. Man stdies indicate that
a higher concentration o greenhose gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere, particlarl carbon dioxide, is the primar
case o global warming that is driing climate change.
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Climate change is a global phenomenon and as an island state, Singapore is not spared rom
the eects o climate change sch as warming temperatres and rising sea leels. NEA has
commissioned a lnerabilit std in consltation with other goernment agencies to std the
possible eects and impacts o climate change on Singapore.
In Singapore, the primar greenhose gas rom hman actiities is carbon dioxide that is released
when ossil els sch as oil and gas are brnt to meet or energ needs. Or energ demand is
expected to grow in the tre de to an expanding econom and a growing poplation. Mch
o this growing energ demand cold be aoided i we se energ more ecientl instead o
increasing energ prodction. Energ ecienc is thereore an important strateg to redce or
GHG emissions.
In addition to mitigating climate change, there are many benets toenergy efciency: EnHAncIng our AIr quALITY
In addition to greenhose gas emissions, the brning o ossil els also generates
air polltants sch as slphr dioxide and particlate matter. B adopting more ecient
technologies or practices we can redce these polltants, improe or air qalit and
secre a better qalit o lie or Singaporeans.
IncrEASIng our EconoMIc coMPETITIvEnESS
Improing energ ecienc will reslt in oerall cost saings to bsinesses and consmers.
This helps to cshion the impact o rising energ costs. A more energ ecient econom can
help Singapore maintain its competitieness oer the long term.
rEDucIng our DEPEnDEncE on oSSIL uELS
Singapore is almost totall dependent on imported ossil els or her energ needs.
Prdent se o energ throgh energ ecienc measres wold help to moderate this
dependence and deer the need or installing new energ inrastrctre.
how Can we addressClimate Change?
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On an econom-wide leel, energ consmption per dollar gross domestic prodct ($GDP), or energ intensit,
is sed globall as an indicator o a contrs state o energ ecienc. Singapores energ intensit improed
b 15% between 1990 and 2005 de to the adoption o better technolog in power generation and the more
prodctie se o energ in other sectors.
national Climate Change CommitteeThe National Climate Change Committee (N3C) chaired b Dr Am Khor, Senior Parliamentar Secretar
(Enironment and Water Resorces) proides a means or the Ministr o the Enironment and Water Resorces
(MEWR) and NEA to work with ke stakeholders on climate change isses b, among other means, promoting
greater energ ecienc. It proides a platorm whereb members rom goernment, indstr, academia, andnon-goernmental organisations can work together to contribte to eorts in mitigating climate change. More
inormation on the N3C can be ond on www.nccc.go.sg
energy effiCienCy in singapore
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Energ ecienc is a cost-eectie means o
mitigating GHG emissions. Althogh energ
ecienc makes nancial sense, energ
ecienc measres ma not be implemented
de to market barriers sch as the lack o
inormation and capabilit.
To drie energ ecienc improement in
Singapore, the Energ Ecienc Programme
Oce (E2PO) has been established. The E2PO
is an mlti-agenc committee led b NEA
and comprises the Energ Market Athorit
(EMA), Economic Deelopment Board (EDB),
Land Transport Athorit (LTA), Bilding and
Constrction Athorit (BCA) and the Agencor Science, Technolog and Research (A*Star).
In deeloping its plans and programmes,
the E2PO will primaril adopt a sectoral
approach targeted at each o the e
sectors, namel power generation, indstr,transport, bildings and hoseholds.
The E2PO will also deelop policies and
measres to oercome the barriers to adopt
cost-eectie energ ecient measres.
