We are looking for disruptive deep-tech solutions that provide scalable and impactful solutions to reduce carbon emissions across diverse industries.

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Examples of such solutions include, but not limited to:

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• Waste-to-Resource and Carbon Management
  Enable the Effective capture and conversion of key waste streams into value-added products, fuels or materials, or achieve permanent carbon removal and storage. This includes lower-cost alternatives to conventional carbon capture and purification technologies.
  
  ‍Examples: point-source or direct air capture, CCUS, waste carbon or biomass conversion, SAF and marine fuels, chemicals, fertilisers, carbon-based products, mineralisation and permanent storage.

• Renewable Energy & Energy Storage
  Enable cost-effective renewable energy generation and accelerate the clean energy transition, while addressing intermittency through efficient, scalable and long-duration energy storage.
  
  ‍Examples: solar, wind, hydropower, batteries, long-duration energy storage and other energy storage systems.

• Sustainable Fuels & Feedstocks
  Develop cost-competitive, scalable pathways for low-carbon fuels and their feedstocks, particularly where conventional production remains emissions- or cost-intensive.
  
  ‍Examples: low-emission ammonia, green hydrogen, sustainable aviation and marine fuels, and other biofuels.

• Industrial Energy & Resource Efficiency
  Significantly reduce energy, water and resource consumption, as well as associated emissions, particularly in hard-to-abate or resource-intensive industries.
  
  ‍Examples: manufacturing, heavy industry, aviation, maritime, logistics, hospitality and tourism, and solutions that improve industrial heat, water and resource efficiency.

• Built Environment Decarbonisation
  Reduce operational and embodied carbon across the building lifecycle through commercially viable solutions for new developments and existing assets.
  
  ‍Examples: building energy efficiency, energy-efficient HVAC and cooling, smart energy management, on-site clean energy, low-carbon construction materials, sustainable retrofits, digital design tools and innovative construction methodologies.

• Grid & Energy System Resilience
  Enable greater integration of renewable energy while maintaining grid stability, flexibility and resilience, particularly as distributed and intermittent generation increases.
  
  Examples: solutions for high solar PV penetration, demand response, virtual power plants, distributed energy management, grid optimisation and flexibility technologies.

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‍Additionally solutions should be:

• Carbon negative in the overall lifecycle and have zero/minimal externalities
• Technology-based (e.g., physical, chemical); or nature-based solutions (e.g., community models)
• Commercially viable and scalable
• Able to conduct the pilot in Singapore (for technology-based solutions) or within Southeast Asia (for nature-based solutions)

The top three solutions will win S$1 Million each in grant funding.

Solutions under the Decarbonisation track may receive development funding of up to S$2 million in total from A*STAR, with the number of solutions supported and funding awarded to be determined by  A*STAR.