The Energy Market Authority of Singapore (EMA) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) are pleased to announce a training programme on Efficient Grid-Interactive Buildings that will take place in virtual format from the 5th to 7th July 2022. This event will be the sixth training organised as part of the activities of the Singapore-IEA Regional Training Hub.
In 2020, buildings accounted for almost a quarter of total final energy consumption and process-related direct and indirect CO2 emissions in ASEAN. Over 40% of final energy consumption in buildings is used in the form of electricity generated mostly from fossil fuels. By 2040, the region’s population is expected to grow by over 100 million people. The rate of urbanisation will reach approximately 60%, adding 120 million urban dwellers. At the same time, the floor area of buildings is expected to increase by 60% from 2017 levels.
Efficient, grid-interactive buildings present a significant potential for buildings to transition from energy-intensive consumers to energy efficient and low-carbon prosumers supported by digital technologies that can enable them to produce, consume, store, sell and buy energy through interactions with the grid in an optimised manner. The integration of these measures can offer significant benefits for energy systems in terms of reducing energy demand particularly peak electricity demand, increasing grid flexibility, providing more control to end-users over their energy consumption, along with other benefits.
The training will look at interactions between buildings and the electricity grid from different angles explored through three modules.