Power generation, indstr and transport
sectors are the largest consmers o el
in Singapore while electricit is primarilconsmed b the indstr, bildings and
hoseholds sectors.
el csmpti i Siape (2005)
Industry
Buildings
Households
Power Generation
Transport
Industry
Buildings
Households
Others
Transport
Ed-se Eletiity csmpti i Siape (2005)
seCtoral approaCh
The E2Po has idetied the llwi aeas ati i deelpi
a hlisti eey efiey statey ad Mastepla Siape:
Promoting the adoption o energ ecient technologies and
measres b addressing the market barriers to energ ecienc
Bilding capabilit to drie and sstain energ ecienc eortsand to deelop the local knowledge base and expertise in energ
management
Raising awareness to reach ot to the pblic and bsinesses so as
to stimlate energ ecient behaior and practices
Spporting research & deelopment to enhance Singapores
capabilit in energ ecient technologies
More inormation on E2POs intitiaties can be ond in this pblication
and also online at www.e2singapore.go.sg
the energy effiCienCy programme offiCe
51%
31.7%
15.8%
0.9%
0.6%
31%3%
43%
5%
18%
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EFFICIENT POWER GENERATION
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Pze ad Shei-Plh
leeae tieeatiPzer Asia Pacic Pte Ltd and TPGS
Green Energ Pte Ltd (TPGS), a joint
entre compan ormed b Tas
Power Ltd and Gas Sppl Pte Ltd,
agreed to jointl deelop the rst-
o-its-kind 5 MW trigeneration plant
in Singapore. When completed b
October 2007, the acilit is expectedto help Pzer redce its annal
tilit costs b abot 8% and redce
carbon dioxide emissions b 17%
per annm.
TPGS inked a separate agreement
with Schering-Plogh Ltd to bild
a 9.2 MW trigeneration acilit, thebiggest in Singapore to date. When
completed b mid-2008, the new
acilit is expected to help Schering-
Plogh redce its carbon dioxide
emission b 24% earl.
Both trigeneration acilities
receied nding spport rom
NEAs Innoation or Enironmental
Sstainabilit (IES) Fnd.
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Ecienc in power generation in Singapore has improed oer the last decade.
With the implementation o a competitie electricit market that incentiises
ecient power generation, we hae seen a switch rom less ecient and carbonintensie oil-red plants to more ecient, clean and less carbon intensie gas-
red sstems. In 2006, 78% o Singapores electricit was generated b natral
gas-red combined ccle generation technolog, the most energ ecient
technolog crrentl aailable. Between 2000 and 2006, oerall power generation
ecienc improed rom 38% to 44%.
Other technologies that can improe el tilisation and redce GHG emissions
are cogeneration and trigeneration. Cogeneration reers to the integratedprodction o heat and electricit, while trigeneration reers to the integrated
prodction o electricit, heat and chilled water. These technologies optimise the
heat tilisation rom el combstion and improe oerall sstem ecienc. In
iew o the energ ecienc potential oered b these technologies, E2PO will
contine to promote cogeneration and trigeneration in Singapore.
For cogeneration and trigeneration to be iable, a combined demand or
electricit and heating (as well as cooling in the case o trigeneration) mst be
present. Hence, cogeneration and trigeneration acilities wold hae to be sited
in close proximit to indstries in need o the tilities. E2PO will integrate the
deploment o cogeneration and trigeneration acilities into ongoing and tre
indstrial planning.
PweSeaya epwes t atal asPowerSeraa Ltd will commission an 800MW natral gas-red Co-Generation
Plant b 2010 to replace its three oil-red steam nits. This highl ecientcogeneration combined ccle plant (Co-Gen CCP) will help the compan
redce its oerall carbon dioxide emissions b
a rther 10% in addition to the 30% redction
it has achieed oer the past 10 ears.
In another rst or the power indstr, this
large-scale project will, in the near tre,
seek to obtain certication o its emissionredctions nder the Clean Deelopment
Mechanism o the Koto Protocol.
EFFICIENT POWER GENERATION
Pzers Trigeneration Facility
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HIGHER ENERGy PRODuCTIvITyEnerg ecienc in indstr reslts in higher prodctiit and leads to better protabilit. The most energ intensie
indstries in Singapore are the petrolem rening, petrochemical, electronics and pharmacetical indstries, which are
o strategic importance to the econom. Energ ecienc is a cost-eectie means o improing the competitieness o
Singapores indstries.
