Published on: 10 March 2026, 11:00AM
Modified on: 18 May 2026, 11:11AM

NUS CDE partners with Schneider Electric to power low-carbon data centre solutions

The partnership will support research and development in sustainable data centre operations via the Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed Phase 2 (STDCT 2.0).

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NUS College of Design and Engineering’s Sustainable Tropical Data Centre Testbed Phase 2 (STDCT 2.0) has partnered with Schneider Electric Singapore to support research and development in sustainable data centre operations. 

As part of the collaboration, Schneider Electric will contribute approximately S$5 million worth of solutions, including cooling systems and prefabricated data hall infrastructure, to support STDCT 2.0. Located on Jurong Island, STDCT 2.0 is a five-year, multi-megawatt, AI-ready testbed designed to test and validate low-carbon data centre solutions under real operating conditions. Schneider Electric is the initiative’s first Platinum Sponsor. 

Led by Professor Lee Poh Seng, Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Programme Director of STDCT 2.0, it provides a platform to design, test and validate next-generation data centre technologies for tropical environments. He noted that the partnership reflects NUS' commitment to shaping the next generation of sustainable data centre infrastructure, going beyond efficiency standards to validate AI-ready, low-carbon tropical data centre solutions and support industry adoption. 

The collaboration also includes joint research and knowledge exchange through seminars, conferences and engagements with staff and students. 

This development comes as Singapore raises sustainability and efficiency requirements under its second Data Centre Call for Application (DC-CFA2). Yoon Kim, Cluster President for Singapore and Brunei, Schneider Electric, highlighted the role of advanced cooling technologies and intelligent energy management systems in improving energy and thermal performance while reducing carbon emissions. 

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