Resource Resilience

Singapore has finite space, limited water supplies, and no natural resources. The government has made sustainable development, the use of renewable energy, and the efficient use of resources, primary considerations in all its future planning efforts.

 

Environment and Water

  • Low carbon technology through development of catalysts, green solvents, new chemical processes, control strategies and system modelling and optimisation.
  • Advanced environmental and water technologies, such as novel membranes and bioprocesses, for high performance water reclamation, solid wastes and water resource management as well as energy recovery.
Energy

  • Conversion of solar energy to clean fuels, improved storage, transport and consumption techniques.
  • Convert natural resources and bio-feedstock into value-added chemicals and fuels.
  • Research on energy optimisation for smart buildings.
  • Intelligent power distribution and energy optimisation for built environment, aerospace and marine applications.
Food Science and Technology

  • Food products/ingredients and their effects on health.
  • Sustainable production and ingredient production through process engineering and biotechnology (bio-refinery).