Eey Efiey ImpemetAssistae Sheme (EASe)Wh condct energ appraisals? An energ
appraisal can identi degraded plant
components that contribte to oerall ecienc
losses and enable a compan to take thenecessar correctie actions.
To encorage and help companies, which ma
not hae the in-hose energ management
expertise, to engage energ consltants to
condct energ appraisals, the NEA introdced
the $10mil Energ Ecienc Improement
Assistance Scheme (EASe) in 2005.
under EASe, NEA co-nds p to 50% o the cost
o energ appraisals or bildings and indstrial
acilities. Each dollar spent on an energ appraisal
ncoers abot $5-10 annal saings in energ
costs with the energ ecienc inestments
identied haing an aerage paback period o
less than 3 ears.
Eey Seie cmpay (ESco)Aeditati ShemeWith spport rom NEA, the Energ Sstainabilit
unit (ESu) o NuS administers an ESCO
Accreditation Scheme. The objectie is to
enhance the proessionalism and qalit o
serices oered. This, in trn, will enhance
condence in the energ serices sector and helppromote the growth o the indstr.
Cost savings through energyserviCesAn energ serices compan or consltant (ESCO) is a serice
proider that deelops, installs and helps to pt together nancing
or projects designed to improe the energ ecienc and redcemaintenance costs or acilities.
Simple hsekeepi eslts i st sais
Tas PweAn accredited ESCO or the process indstr, Actss Process
Management Consltants ses thermodnamic or process fow
sheeting modeling tools to model the crrent perormance o the
plant.
B comparing the actal perormance with the optimm
perormance, the state o degradation or each plant component is
identied, allowing earl correctie maintenance to be planned. For
example, planned maintenance on a bpass ale or Tas Power
Ltd recommended b Actss saed abot $360,000 annall in el
costs.
Eey Sai Sltis Hitahi Semidt
SiapeHitachi Semicondctor Singapore Pte Ltd (HNS) has enlisted
the serices o Hitachi Asia Ltd (Hitachi Asia) to redce energ
consmption o its chilled water plant sstem b 19.5%. This is
eqialent to a 5% redction in total energ consmption at
HNS and will reslt in 5 kilotonnes less carbon dioxide emissions
annall. The inestment cost or the project will be recoered b
Hitachi Asia nder a perormance contract.
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Eey Efiet by DesiIt is oten most cost-eectie to incorporate energ ecienc
measres at the design stage o a acilit. E2PO has introdced a
Design or Ecienc Scheme to help companies incorporate ecienc
considerations earl in the conceptal design phase o a new acilit.
Iestmet Allwae (IA) ShemeTo encorage companies to inest in energ eicient eqipment,
EDB administers an Inestment Allowance (IA) Scheme that is
a capital allowance on qaliing eqipment cost that allows a
dedction against all chargeable income. The IA can be awardedi the capital expenditre reslts in, among others, more eicient
energ tilisation.
Efiet DesiSingapore Olens Plant (o Exxon Mobil Chemical Ltd) commissioned
its 9th rnace in 2007, with energ ecienc bilt into the rnace
design philosoph. A niqel designed transer line exchanger
recoers heat rom the cracking rnace. This heat is then sed
to generate sper high pressre steam which is sed to drie
compressors. The sbstantial amont o heat recoered rom the
cracking process remoes the need or additional el or boilers toprodce steam and has led to a step improement in rnace energ
ecienc and lower carbon dioxide emissions.
Singapore Olens Plant
Impi Eey EfieyEhaes Bsiess cmpetitieess The gSK Sty
Some companies hae on their own initiatie
soght to improe their energ ecienc
so as to enjo considerable cost saings and
higher margins. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has
done mch in the area o energ ecienc to
enhance its bsiness competitieness as wellas redce its carbon ootprint.
