The GDF SUEZ Lab Singapore
A regional expertise center for
low-carbon and distributed energy
resources
Contents
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The GDF SUEZ Lab Singapore
Developing solutions to meet
the energy challenges of
Southeast Asia
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The GDF SUEZ Lab participates in two important programs in Singapore: the EcoCampus program and the REIDS initiative
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The EcoCampus program and the Powerz app: a game for encouraging better use of campus resources (energy, water, and waste) 07
The REIDS Initiative for Southeast Asian Islands: a Renewable Energy Integration Demonstrator
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Research and Technologies
are at the heart of GDF SUEZ
strategy
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An international network of laboratories
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GDF SUEZ historical Labs in Europe specialized in various key areas of expertise
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GDF SUEZ in the Asia-Pacific
region
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GDF SUEZ presence in Singapore 14
GDF SUEZ’s further presence in the Asia-Pacific region
THREE KEY TOPICS ARE CURRENTLY ADDRESSED
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The GDF SUEZ Lab SingaporeA regional expertise center for low-carbon and distributed energy resources
A HIGH LEVEL OF EXPERTISE
BUILDING ON FOUR KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Smart and Distributed Energy
for Cities and Islands
Industrial Energy Effi
ciency
A HIGH LEVEL OF EXPERTISE
A HIGH LEVEL OF EXPERTISE
Gas Technologies
New technologies
integration
(Digital / Big Data, smart networks,
and the Internet of things.)
Social behavior and environmental
impact assessments
(Team of sociologists, life cycle analyses, etc.)
Key energy systems know-how
in cities and industries
(Buildings’ energy effi
ciency, energy storage,
power-to-gas energy systems.)
Expertise in the performance
and safety of industrial assets
(Gas storage / gas specifi cations,
industrial risk control.)
The GDF SUEZ Lab Singapore
Developing solutions to meet the energy
challenges of Southeast Asia
In 2014, GDF SUEZ launched a new
laboratory in Singapore to be used
as a regional hub for Southeast
Asia.
The Lab’s activities consist in
managing R&D projects and
providing direct services based on
its technological expertise.
The lab is a high-level research asset
for GDF SUEZ, developing solutions
to meet the energy challenges of
Southeast Asia and supporting
GDF SUEZ’s regional business units to
help them maintain a high quality of
services.
The GDF SUEZ Lab participates in
two important programs in Singapore:
the EcoCampus program
and the REIDS initiative
THE GDF SUEZ LAB HAS BEEN DEVELOPING
STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH ERI@N (THE
ENERGY LAB OF NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY) SINCE SEPTEMBER 2014: a
Memorandum of Understanding was signed in
March on various research and academic training
topics.
The lab is now involved in Nanyang Technological
University’s flagships projects, working on new
ways of generating electricity and using it, with
the EcoCampus and REIDS projects.
The EcoCampus program of Nanyang Technological
University (NTU) is supported by the Singapore
Economic Development Board and developed with
partners: ERI@N (academic) and IDM Fraunhofer
(industrial). It consists in a game for students via
a digital app to increase NTU’s energy effi
ciency.
The REIDS initiative (Renewable Energy
Integration Demonstrator in Singapore) aims
at developing an off -grid energy solution for
islands in Southeast Asia. This will integrate some
disruptive new technologies such as power-to-gas
and the hydrogen cycle.
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The GDF SUEZ Lab SingaporeA regional expertise center for low-carbon and distributed energy resources
POWERZ, A COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE
TO IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The idea behind POWERZ is to get everyone involved in increasing the energy efficiency of the campus while having fun at the same time. POWERZ is a real team eff ort, bringing together a game that combines a smartphone virtual experience with practical initiatives on the campus, with users doing their bit to reduce everyday electricity consumption (e.g., air conditioning) on the campus.
This unique pilot also has an academic purpose as it will enable ERI@N and GDF SUEZ to learn the impact campus-based users can have on reducing energy consumption.
The EcoCampus program and the Powerz app
A game for encouraging better use of campus resources
(energy, water, and waste)
The Energy Research Institute (ERI@N) and the
GDF SUEZ Lab Singapore are launching a
large-scale pilot project, called POWERZ, on the NTU
Campus.
It is part of a program called EcoCampus, whose aim,
among others, is to give to those on the campus the
chance to play an active role in the reduction
of their environmental footprint. The goal is to
reduce by 35% the consumption of resources
(energy, water, and waste) by 2020 on the campus.
