P100215-018: China’s Gas Requirements: Implications for Singapore
Principal Investigator(s): Hooman Peimani
Collaborator(s): Kenneth Medlock, Geoffrey Pakiam, Krish Booluck, Nicholas Koh
The project will answer three major questions – how China’s quest for gas will change the energy scenarios (pertaining to supply and demand) and the implications of such change for Singapore; how Singapore should respond to the different conceivable scenarios; and how the current paradigm of the three regional gas markets will change. Towards this end, it will provide a global picture on energy by identifying and elaborating on the key drivers of energy supply and demand, and forecasting how the global situation may change in 10 to 20 years in the form of various conceivable scenarios. China is the emerging largest energy consumer with a strong interest in gas. The project will look into how China’s quest for gas will change the energy scenarios and examine how and the extent to which Singapore will be affected. How Singapore should respond to different conceivable scenarios through the energy options that it may exercise will also be examined. The project will also look at the change of the current paradigm of the three regional global gas markets as a result of China’s quest for gas. The covered areas include the scope for greater integration of these markets and how the Asian LNG gas contracts will change with the Japan Customs-cleared Crude (JCC) linkage. Implications for Singapore of such development and how Singapore should respond to the different conceivable scenarios are also included.
P091218-017: Singapore's Fifth Fuel: Current Status and the Potential of Energy Efficiency in Industry
Principal Investigator(s): CHAI Kah Hin
Collaborator(s): ANG Beng Wah, NEOH Koon Gee
Improving energy efficiency is a key strategy in Singapore's National Energy Policy Framework. Using less energy will help to reduce our dependence on imports and enhance our energy security, while at the same time, cut down our CO2 intensity, air pollution and business costs. Thus far, few systematic studies have been conducted on Singapore's energy efficiency potential. This project intends to fill the gap by conducting in-depth analysis of the current status, potential for improvement, and the relevant policies for industrial energy use in order to improve energy efficiency. The project will focus on three key sectors: petrochemicals, oil refining and pharmaceuticals, which in 2006 together accounted for 60% of total industrial energy costs in Singapore. They are also three very important manufacturing sectors in terms of their contribution to Singapore's GDP and energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. The project will use a mix of quantitative and qualitative methodologies which include interviews, surveys, and archival analysis.
P090911-016: Energy Economic Modelling for Energy Policy Analysis
Principal Investigator(s): Michael QUAH, Tilak DOSHI, WONG Yuk Sum
Singapore's energy sector faces challenges of supply disruptions, energy security, domestic environmental protection and global climate change. Due to geographical, technological or other practical constraints, Singapore's options to diversify away from oil and gas are limited. Singapore keeps all energy options on the table. As technology improves, energy sources or technologies, which are not feasible for Singapore today may become viable in the future. This project will develop a Singapore national energy model by TIMES and develop a database of Singapore's technological, energy and economic indicators.
P090911-015: A Review of Carbon Control and Pricing Regimes for Singapore
Principal Investigator(s): CHANG Youngho
Collaborator(s): Tilak DOSHI, Benjamin TANG, HUM Wei Mei
This study aims to evaluate the pros and cons between a carbon tax regime and a cap-and-trade regime for Singapore. It will discuss the state of the art carbon control mechanisms and make recommendations for carbon tax, cap-and-trade or a combination of both in Singapore.
P090911-014: Developing Country Positions for COP15: Implications for Singapore
Principal Investigator(s): Tilak DOSHI
Collaborator(s): Andre LAMBINE, Dickson YEO
Social-economic development indicators are used to broadly assess a country's "appropriate" level of responsibility towards global climate change. As an affluent country with relatively high per capita emissions, Singapore must possibly accept a higher level of responsibility in the post-Kyoto-context. Conventional criteria do not reflect Singapore's unique position as a land-constrained city-state, and being subject (voluntarily or otherwise) to a greater level of responsibility in carbon mitigation efforts will affect our competitiveness in key energy-intensive industrial sectors. This project considers Singapore's position at the impending "COP15" meeting to be held in Copenhagen in December 2009.