Since 2002, the compan has completed a
total o 167 energ conseration projects
which helped the compan keep its energ
consmption constant een as prodction
increased b 40%. Since 2002, the sstainable
energ conseration programme has saedthe compan 51,789 MWh o electricit and
redced its carbon dioxide emissions b 22
kilotonnes.
GSK is also committed to the se o renewable
energ. In 2006, GSK installed a total o 132
photooltaic panels on the rootop o an oce
bilding sppling electricit into the electricalgrid o a warehose.
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EFFICIENCy ON THE MOvE
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EFFICIENCy ON THE MOvE
vehicles on the roads are signicant emitters o greenhose
gases and air polltants in man contries and Singapore isno exception. As a reslt o policies oer the ears that hae
promoted pblic transportation, Singapore has a relatiel
low priate ehicle ownership compared to other deeloped
contries and there is widespread se o pblic transport.
Pblic transportation is highl energ ecient on a per
passenger-trip basis. In land scarce Singapore, it is the ke
to sstainabilit o the land transport sstem. To encoragemore people to se pblic transport, LTA is expanding the
rail transit sstem coerage to 215km b 2018, abot 56%
more than it is toda. From 2010, the Circle Line (CCL) will
commence operation and help to enhance the connectiito the island-wide MRT network. The Downtown Line will also
add to the connectiit to sere the Marina Ba area when it
opens in stages rom 2013 to its ll completion in 2018.
LTA will contine to promote pblic transport in Singapore b
enhancing pblic transport inrastrctre, improing pblic
transport serices and raising pblic awareness. The target is
to raise the pblic transport modal split or the morning peakhors rom the crrent 63% to oer 70% in the next 10 to 15
ears.
The uture o the MRT & LRT network
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do you know that the mrthas suCh a feature?Within the Singapore Mass Rapid Transit
(MRT) Sstem, seeral energ saing measres
are emploed. Among these measres isregeneratie braking whereb energ that is
prodced b the train dring braking is re-sed.
The recoered energ can be re-sed b an
nearb trains or channelled throgh an inerter
sstem to be sed b an MRT station. I not or
this simple engineering measre, the energ will
be wasted as heat.
Easi taf esti bette el emyTrac congestion reslts in wastage o
el and air polltion. LTA will contine to
manage road congestion throgh
inrastrctre deelopment and
renement o car ownership and sage
restraint measres sch as the
Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) sstem.
The gee vehile rebateTo rther promote the prchase o cleaner and more energ ecient
ehicles sch as hbrid cars, the Green vehicle Rebate was enhanced in 2006
rom 20% to 40% o the Open Market vale. Since then, the nmber o green
ehicles has gone p rom abot 200 in 2005 to abot 1000 in 2007.
The el Emy LabelFel econom labels are axed to
ehicles at the point o sale to proide
inormation on the ehicles el
econom. This is a labelling scheme
administered b NEA and SEC to help car
bers choose el-ecient passenger
car models.
Hybid vehiles bette eey efieyHbrid ehicles hae certain eatres that
redce energ wastage and help improe
el econom. These inclde:
trning the engine o dring idle/low
otpt to redce el wastage recaptring kinetic energ throgh
regeneratie braking
redcing the size and power o the
engine withot compromising its
perormance
A hybrid vehicle
ERPgantryinoperation
The Fuel Economy Label
How the system works
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ENERGy SMART BuILDINGS
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The EeySmat labelIn 2005, NEA and the Energ Sstainabilit unit (ESu)
o the National uniersit o Singapore lanched
the EnergSmart Labelling Scheme or
oces to recognise energ ecient oce
bildings in Singapore. Bildings thatperorm in the top 25% in terms o energ
ecienc and meet good indoor air qalit
standards are eligible or the EnergSmart Bilding
Label. This scheme was extended to inclde hotels in
2007.
Pbli Set Taki the LeadThe pblic sector is taking the lead in moing towards enironmental
sstainabilit or its bildings. It aims to demonstrate the associated
enironmental and economic benets and to set an example or the
priate sector. As a testament to this drie, bildings sch as the National
Librar Board and the Enironment Bilding hae won the top ASEAN
awards or energ ecient bildings in 2007.
