3 Jan 2012 – Zhang Wei Ping joined our team of process engineers. He graduated from National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering.  Prior to joining us was working in Sembcorp Industries Ltd – SUT division.

27 Dec 2011 – Actsys has been awarded a Peer Review on the Front End Engineering Design of the Tanjung Agas Crude Oil Storage Terminal.

8 Dec 2011 – Actsys staff after early Christmas lunch (outside Ku De Ta Restaurant located on the 57th storey Marina Bay Sands Skypark).

3 Nov 2011 –Actsys was awarded project by Optimal for feasibility study to main Flare System Optimization.  It includes the feasibility study on reducing the steam flow and associated noise from the main flare stack.

31 Oct 2011 – Digavalli Venkata Suryaprakash joined our team of process engineers.  He graduated from Andhra University with a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineer).  Prior to joining us was working in the Opteamates Chemical Process Optimization Solutions, Pune India.

22-23 Sep 2011 – Actsys with support from the Singapore WDA Workforce Development Authority, NEA National Environmental Agency and UPAGE Union of Power and Gas Employees, conducted a 2 day seminar on Combined Cycle Power Plant Asset Optimization. 27 attendees came from Tuas Power, Senoko Energy, Power Seraya, Keppel Merlimau Cogen, Sembcorp Cogen, Sembcorp Industries, Tuas Incineration and DNV.

19 Sep 2011 – Total Petrochemicals Singapore awarded Actsys a job to carry out an Energy Audit on the existing plant and to review for energy efficiency the design of a proposed plant extension. This job has received the 2 grant subsidies from the National Environmental Agency NEA, one the EASe (Efficiency Improvement Assistance Scheme) grant and the other the Dfe (Design for efficiency) grant.

1 Aug 2011 – Actsys awarded project by Senoko Energy Pte Ltd for implementation of Gatecycle Performance Monitoring System for Senoko CCP1/2, CCP 3/4/5 and CCP 6/7 plants.

22 Jun 2011 – Actsys awarded project by PP(T)SB for the provision of Basic Engineering Design for KR-1 CDU parallel preheat train project.  This will include set-up of HYSYS model, simulation of Pre-Heat Configuration Simulation Options, process engineering and basic engineering design.

3 Jun 2011 – Actsys awarded project by Sembcorp Cogen Pte Ltd for provision of performance monitoring of Cogen Plant.  The objective is to assist plant management in identifying all degraded plant components causing poor efficiency and quantifying each of these degradations in terms of their respective effect on overall plant efficiency.

Jun 2011 – Actsys awarded project by Jimah Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd for provision of plant performance monitoring of 2x700 MW Coal Fired Power Plants. The contract will be of 3 years duration and will include technology transfer whereby Actsys will train Jimah Performance Engineers in Gatecycle models and special methodologies to carry out plant performance analyses.

Mar 2011 – Actsys has been featured in the Commonwealth Business Council Power Handbook 2011, under the Singapore country profile section. It is mentioned as a leading energy efficiency consultancy for the power industry in Singapore and the region.

Feb 2011 – Actsys MD Norman Lee was invited by Singapore Energy Marketing Authority EMA to discuss aspects of Energy Efficiency Performance Monitoring and Benchmarking for Power Plants. This is with regards to exploring a possible framework to be recommended as part of the Energy Conservation Act which will be enacted in 2013 by the Singapore government.

Jan 2011 – Tuas Power for the 8th year running renewed the annual performance monitoring contract for the CCP 1/2/3/4 blocks.

22 Dec 2010 – 2 students from Jurong Junior College, Lai Sing Lei and Christabel Ong attended Rotary Mentoring Programme “Overview talk of Chemical Engineering” at Actsys Office on 17 Dec and 22 Dec 2010.

13 Dec 2010 – Ekambaram Padmaja joined our team of process engineers.  She graduated from Anna University, Chennai with a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) and Master in Business Administration from Symbiosis International University.  Prior to joining us was working in the Essar Oil Limited, Mumbai India.

08 Dec 2010 – Actsys awarded project by TPGS Green Energy Pte Ltd to study alternative operating modes at ISK Singapore Cogen plant

08 Nov 2010 – Senoko Energy Pte Ltd awarded a project to Actsys to carry out an energy audit of CCP2 before and after the major inspection in December 2010 – January 2011.

17 Sep 2010 – Actsys MD Norman Lee delivered a presentation on “Energy Efficiency in the Power Sector” to the seminar Ambassadorial Series : Building Better Climate Change Policy & Stronger Carbon Markets – Lessons from the UK, organized by the Institute of South East Asian Policy Studies and Energy Studies Institute.

06 Sep 2010 – Actsys awarded project by Ethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd for Provision of Plant Information Enhancement for Energy Management System. This project will make available online Energy Indices and associated Energy Operating Parameters. An online Utilities Optimization system will also be implemented.