In the game, users are asked to report actions
they test to reduce energy consumption (switching
off the light, cutting air conditioning, using stairs rather
than elevators, etc.), to earn points (competition
leads to reducing energy consumption).
With this program, NTU is demonstrating its
commitment to sustainable development.
GOALS OF THE EXPERIMENT
Educational
• To raise people’s awareness and knowledge about energy efficiency.
• To trigger a change in people’s energy consumption habits.
Social
• To create a social bond between users and the environment to motivate collective achievement.
R&D
• To evaluate the impact of an innovative energy effi ciency solution to decrease electricity consumption in buildings. • To assess the solution developed during this experiment. Partners
GDF SUEZ WILL PROVIDE
The design of the Energy Effi ciency game concept:
the story, the eco-gestures, community dynamics, incentives, and real feedback on actions.
A comprehensive sociological approach: POWERZ was co-designed with 133 NTU students.
A specifi c methodology to evaluate the impact of the solution on the campus’s electrical consumption.
The goal is to reduce by 35%
the consumption of energy, water,
and waste by 2020 on the campus.
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The GDF SUEZ Lab Singapore A regional expertise center for low-carbon and distributed energy resourcesPowerz: an artistic design and innovative
game concept via a digital interface
TOGETHER LET’S REDUCE OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT!
The rules of the game are simple!• Your avatar is a fl ower. This fl ower is in a virtual garden, which represents the community of Powerz players. • Everytime you act in favor of energy effi ciency on the
campus and report on it through the app, you earn points. • The more you report actions that help reduce energy
consumption (switching off the light, cutting air-conditioning, using stairs rather than elevators, etc.), the more your fl ower grows.
• 18 eco-gestures are proposed, so that people can learn how to reduce their daily energy consumption via diff erent ways. • Players can take part in collective challenges and earn
rewards, and also level up to become the best energy savers and lead the Powerz community of the campus.
• With the game app, feelings can be shared about indoor temperature. The feedback is sent to the control room to adapt the air-conditioning level in the campus’s buildings. • Weekly and monthly feedbacks will keep students and staff
updated about the real impact of their eff orts.
DURING THE EXPERIMENT, THE IMPACT
ON CAMPUS ENERGY CONSUMPTION
WILL BE MONITORED AND ANALYZED
Identifying trends based on:• A set of indicators: a campus building’s overall energy consumption, air-conditioning consumption level, electricity in graduate halls, etc.
• Diff erent frequency levels: daily, weekly and monthly. Looking for what happens in the game (which eco-gestures students report on the Powerz app):
• All reported actions will be analyzed in line with changes in overall consumption (building per building).
Every time students act in favor of
energy effi
ciency in the campus, they can
report in the Powerz app and earn points
in the game. Competition drives the right
behavior.
Flowers representing players displayed on a map of the
campus.
Every time players act in favor of energy effi ciency and report it,
they earn points.
Interface displayed when a signal to stop using air conditioning is
sent.
Players can share their feelings about the indoor temperature to send a signal to the control room
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The GDF SUEZ Lab SingaporeA regional expertise center for low-carbon and distributed energy resources
The REIDS Initiative for Southeast Asian Islands
A Renewable Energy Integration Demonstrator
In 2014, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore announced the building of a hybrid microgrid that
combines renewables (wind, solar, and marine energy), fossil fuels (diesel generator sets and gas turbines)
and energy storage (power-to-gas).
The project is supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and the National
Environmental Agency (NEA). This project is taking shape with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding
by a consortium of ten manufacturers including GDF SUEZ.
GDF SUEZ PARTICIPATES IN THE REIDS INITIATIVE,
BY DEVELOPING THE SPORE PROJECT (SUSTAINABLE
POWERING OF OFF-GRID REGIONS)
The energy needs of off-grid regions (e.g., islands), focusing on residential and commercial customers.
A more sustainable solution with less fuel by:
• removing or reducing the number of expensive, pollutant diesel generators;
• building a sustainable solution, using local resources to address local needs in the most efficient way.
An energy solution that integrates multi-fluid production, several storage capacities and various consumption facilities, by combining
renewable electricity, locally produced fuel (H2 and Biogas), cold
storage, and water production, to address end usages in the most efficient way (e.g., hydrogen production and storage for mobility) overcome intermittency and avoid oversized battery-storage capacities.
OUR PROJECT’S INNOVATION:
THE ENERGY AND POWER
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The project will enable the management
of multi-fluid systems (electricity,
hydrogen, biogas, and cooling) and diff erent storage capacities. It will make it possible to stabilize
microgrids with no or few rotating machines.