Bildi tl elatisIn Singapores tropical climate, it is not srprising that air-conditioning
orms a major part o or electricit demand. Rising temperatres de
to possible climate change and the rban heat island eect will lead to
increased demand or air conditioning. BCA established the Enelope
Thermal Transer vale (ETTv) standard to redce heat transer rom the
external enironment into air-conditioned spaces so as to redce the air
conditioning load o bildings. Other bilding control reglations incldeminimm ecienc reqirements or commercial air-conditioners and a
maximm lighting power bdget.
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Energ ecienc is one o the main considerations
in the assessment o a bildings enironmental
credentials. Recentl, there has been a signicant
drie b agencies sch as BCA and NEA to
encorage the deelopment and constrction o
energ ecient bildings. Energ ecient bildingsenjo sbstantial energ cost saings compared
to the aerage bilding becase the energ cost is
oten the largest component o a bildings total
operating cost.
The Environment Building
urban heat islandeffeCturban Heat Island (uHI) eect is a
phenomenon whereb the rban area is
ond to exhibit higher temperatre than
the sbrban or rral area. A research
std condcted b NuS in 2004 showed
that Singapore has exhibited an uHI
intensit o close to 5 degrees Celsis.
Thermal Map o Singapore
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gee Mak BildisFrom 15 April 2008, all
new bildings and existing
bildings ndergoing major
retrotting works with
gross foor area (GFA) aboe
2000m2 mst meet the Green
Mark Certied standard.
The Green Mark scheme isa green bilding rating sstem lanched b BCA in
2005 to ealate a bilding or its enironmental
impact and perormance. It encorages the
incorporation o enironmentall riendl and
energ-saing eatres in bildings. Bildings are
awarded Certied, Gold, GoldPLuS or Platinm rating
depending on the points scored on the ke criteria
inclding energ ecienc. More details can beond at www.bca.go.sg
In 2006, the $20m Green Mark Incentie Scheme
was lanched to encorage bilding deelopers
to achiee higher Green Mark ratings, which will
reslt in more energ ecient bildings. New and
retrotted bildings with GFA aboe 5000m2 that
has achieed Gold Green Mark and aboe will beawarded cash incenties based on GFA and the
Green Mark rating achieed.
EASe BildisEnerg appraisals are also tilised in the bildings sector to identi
potential improements in energ ecienc and to plan appropriate
measres to improe energ perormance. The EASe scheme is also
aailable to bilding owners and operators.
eas for singpost Centre targets
$1.2m annual savingsSingPost carried ot an energ appraisal nded throgh theEASe scheme. The air-conditioning sstem was retrotted and
optimized to achiee a coecient o perormance o 5.9. While
the project cost $2m to implement, the expected annal saing
in energ cost is $1.2m.
SingPost Centre
the regent singapore -26% reduCtion in eleCtriCity usein 2006
This energ smart hotel has taken measres to redce lighting
energ consmption, notabl, b shiting to electronic ballast andreplacing conentional light ttings with energ ecient blbs.
The air-conditioning sstem was optimised and boilers were
replaced with a heat recoer sstem. Oerall, the hotel realised a
redction in electricit se o abot 26% in 2006 compared to the
preios ears.
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national librarybuilding takesthe lead in energyeffiCienCy
The National Librar Bilding
has been awarded both the
EnergSmart Label and the
Green Mark Platinm Standard.
Natral entilation spplement
ans in central transition spaces.
vegetation and landscaping
are tilised to improe the
indoor thermal enironment
and thermal perormance o the
bilding.
Throgh the se o light sensors,
the lighting control sstem dims
or switches o lighting when
there is scient natral light to
illminate the bilding interior.
Abot two thirds o the bilding
aade is doble-glazed with
special glass to minimise heat
transer. The bilding is heail
shaded to redce solar heat
gain throgh the aade. The
air-conditioning sstem is also
congred to ensre optimal
energ perormance nder
aring load conditions.