01 Aug 2010 – Actsys MD, Norman Lee Bok Mun has been certified as a Singapore Certified Energy Manager [Professional level] by The Institution of Engineers, Singapore. This certification is for a competent energy professional equipped to perform technical and managerial functions as a qualified person in the areas of Energy audits, Energy retrofitting services, Financial advisor for energy efficiency measures and contracting, Consultation and Procurement services, Facility and energy management and Energy engineering works.

19 Jul 2010 – Senoko Energy Pte Ltd awarded a project to Actsys to carry out an energy audit of CCP5 before and after the major inspection in July - September 2010.

14 Jun 2010 – Vopak Terminals Singapore Pte Ltd awarded a project to Actsys to carry out an energy and utilities assessment to Vopak storage terminals at Sebarok and Sakra.

06 Apr 2010 – Kuraray Asia Pacific Pte Ltd awarded a project to Actsys to carry out a Steam and Power Energy Audit.

01 Apr 2010 – Actsys awarded project for Modification Utilities Optimizer for PSR2 Revamp in the Petronas Melaka Refinery.

17 Feb 2010 – Sembcorp Cogen Pte Ltd awarded a project to Actsys to carry out an Energy Audit of the Cogen Plant in Jurong Island. This project is co-funded by the Energy Efficiency Improvement Assistance Scheme (EASe) from the National Environmental Agency.

4-5 Feb 2010 – Actsys conducted a 2 day training course to staffs at Energy Market Company Pte Ltd on Introduction to Power Plant Operations.

Jan 2010 – Tuas Power for the 7th year running renewed the annual performance monitoring contract for the CCP 1/2/3/4 blocks.

Dec 2009 – Karen Ng and Chow Guo Cong joined our team of process engineers.  Karen graduated from National University Of Singapore with a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) while Guo Cong graduated from The University of Nottingham, UK with a Master in Engineering (Chemical Engineering).

24 - 25 Sept 2009 – DNV China and Actsys in corporation with SASAC (State owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission) jointly organized an Energy Efficiency Seminar in Beijing for the Power and Refining industries. The first day was attended by Power Generation companies which included Huaneng Power International Inc., China Huadian Corporation, Datang Heilongjiang Power Generation Co. Ltd., Datang Shuangyashan Co-generation Power Co. Ltd., Datang Qitaihe Power Generation Co. Ltd., and Tianjin SDIC Jinneng Electric Power Co.. Ltd. The second day cover Energy Management for refineries, participating companies included Sinopec Management Institute, Sinochem Group, Sinochem Petroleum, China Offshore Oil & Gas Development & Ulitization Company, CNPC Lanzhou Chemical Company and Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd.

27 Aug 2009 – Representatives from the Trade Commission of Denmark visited Actsys for discussions on our activities as an ESCO Energy Service Company in Singapore. Our services to the power and petrochemical sectors were presented and experiences exchanged on ESCO activities in Denmark.

14 July 2009 – Actsys conducted a 3 day training course to engineers and operators on Power Plant Performance Monitoring at Jimah Energy Ventures Sdn Bhd, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

06 July 2009 – Actsys awarded Energy Management Project at ABF Asean Bintulu Fertilizer plant in Sarawak East Malaysia. This project is the implementation of an online Energy Management System which continuously monitors the overall plant energy performance and relating any poor performance to deviations from target of operating parameters.

08 May 2009 – Actsys’ application for Energy Services Company Accreditation Scheme (Auditing Services) with the Energy Sustainability Unit ESU of the National University of Singapore was approved. The level of accreditation awarded was “Full”, valid for 3 years and is applicable for Power Plants, Refinery and Petrochemical Industries. With this accreditation Actsys is therefore an approved ESCO to provide energy auditing services under the Singapore National Environmental Agency’s EASe (Energy Efficiency Improvement Assistance Scheme) co-funding program designed to encourage industries in Singapore to engage expert services to help with identifying energy efficiency improvement measures.

11 Mar 2009 – Actsys awarded project to implement online Utilities Optimization and Cogen Performance Monitoring package in the Petronas Melaka refinery.

24 Feb 2009 – Actsys awarded project to provide Performance Monitoring Tools and Training to Power Seraya Ltd for Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 3 Steam units.

17 Feb 2009 – Actsys signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Det Norske Veritas Management Consulting (Shanghai) Ltd establishing a strategic partnership to provide energy efficiency performance monitoring and improvement services for thermal power plant, refineries and petrochemical plants.

31 Jan 2009 – Tuas Power has for the 6th year running renewed the annual performance monitoring contract for the CCP 1/2/3/4 blocks.

16 Jan 2009 – Senoko Power awarded a project to Actsys to carry out a Performance Monitoring Study for the 3 x Alstom Combined Cycle Plants.

05 Jan 2009 – Actsys awarded contract to implement an Energy Management System in the Propane Dehydrogenation Unit in the Petronas owned MTBE Malaysia Sendirian Bhd Plant in Gebeng Kuantan. This project will comprise of online reporting of unit energy index linked to operating energy parameters and an Utilities Optimization system.

06 Nov 2008 – Actsys MD Mr Norman Lee presented the subject “Opportunities in the Process Industry for ESCOs” at the Singapore Energy Efficiency Investment Forum organized by the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore SEAS.

