Moving to greener energy

Powerhouse: The solar farm will generate enough energy to power about 4,700 four-room Housing Board (HDB) flats a year. — The Straits Times/ANN

SITTING on almost 10ha of temporary vacant land, Singapore’s first solar farm with an integrated rainwater harvesting system was officially opened by Sembcorp in Tuas.

Tapping the country’s rainy weather, the facility is expected to collect 170,000 cubic metres of water annually – equivalent to the amount to fill 68 Olympic-size swimming pools – to cool and clean solar panels for optimum performance.