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SAvING ENERGy AT HOME
Hoseholds accont or close to a th o the
electricit consmed in Singapore. In the tpical
hosehold, rerigeration and air conditioning
accont or the lions share o electricit
consmption. Energ ecienc in the hoseholds
sector can be improed b encoraging
consmers to prchase energ ecient
appliances and to adopt energ ecient habits.
Eletiity vedi SystemEMA is stding the easibilit o a scheme to
retail electricit to small consmers, inclding
hoseholds, more ecientl. Called the Electricit
vending Sstem (EvS), the scheme integrates
smart metering technologies and the existing
e-Pament inrastrctre. I it is ond easible,the sstem will also enable consmers to
monitor their electricit consmption and allow
consmers to redce their electricit bill throgh
prdent se o electricit. E2PO will also std
the electricit consmption monitoring o highl
energ intensie hoseholds appliances.
Eey Labelli ShemeEnerg labels are axed to appliances
at the point o sale to describe itsenerg perormance. The inormation
empowers consmers to make
inormed choices abot the prodcts
the b so as to better manage
their energ bills. At the same time,
manactrers are also encoraged
to design prodcts that achiee
higher ecienc ratings. Beginning2008, all hosehold rerigerators and
air-conditioners that are spplied in
Singapore mst be energ labelled.
E2PO will ealate the introdction
o minimm energ perormance
standards or energ intensie
hosehold appliances.
Energy Label or air-conditioners
Energy Label or rerigerators
Stad-by Pwe The Peetable WasteModern appliances oten consme power een when the are
spposedl o. Appliances on standb can accont or p to 10% o
tpical hosehold electricit consmption. E2PO will step p eorts to
inorm and encorage hoseholds to completel trn o appliances
that are not in se. E2PO has introdced a national campaign, the 10%
Energ Challenge, which shares tips on how to sae energ and mone.
Switch of the mains when not
using the appliance!
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ten tips to saveenergy at home Keep cool with ans instead o an
air-conditioner where possible
Set or air-conditionersthermostat at abot 250C.
Clean the air lter reglarl and
hae or air-conditioner
inspected annall.
Switch lights o when o leae the
room
On cooler das, se an electric
an instead o trning on the air-
conditioner. Do not oerload the rerigerator
as this will obstrct proper air
circlation within.
Dr clothes in the sn instead o
sing electric drers.
use an instant water heater instead
o a storage tpe.
use energ ecient lights schas compact forescent lamps
rather than incandescent or
halogen blbs.
Congre or compter to
energ-saing mode.
residetial Bildi Stadads
Apart rom empowering consmerswith energ ecienc know-how, it is
also important to ensre that the liing
enironment is energ ecient. From 15
April 2008, residential bildings with a
gross foor area o 2000m2 or more mst
compl with BCAs Residential Enelope
Transmittance vale (RETv) standard.
RETv is conceptall similar to ETTv, btapplies specicall to residential bildings.
SPREADING THE WORDTo promote energ ecient behaior and proide releant energ ecienc
inormation to stakeholders, E2PO will spearhead a sstained pblic awareness
programme ocsing on energ conseration action. It is important to raiseawareness among hoseholds and motorists that simple changes in liestles and
habits can sae energ, sae mone and saegard the enironment.
gee Taspt WeekThe Singapore Enironment
Concil organised the Green
Transport Week 2006, in
partnership with NEA, LTA and
Pblic Transport Operators, to
raise awareness among motorists
o climate change isses and topromote energ ecient behaior. Some pieces o adice inclded the
ollowing:
Walking, ccling or taking pblic transport where possible
Adopting simple driing habits to redce el wastage and sae mone
Choosing el-ecient ehicles when bing a car
All the aboe and more inormation or motorists are elaborated in the GreenTransport Gide which can be accessed at www.sec.org.sg/gtw
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SOME BRIGHT IDEAS
energy saving lamps in
national parksBeore 2005, mercr apor lamps were
widel sed in or national parks, natre
reseres and park connectors to proide
lighting or ootpaths and ccling tracks.
