S’pore firm develops emulsion fuel to curb reliance on fossil fuels

WATER and oil do not mix, but a Singapore start-up begs to differ.

Singapore Emulsion Fuel (SgEF) has formulated diesel that is one-fifth water, and is marketing it as fuel that is greener and more cost-efficient.

On Feb 5, it opened a $1 million, 40,000 sq ft plant in Tuas that can produce up to 300,000 litres of emulsion fuel a day.

‘We are starting with 30,000 litres a day, and shall go to 100,000 litres in a year’s time,’ said SgEF founder and chief executive Jeremy Ng.

Mr Ng, 55, left a 20-year career in the semiconductor industry for this green pursuit four years ago.

With $300,000 seed money from Spring Singapore’s …

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The emulsion fuel can be used in all existing diesel engines and machinery with no need for any modification. - PHOTO: SgEF