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‘In Singapore Win prizes like videocameras, ‘digital cameras and iPods. aoe Dai Pr cr What is so special about your neighbourhood? Pit ec setts cS aco td Tell us. The best entries win prizes. Send your submissions to stontine@sphcom.se, en ac anne So if we want the research to be valid in that envi- ronment, we have to have the capability to go to this level.” Its scale will also allow for a larger variety of sources to be put into a power grid. But rather than focusing on the size, the centre's unique feature is its flexibility, said Associate Profes- sor Ashwin Khambadkone, its programm director. “Emulators” there will be able to mimi other en- ergy sources such as wind turbines and solar panels. Eventually, the facility should be able to emulate any grid, from Japan to the US, Prof Ashwin said. Dr Carpenter said developing a flexible system ona significant scale meant it could become a lead- er within five years. Initial project funding is coming from the Govern~ ment's Reinvestment Fund. After that, funding will come from A¥Star's research funds, said Prof Low. The initial sponsors are four government agen- cies: the Economic Development Board, the Energy ‘Market Authority, [TC Corp and the National Envi- roument Agency, “We think that the EPGC provides a unique plat form for the industry as we address next generation technologies, and we are hoping that it will be 4 beachhead for them to tap into other resources we have in A*Star," said Prof Low. “What we hope we will achieve is a contribution to developing Singapore as a living lab for compa- nies that hope to experiment with and develop new technologies that could see applications in the new ‘economies of the future.” chanckr@sph.com.sg LM ALLLELDASD MS SDOAADDA LA avi UMD Ln

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