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THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Temasek Polytechnic (TP) jointly launched a new Maritime Fuel Cell Research Initiative through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with research funding of US$6 million over three years.
The aim of the MOU, signed by MPA chief executive Lam Yi Young and TP principal Boo Kheng Huaand is to seed and encourage projects that will yield improvements and breakthroughs in the use of fuel cell and other technologies applicable to maritime industry.
"Educational institutions today are the seed-beds of innovation where new technological solutions are devised to solve real problems in the world," said Mr Boo speaking of Singapore's drive to be major clean energy hub.
The first project is to test fuel cells as auxiliary power in vessels, and the second is to develop an automated process of supplying continuous clean power to underwater systems and devices, such as unmanned submarines, also called Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), submerged acoustic devices and underwater data logging instruments for processes like underwater surveys, measurement of currents and sedimentation.
Co-funded by MPA's Maritime Innovation and Technology (MINT) Fund with $4 million another $1 million from TP research grants the two will also work towards securing another $1 million from industry.
The Fuel Cell Community was established in March 2007 in TP to facilitate the adoption, commercialisation and support of fuel cell applications. TP's Clean Energy Centre (CEC) has become the focal point for fuel cell technology applications and solutions in Singapore.
(Source:www.schednet.com)
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