Research into cold energy from LNG among beneficiaries of S$27m govt grants

Singapore

Momentum could gather in Singapore for the push to harvest and use the cold energy released in the process of regasifying liquefied natural gas (LNG), with the government awarding on Friday S$27 million in research grants to 13 projects looking into this and other areas.

For example, two separate projects led by National University of Singapore professors Neal Chung Tai-Shung and Praveen Linga will conduct research into using the generated energy for seawater desalination.

LNG is stored at a temperature of minus 163 deg C. When converted back into a gaseous state, it releases cold energy that in most places around the world goes untapped. Singapore has, from as early as 2010, been looking into making use of this energy source; this was when the Singapore LNG (SLNG) terminal was still und…