October 2008 – PowerGen Asia Conference. Teknik Janakuasa Sdn Bhd, the O&M arm of Malaysia’s largest IPP company Malakoff Sdn Bhd presented a paper on “EXPERIENCE WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND USAGE OF A THERMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE MONITORING METHODOLOGY AT PRAI POWER”. This paper was co-authored with Actsys which assisted with the implementation.

17 Oct 2008 – Staff from SembCorp Utilities have just completed two separate training courses by Actsys on the use of Thermodynamic Simulation software Gatecycle and basic CCP operating principles.

31 Aug 2008 – Actsys has completed the “Preliminary energy audit” at NatSteel, Singapore a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Steel, NatSteel Asia. The outcome of the Preliminary energy audit has been captured in Preliminary Energy Audit Report and submitted to NatSteel, Singapore.  The audit outlines the potential area of energy saving. The identified potential area is required to be studied in detail to arrive at various cost – benefit energy saving solutions. Preliminary Energy Audit is the first step for availing grant under NEA’s (National Environment Agency) EASe Scheme (Energy Efficiency Improvement Assistance Scheme) for conducting detailed energy study.

15 Aug 2008 – ACTSYS MD Mr. Norman Lee gave a presentation at the GPMS BICC FLEET Management Workshop 15-16th July 2008, KL, organized by Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB). The presentation was on Power Plant Performance Monitoring to Maximize Operating Efficiency. The objective of the workshop is to share knowledge on best practices in managing a fleet of assets at an enterprise level.

08 Aug 2008 – Actsys completed a 1 week Situational Analysis review of Asean Bintulu Fertilizer Plant in Sarawak Malaysia, to prepare for implementation of an online Energy Management System which will link high level management energy performance KPIs to energy operating parameters for operational guidance.

07 July 2008 – Actsys successfully obtained accreditation from the Professional Engineering Board of Singapore for the following training courses which it offers to Power Operators and engineers who will accumulate the respective number of PDUs (Professional Development Units). The training courses are Power Plant (Combined Cycle Plant) Operating Principles (35 PDUs), Thermodynamics Performance Monitoring of Thermal Plant (21 PDUs), Power Plant (Thermal) Operating Principles (35 PDUs) and Thermodynamics Performance Monitoring of Combined Cycle Plant (21 PDUs)

23 Jun 2008 – Actsys MD Norman Lee presented a paper on “Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance to Maximize Plant Efficiency” at a Petronas wide Energy and Loss Management Conference held in ABF Bintulu Sarawak.

26 May 2008 – Shan Shan joined our team of process engineers. She graduated with a BSc Chemical Engineering degree (Distinction) from the University of Alberta, Canada and prior to joining us was working in the Oil Sands Process Engineering Department of Suncor Energy Inc, Canada.

01 April 2008 – Actsys officially signed a Technical Service Agreement to provide thermodynamic performance monitoring services to Teknik Janakuasa Sdn Bhd, the O&M service provider to Power and Utilities Plants in Malaysia, South East Asia and Middle East.

27 Feb 2008 – Tuas Power has for the 5th year running renewed the annual performance monitoring contract for the CCP 1/2/3/4 blocks.

07 August 2007 – Letter of Intent received from Teknik Janakuasa Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Malakoff Corporation Berhad, to appoint Actsys Process Management Consultants Pte Ltd to provide services and advice to TJSB in connection with Thermodynamic Performance Monitoring. With this LOI work has commenced on Prai Power to set up the performance monitoring program there.

21 Febuary 2007 – For the 4th year running, Tuas Power renewed their contract with ACTSYS for annual performance monitoring of CCP 1/2/3/4.

02 February 2007 – ACTSYS completed an Energy Management System review for MTBE Malaysia, Gebeng Kuantan, which also includes the Propane Dehydrogenation Plant and the Polypropylene Plant. This review serves to identify areas of opportunity in management’s objective to bring energy management to the work floor.

15 December 2006 – ACTSYS has recently completed a training for engineers at PRAI Power Plant (Combined Cycle Plant) & Tanjung Bin Power Plant (Coal fired Thermal Power Plant), Malaysia on thermodynamic performance analysis of power plant equipments.

The main objective of this training is to bring clarity in the thermodynamic performance analysis for the engineers. Excel based exercise and thermodynamic simulation tool (GateCycle) are used for the training. Engineers from Maintenance, Control and Instrumentation, Performance Monitoring and training departments were participated in the training.

7 November 2006 – Liu Yu joined our team of process engineers. He just graduated with a PHd in Chemical Engineering from National University of Singapore and prior to that was working for 4 years as a production engineer in Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Company.

1 July 2006 – Our office was relocated to 2 International Business Park, #11-06, The Strategy, Singapore 609930.

Our nature of business allowed us to qualify as a tenant as the development of this Business Park is a response by the Singapore Government to emerging industries and businesses dedicated to technology and value-added knowledge-based activities.

They offer quality facilities set in a highly conducive, seamless and beautifully landscaped environment with easy access to public transportation and security features.