Al Amn Magazine # 161

MARCH 2023 36 CREATIVITY espite the COVID-19 pandemic, a sustainable energy breakthrough was launched in Singapore when it officially opened one of the world’s largest floating solar power plants on July 14, 2021. This impressive floating solar facility also makes Singapore one of the few countries in the world to produce 100 per cent clean energy with its green waterworks system. The project (which started in August 2020) was initially planned to be 10 years in the making but it was completed in less than a year. It is operated by Sembcorp Floating Solar Singapore, a subsidiary of the energy and urban development company Sembcorp Industries. The massive floating solar farm at Tengeh Reservoir spans the size of 45 soccer fields. It was built using 122,000 solar panels that are spread across 10 solar-panel islands. Its solar modules are made of double-glass material and have a service life of up to 25 years. It can generate a total of 60 megawatts which is enough to supply Singapore’s 5 water treatment plants or power about 16,000 four- room flats. Floating Solar Farm as a Creative Green Energy Solution As the country lacks large-scale areas of land to develop solar farms, it alternatively tapped on large areas of reservoirs to scale up its solar power capacity. With this, they were able to materialize creative clean energy while maintaining their reservoir to function just the same. Singapore’s little land space was effectively extended through the floating solar power plant. Moreover, the floating solar system proved to be up to 15 per cent better D padacon.com Pushtowards cleanenergy Singapore’s floatingsolarplant