We are looking for disruptive deep-tech solutions that provide scalable and impactful solutions to reduce carbon emissions across diverse industries.
Examples of such solutions include, but not limited to:
- Waste-to-resource
Effective capture and conversion of key waste streams (e.g., point-source carbon, biomass-based or other waste carbon) into value-added products (e.g., point-source or direct CCUS into consumables such as sustainable aviation fuels, marine fuels, chemicals, higher carbon products, fertilisers, proteins) or permanent carbon removal and storage (e.g., point-source or direct CCUS into stable building materials) - Renewable energy
To generate cost-effective energy from renewable sources (e.g., wind, solar, hydropower), technologies that accelerate the clean energy transition (e.g., green hydrogen, ammonia), as well as solutions that facilitate the long-term storage of energy and address energy intermittency (e.g., batteries and battery energy storage systems). - Energy efficiency
Significantly reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions produced by built environment systems (e.g., building cooling systems) as well as hard-to-abate industries (e.g., manufacturing – food & agriculture, cement, steel, aviation, marine, logistics, healthcare). - By-product valorisation
Repurpose carbon- and potassium-rich by-products currently combusted into potassium salt solutions to avoid energy-intensive processing and create higher-value applications. - Sustainable ammonia
Develop low-emission, cost-efficient pathways for ammonia production that are less CAPEX-intensive
- Carbon capture
Lower the cost of CO₂ capture and purification beyond conventional amine-based methods, using alternatives such as solid sorbents or membranes. - Biofuel feedstocks
Enable commercially viable use of lignocellulosic biomass (stems, leaves, fibres) to improve yield and cost efficiency in 2G biofuel production. - Resource efficiency
Advance solutions to reduce energy and water intensity, improve desalination efficiency beyond reverse osmosis. Manage grid challenges from rapid solar PV integration.
Additionally solutions should be:
- Carbon negative in the overall lifecycle and have zero/minimal externalities
- Technology-based (e.g., physical, chemical); or nature-based solutions (e.g., community models)
- Commercially viable and scalable
- Able to conduct the pilot in Singapore (for technology-based solutions) or within Southeast Asia (for nature-based solutions)
The top two solutions will win S$1 Million each in grant funding.
Two solutions in the Decarbonisation thematic area each stand a chance to receive up to S$1 million in development funding from A*STAR.
