EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

INTRODUCTION

Based on the International Energy Agency (IEA) Net Zero Roadmap, at least half of the technologies needed to achieve the goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 are still under development at this stage of the clean energy transition, and are at the early stages of the innovation process.

The Emerging Technologies (ET) division focuses on cutting-edge, low TRL advancements in chemical and energy production with an emphasis on sustainability. Leveraging advanced materials and innovative catalysis, the division advances sustainability and cleaner energy solutions.

RESEARCH FOCUS

MAKING FUELS AND CHEMICALS

CO2 MINERALIZATION

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND ENERGY CARRIERS

A SECOND LIFE FOR WASTES

MACHINE LEARNING ASSISTED DEVELOPMENT

HIGHLIGHTS

ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company (ExxonMobil), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have established the ExxonMobil-NTU-A*STAR Corporate Lab to develop solutions that would help lower carbon emissions, contribute to resource efficiency, and help build a more sustainable future.

Researchers in the S$60 million Corporate Lab will apply their expertise to advance global research efforts in lower-emissions technologies in five areas:

Convert biomass into lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emission fuels for adoption in aviation, maritime and chemical sectors that are potentially more cost-effective and efficient;

Carbon capture and utilisation using by-product industrial brines, such as desalination brine to produce alternative construction materials, turning industrial side streams into useful materials;

Turn methane into low-carbon hydrogen and solid carbon materials: Develop new process technologies to produce hydrogen from natural gas, while identifying potential and new applications for carbon;

Develop efficient carbon capture and carbonation technology for industry by-products: to produce solid carbonates for use in building and infrastructure applications;

Large-scale application of carbon in concrete: Produce and validate concrete with carbon materials for large-scale deployment to enable, durable, and sustainable building and construction applications.