14 DAY TRIAL // Singapore is an island country, which means that it does not have all that much land that it can use to harvest renewables. However, it appears that the country is a firm believer in the old saying that where there is a will, there is a way.
Long story short, news from this part of the world says that Singapore is now looking into the possibility to use its Tengeh Reservoir to generate clean power by tapping into the energy potential of sunlight.
Mind you, these plans do not include some bizarre form of witchcraft or some weird state-of-the-art technology involving solar panels that are not opposed to the idea of going for a swim, Clean Technica informs.
On the contrary, all Singapore wishes to do is have a floating solar power system installed in said body of water. Having such a system up and running on the Tengeh Reservoir would not only help the country boost clean energy production but would also help safeguard water reserves.
Thus, specialists explain that, once set in place, this floating clean energy-generating facility will help reduce evaporation from the reservoir and will also lend a helping hand in keeping potential algae growth in this body of water in check.
Information shared with the public says that, should things go according to plan, work on fitting the Tengeh Reservoir with a system that harvests sunlight and uses it to roll out clean energy will begin later this month.
Together with another similar system that Singapore wishes to set in place on the rooftop of its Choa Chu Kang Waterworks, i.e. a government building, the one on said reservoir will produce enough environmentally friendly electricity to meet the demand of 1,000 homes.
What's more, specialists estimate that, apart from seeing to it that these 1,000 households have their power demand properly dealt with, the two solar power systems will provide some of the energy needed for water treatment at the Choa Chu Kang Waterworks.
Needless to say, Singapore’s now being interested in harvesting solar power will not only promote energy security, but will also curb the country's annual greenhouse gas emissions. Given the urgency to limit climate change and global warming, this can only come as good news.
For the time being, it is unclear when exactly the solar power systems on Choa Chu Kang Waterworks and the Tengeh Reservoir might be completed and become operational. However, you can be sure that, the moment this happens, you will learn about it here.