2 Mar 2021
Study the potential redevelopment of Union Gas’ existing fuel station at 50 Old Toh Tuck Road into a sustainable multi-fuels and energy facility.
Aims to jointly establish an efficient and scalable model that can be replicated in other locations locally and overseas
Union Gas Holdings Limited (优联燃气控股有限公司) (“Union Gas” or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), an established provider of fuel products in Singapore, has exclusively appointed Surbana Jurong Group (“Surbana Jurong”) as part of a collaboration to study and evaluate the potential redevelopment of the existing fuel station at 50 Old Toh Tuck Road (the “Site”) into Singapore’s first multi-fuels and energy facility.
The Site is the current location of Union Gas’ fuel station under its “Cnergy” brand, which offers both compressed natural gas and diesel primarily to natural gas vehicles and industrial customers for commercial use. With the lease for the Site expiring in December 2023, the Group is now exploring the feasibility of redeveloping and transforming it into an innovative, adaptable and sustainable multi-fuels and energy facility, which will support its ambitions to cater to the evolving energy requirements and challenges of the future as well as Singapore’s aspirations for cleaner energy options.
Surbana Jurong and the Group will work jointly on a business plan and model to assess the feasibility of adding various sustainable energy delivery and storage methods and solutions to the Site. These may include renewable solar and micro-wind energy solutions, battery storage systems and electric vehicles charging stations; and a natural gas-based power generation station supported by existing transmission pipeline and subsequent export to the power grid.
As part of the plan, the parties will also explore the feasibility of hosting alternative low carbon initiatives such as on-site production of hydrogen fuel through electrolysis and the corresponding dispensation of hydrogen fuel into hydrogen cell vehicles. This Site is also expected to be self-powered by solar and/or wind energy.
Concept for Multi-Fuel Filling Station.
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Teo Hark Piang (张学彬), said: “We are very pleased to have found a like-minded partner in Surbana Jurong to work on our shared goals. This collaboration is part of our strategic plan to diversify and enhance our existing business by keeping an eye on the future needs of our customers. In order to remain relevant and viable as a provider of fuel products and to create value for our stakeholders, it is imperative that we heed the call for cleaner and more sustainable energy sources and support the move towards vehicles that rely less and less on fossil fuels.”
In addition to Surbana Jurong, whose expertise is in urban, infrastructure and managed services consulting, the Group also intends to collaborate with local institutes of higher learning and other government agencies to study the potential of test-bedding hydrogen related infrastructure within the site and to develop and implement energy management software to streamline its resource management process and conduct real-time optimisation of energy delivery.
Surbana Jurong, Chief Executive Officer (ASEAN), Mr Yeo Choon Chong (杨俊聪), said: “Our collaboration with Union Gas demonstrates Surbana Jurong’s commitment to develop sustainable energy technologies and low carbon alternatives. This strategic collaboration is in line with Surbana Jurong’s vision to anchor sustainability in all our projects from design to execution; in this particular project, Surbana Jurong will sharpen its focus on low carbon energy systems and industrial infrastructure.”
Union Gas, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mr Ng Yong Hwee (黄荣辉), said: “We envisage that the Multi-Energy Filling Station will be a game changer not only for our Group but also for the industry. It will be a blueprint for how energy stations will look in the future. Our goal is to make it scalable for easy implementation across the island and for it to also be a model that can be replicated overseas.”
Union Gas and Surbana Jurong are expected to conclude their study and assessment of the potential of the site and to make their conclusions and recommendations within the next six months. The Group will make the necessary announcements in due course.