Singapore aims to lead region’s ammonia path to net zero: EMA chief

[FINSPANG, SWEDEN] Singapore must move early and decisively to explore alternative fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia, said Energy Market Authority (EMA) chief executive Puah Kok Keong.

He told The Business Times during an interview at Siemens Energy’s Finspang factory that directly burning ammonia for power generation, rather than using it only as a hydrogen carrier, could be a viable path to net-zero emissions by 2050 for a small, import-dependent nation with limited renewable resources.

There has been a lot of interest in hydrogen as a pathway for decarbonisation among several countries such as Japan and South Korea, said Puah. These countries tend to be those that are dependent on natural gas and energy imports.