In 2005, the National Parks Board (NParks)
embarked on a pilot project to see i
energ saing compact forescent lamps
cold meet the lighting reqirements.
The reslts o the project were er
encoraging and the se o the energ
saing lamps was extended to the rest
o the parks in batches. As at September
2007, 75% or abot 10,000 lamps hae
been replaced. This translates into energ
saings o 3,285,000 kWh and a 46%redction in cost amonting to $702,000
per ear. An additional enironmental
contribtion o sch lamps is the hae
mch lower mercr content. NParks
plans to replace all lamps in or parks
with energ saing ones b March 2008.
An Energy Saving lamp
green it initiative
The Land Transport Athorit (LTA) and IBMare collaborating on an energ ecienc
programme or LTAs InoComm Technolog
(IT) enironment. The three-ear Green IT
Initiatie aims to promote responsible and
ecient se o energ in LTA.
IT is an integral component in its dail
operations and LTA continosl seeks wasto innoate and proide qalit pblic
serices. LTA and IBM will condct a
comprehensie, act-based analsis and
prioritise steps to redce energ se across
LTAs IT inrastrctre. The will co-research
the se o innoatie green technologies
and intelligent sotware to optimise sage
o its IT inrastrctre and inestigate thepotential o emerging liqid cooling
soltions, inclding the se o water to cool
IT inrastrctre.Trac Lights areoperated by IT Systems
senoko improves naturalgas deliveryPower generators are highl conscios o
energ ecienc. For example, Senoko Power
has realised annal energ saings or its gas
compressors o $1 million since October 2006
b optimising and improing the ecienc o
natral gas delier to its plant.
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IBMs vision o Green Data Centres
capability BildiCapabilit bilding is an important
component o Singapores energ
ecienc strateg. The Singapore
Certied Energ Manager (SCEM)
Programme is the rst o its kind to
be introdced in the region and is
recognised and endorsed b the uS Association o Energ Engineers.
Lanched in 2006, the programme eqips acilit and bilding
managers, engineers, technicians and others who intend to bild
their career as energ proessionals, with the technical skills and
competencies needed to manage energ serices within their
organisations.
Going orward, the E2PO will promote greater participation in the
SCEM programme to create a pool o energ managers within
companies. These energ managers will plan and implement energ
ecienc measres or their companies.
Oer and aboe the ormal training proided nder the SCEM
programme, E2PO will organise seminars, workshops and conerences
to bring together stakeholders and experts in the eld o energ
ecienc, inclding energ managers, to share knowledge and
expertise in eectie energ management.
reseah & DeelpmetE2PO is working with releant agencies, academics and indstr to
map ot areas or research and to deelop technologies that are
releant to Singapores energ ecienc eorts.
NEA also administers the Innoation or Enironmental Sstainabilit
(IES) Fnd which co-nds innoatie enironmental projects,
inclding energ ecienc projects, that cold help to meet the goal
o enironmental sstainabilit.
POWERING AHEAD
LTA and IBM aim to achiee a saings o at least20% in energ consmption.
The National Environment Agency would like to thank the ollowing
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What are yourthoghtsThe E2PO welcomes an sggestions or proposals on improing energ
ecienc in Singapore.
yo can contact s at the ollowing email address:
The National Environment Agency would like to thank the ollowing
organisations, Actsys Process Management Consultants, Building and
Construction Authority, Economic Development Board, Energy Market
Authority, Exxon Mobil Chemical, GlaxoSmithKline, Hitachi Semiconductor
Singapore, Land Transport Authority, Ministry o the Environment and Water
Resources, Energy Sustainability Unit (NUS), National Parks Board, National
University o Singapore, Pfzer Asia Pacifc, PowerSeraya, Regent Hotel,Senoko Power, Singapore Environment Council, SingPost and Tuas Power
or their contribution to this publication.
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