ExxonMobil Partners with Singapore Universities to Focus on Energy Innovation and Lower-Emissions Technologies
06 Novembre 2017 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
- Singapore Energy Center partnership the
first of its kind established outside U.S.
- Collaboration with universities will
support wide range of early-stage research projects
- Builds on programs established with
MIT, Princeton and the University of Texas at Austin
ExxonMobil announced today that it is partnering with two
Singapore universities to open a Singapore Energy Center in 2019 to
focus on new discoveries and significant improvements to
technologies that could improve energy production, and enhance
energy efficiency and other efforts to mitigate the risk of climate
change.
ExxonMobil signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nanyang
Technological University and the National University of Singapore
to become a founding member of the proposed center – the company’s
first such research and development partnership outside the United
States.
“Human ingenuity and the advancement of technology are critical
to expanding supplies of the fuels and products that drive
economies and improve standards of living around the world,” said
Bruce March, president of ExxonMobil Engineering and Research
Company. “With the rapidly growing demand for sustainable,
low-carbon energy options in Asia Pacific markets, the importance
of increasing our research and development capacity in the region
to explore emerging technologies that could eventually help meet
this demand has never been greater.”
As a founding member, ExxonMobil will support the center’s wide
range of early-stage research projects. Company researchers and
scientists will also collaborate with students and faculty at the
two universities, as well as other industry contributors, once the
center opens in early 2019.
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the National
University of Singapore, ranked by Quacquarelli Symonds as the top
two universities in Asia and recognized as leading research
institutions, will co-lead the Singapore Energy Center. Both
universities plan to invite other industry leading companies to
join the center, fostering interdisciplinary research
collaborations between academia and industry.
“This tripartite partnership aims to break new grounds in
sustainability and clean energy as it synergizes industry expertise
with academic excellence,” said Lam Khin Yong, acting provost,
chief of staff and vice president for Research at Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore. “This creates an
industry-academic nexus, which not only accelerates technological
breakthroughs, but also places our researchers and students at the
forefront of translational research. Leveraging NTU’s established
strengths in sustainability and innovation, this partnership will
also raise the bar in developing sustainable industry solutions,
paving the way towards a greener future.”
“NUS is pleased to partner with ExxonMobil and NTU in this joint
research initiative, which combines the rich scientific
capabilities of both academia and industry to solve complex,
real-world challenges,” said Ho Teck Hua, deputy president,
Research and Technology, and Tan Chin Tuan centennial professor for
the National University of Singapore. “We will contribute our
expertise in basic and applied engineering research to develop
innovative sustainable energy solutions that will not only boost
the competitiveness of Singapore and our industries in the region,
but also improve overall environmental sustainability.”
The proposed Singapore Energy Center would build on ExxonMobil’s
collaborative efforts with academic and research institutions that
are focused on developing an array of new energy technologies,
improving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
ExxonMobil currently works with about 80 universities in the United
States, Europe and Asia to explore next-generation energy
technologies.
“Our research collaboration with NTU and NUS adds another
dimension to ExxonMobil’s commitment in Singapore,” said Gan Seow
Kee, chairman and managing director of ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte
Ltd. “We are excited about this new endeavor to enhance energy
research in Singapore and we look forward to our collaboration with
the two universities.”
In 2014, ExxonMobil became a founding member of the MIT Energy
Initiative with a five-year, $25 million commitment to support
faculty and student research efforts. This joint research program
is focused on exploring new energy sources and more efficient use
of conventional energy resources. Since its launch, the program has
made inroads into several areas, including bio-inspired catalysts
for the petrochemical industry and computational modeling to better
understand the properties of iron and iron-based alloys used in
pipelines. The program has also enabled ExxonMobil to expand
research efforts to emerging areas like photovoltaic and nuclear
power, and enhance its understanding of energy options and the
interactions between them.
ExxonMobil and Princeton University have selected five research
projects associated with their partnership focused on energy
technologies. These projects center on solar and battery
technologies, plasma physics, Arctic sea-ice modeling, and the
impact of carbon dioxide absorption on the world’s oceans. The
announcement followed ExxonMobil’s 2015 commitment to contribute $5
million over five years to Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership, a
program administered by Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for
Energy and the Environment that fosters research in sustainable
energy and environmental solutions.
In 2016, ExxonMobil announced a $15 million investment as a
leading member of the University of Texas at Austin Energy
Institute to pursue technologies to help meet growing energy demand
while reducing environmental impacts and the risk of climate
change. The joint research initiative is exploring transformational
energy innovations including integrating renewable energy sources
into the current supply mix and advancing traditional energy
sources in ways that improve efficiency and reduce impacts on
water, air and climate. Research projects are covering a range of
emerging technologies, and will take advantage of the university’s
capabilities in renewable energy, battery technologies and power
grid modeling.
ExxonMobil is also a founding member of the Global Climate and
Energy Project (GCEP) at Stanford University, supported by a $100
million commitment announced in 2002. GCEP is focused on developing
fundamental, game-changing scientific breakthroughs that could lead
to lower greenhouse gas emissions and a less carbon-intensive
global energy system.
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