It will include the demand side
management of some semi-industrial
building bricks (desalination, cold storage or electric vehicles).
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The GDF SUEZ Lab Singapore A regional expertise center for low-carbon and distributed energy resourcesSPORE, A DEMONSTRATION PLATFORM
FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA WITH THE AIM OF
DEPLOYING THE TECHNOLOGY ON ISLANDS
Our energy solution integrates multi-fluid production, several storage capacities and various consumption facilities. It combines renewable electricity, locally produced fuel (hydrogen and biogas), cold storage, and water production: • To address end usages in the most efficient way(e.g., hydrogen production and storage for mobility). • To overcome intermittency and avoid oversized
battery-storage capacities.
Based on an Energy and Power Management System, it will: • Enable the management of multi-fluid systems
(electricity, hydrogen, biogas, and cooling) and diff erent storage capacities.
• Make it possible to stabilize microgrids with no or few rotating machines.
• Include demand side management of some semi-industrial building bricks (desalination, cold storage or electric vehicles).
IN 3 YEARS, WE WILL HAVE:
A showcase solution for off -grid Research & Technologies needs on SEMAKAU Island. Methods for future deployment positioned as a solution integrator.
Insight into major technology bricks in a tropical business case, and costs.
An Energy Management System capable of dealing with multi-fl uid production and consumption constraints in off -grid areas.
Research and Technologies
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The GDF SUEZ Lab Singapore A regional expertise center for low-carbon and distributed energy resourcesAn international network
of laboratories
GDF SUEZ has an international network of
laboratories with complementary skills and
activities (gas, electricity, energy efficiency,
digital, etc.). Its technologies and technological
know-how support the Group’s three main missions for its
customers:
• Providing energy with lower emission levels,
at competitive rates.
• Supporting and encouraging improved energy
use at customer level.
• Enabling customers to monitor and continuously
improve their energy use and environmental impact.
THE NETWORK ASSUMES FOUR CRUCIAL
ROLES:
To develop a regional ecosystem and monitor new technologies/interesting start-ups/key research teams. To provide technical expertise.
To develop technology pilots and/or participate in key collaborative R&D projects in the region.
To stimulate innovation in the region.
KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Nuclear, gas and coal-fi red power production. Renewable power production.
Electricity distribution and management, including smart grids.
Energy efficiency in all industrial and service sectors. Web, ICT, telecommunications, security and information systems. Electricity Brussels - Belgium Maastricht - Netherlands Wuppertal - Germany Engineering, Simulation
Tractebel Engineering - Brussels - Belgium
Gas
CRIGEN - Paris - France
Energy efficiency
Cylergie - Lyon - France
Digital
R&D Cofely Ineo - France
Geology
E&P International - France
Several GDF SUEZ Labs
in Europe specialized
in various key skills
Laborelec E U R O P E E U R O P E GDF SUEZ Lab SOUTH AMERICA Santiago - Chile Created in January 2014 GDF SUEZ Lab SOUTHEAST ASIA Singapore Created in June 2014 C H I L E C H I L E GDF SUEZ Lab MIDDLE EAST, INDIA & AFRICA
Masdar - Abu Dhabi
U . A . E .
U . A . E .
S I N G A P O R E
S I N G A P O R E
An international network of GDF SUEZ Labs has been developed since 2014.
