Danfoss launches Asia-Pacific’s first Sustainability Technology Centre in Singapore
Zhao Yifan
DANISH multinational engineering group Danfoss on Monday (Jan 29) launched its new Sustainability Technology Centre (STC), the first of its kind in Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region.
Located at the International Business Park in Jurong, Danfoss said the centre – supported by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) – serves as a gateway to introduce global decarbonisation solutions and training programmes to businesses in the Asia-Pacific.
“The facility is a valuable addition to (Singapore’s) ecosystem and reinforces our strength as a location for innovation and partnerships,” said EDB senior vice-president Dino Tan in a news release.
The STC is an expansion from Danfoss’ previous Green Building Training Center that was launched in 2020, and the Marine Electrification Application Development Center that was previously housed in the Danfoss Singapore office.
Danfoss said the centre will facilitate the localisation of the company’s decarbonisation offerings in the region, and double up as a training, pre-testing and commissioning ground for future adopters.
There are live, hands-on demonstrations of the company’s sustainability solutions that surround the megatrends on green buildings, food & beverage, land and marine electrification, and industrial green technologies.
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“These megatrends represent key technology shifts,” said Danfoss president and chief executive Kim Fausing at a press conference. “We invest heavily in them because they present great opportunities for an industrial company like us.”
Fausing added: “In order to drive decarbonisation forward, we need to show people how. And we need to demonstrate it through practice, not just in PowerPoint slides.”
At the centre, visitors can experience technologies that underpin some of Singapore’s key sustainability projects, such as the Electric Dream Ferry by shipbuilder Penguin International and Keppel Bay Tower, the first commercial building to obtain the Green Mark Platinum (Zero Energy) certification by the Building and Construction Authority.
Among the other showcases is ProjectZero, a carbon-neutral blueprint model from the Danish town of Sonderborg that has since been adapted by Singapore Polytechnic in its bid to achieve campus-wide carbon neutrality by 2030.
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