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The GDF SUEZ Lab SingaporeA regional expertise center for low-carbon and distributed energy resources
GDF SUEZ historical Labs in Europe
specialized in various key areas of expertise
CRIGEN
is the GDF SUEZ Group’s corporate research center devoted to businesses in natural gas, new energy sources and emerging technologies. It is located in the Paris region and had a staff of 360 in 2014.Laborelec
, attached to the Energy Europe business line, is the GDF SUEZ Group’s center for research and skills in electricity technology, located near Brussels, Belgium. With a staff of 237 in 2014, its skills and activities cover energy production, transmission, distribution, storage and end use. Its expertise focuses on reducing environmental impact, improving availability, maintenance, and the energy systems of the future.Cylergie
, the Cofely research center and Economic Interest Group of the Energy Services business line is based in Lyon. Its expertise is used for energy services activities. Its research priorities are: heating and cooling networks, renewable energy and thermal storage, energy efficiency, indoor air quality and comfort, health risk management and controlling the environmental impact of our facilities.COFELY INEO
, which is part of the Energy Services business line, is based in France and structures its R&D and innovation activity around notions of systems and “systems of systems”, bringing together the company’s expertise in energy, communications networks and information systems.Tractebel Engineering
, part of the Energy Services business line, is present in 21 countries in Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and implements projects in more than 100 countries worldwide. Its R&D activity covers the following fi elds: sustainable energy, nuclear energy, hydropower, and electricity distribution and transmission networks.The International Exploration & Production
Business Unit
, attached to the Global Gas & LNG business line, carries out R&D for the Group in geosciences for exploration & production, and underground storage.In the nuclear fi eld
, various R&D activities are carried out in the following fields: surface and geological storage of nuclear waste, final shutdown and dismantling of nuclear facilities, performance improvement of existing plants and safe extension of their lifespan, optimizing fuel use, the impact of nuclear energy on society, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), etc.GDF SUEZ in the Asia-Pacifi c region
GDF SUEZ Energy Asia-Pacific includes power
generation, natural gas distribution and retail
business. Our main presence is in Australia,
Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia. Across these
countries, we operate various coal- and gas-fi red
power plants as well as wind and solar PV farms
and hydroelectric plants. The energy mix and the
fast-growing demand for power in the Asia-Pacific
region provide significant opportunities for growth.
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The GDF SUEZ Lab SingaporeA regional expertise center for low-carbon and distributed energy resources
GDF SUEZ presence in Singapore
• Activities: Power Generation, Energy Services,
Energy Trading, LNG, Research
• More than
1,600
employees
Senoko Energy ~400 employees LNG Terminal GDF SUEZ Trading 35 employees GDF SUEZ LNG 3 employees GDF SUEZ Lab
2 employees Cofely SEA ~1,200 employees
GDF SUEZ Lab
• In Singapore since September 2014.
• Expertise center for low-carbon and distributed energy resources.
• Two projects:
> EcoCampus program: to learn the impact campus-based users can have on reducing energy consumption.
> REIDS Initiative for Southeast Asian Islands: a Renewable Energy Integration Demonstrator with Applied R&D.
Senoko
• GDF SUEZ has a 30% stake in Senoko Energy, which it acquired in 2008 as a member of a consortium alongside Marubeni (30%), Kansai (15%), Kyushu (15%) and JBIC (10%). • Senoko owns and operates a unique portfolio of power
generation units with a combined operational capacity of 3,188 MW.
• Senoko is the largest power generation company in Singapore, providing around 20% of the country’s electricity needs.
Energy Trading
• GDF SUEZ Trading opened a trading floor in Singapore in June 2012.
• The platform started trading energy derivatives and leveraged Singapore’s strategic position for trading physical commodities.
• Managing the risk to GDF SUEZ assets:
> Implementing risk-reduction actions within a predefined risk framework, in line with Group’s risk appetite. > Minimizing the cost of risk reduction.
> Actively optimizing assets on markets.
• Optimizing our physical and contractual assets: > Power Plants.
> Long-term supply contracts, capacity contracts. • Renegotiating contracts and partnerships. • Creating additional value through our market and
commercial activities.
• Supporting Marketing & Sales activities: > Competitive supply.
> Costing/Forecasting.
GDF SUEZ LNG
• In Singapore since 2010.
• Sales agreements with major Asian players. • More than 75 cargoes traded to Asia in 2014.
• Reload experience, extensive network of counterparts, physical LNG assets and projects.
• Bringing additional flexibility and liquidity to the market.
Cofely
• Accredited Energy Services Company.
• Key delivery capability and expertise in energy and environmental management.
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The GDF SUEZ Lab Singapore A regional expertise center for low-carbon and distributed energy resourcesGDF SUEZ’s further presence
in the Asia-Pacifi c region
•
€2,740
million revenues in 2014
•
€857
million EBITDA in 2014
•
2,843
employees
GDF SUEZ ENERGY ASIA-PACIFIC
GDF SUEZ Energy Asia-Pacifi c operations include power generation, natural gas distribution and retail business. Across the region, GDF SUEZ Energy Asia-Pacific operates coal- and gas-fired power plants as well as a wind farm, a solar PV park and a hydroelectric power plant.
The energy mix and fast-growing demand for power in the Asia-Pacific region provides significant opportunities for growth.
Coal Natural Gas Wind
Hydro
Biomass and biogas Other non-renewable
GENERATION CAPACITY
ELECTRICITY OUTPUT
48% 46% 42% 1% 57% <1% <1%1% 4%
12 GW
installed32.4 TWh
Multiple plants and technologies Operational asset
Office
Natural gas distribution Under construction
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