Technical Report: Individual Presentation Oral Pitch

With the idea that there was no cooling system in Clarke quay, our goal, as solar impact , to make an impact,  was to propose to the management team of CapitaLand to  implement a solar panel rainwater cooling system, which allows for light to be reflected and absorbed into the solar panels. The rainwater harvesting system will be used to cool the panels down in the event of overheating. The purpose of this cooling system on the rooftops of Clarke Quay shophouses, is to help in reducing the effects of UHI through achieving our goal of being more energy efficient and sustainable. With the mitigation of the effects of UHI in Clark quay  & through using this improved and efficient integration system proposed, we strongly believe that  it will allow Clark quay of being able to be awarded the green mark gold plus accreditation. ( A green mark score of between 90 - 100, “which indicates how sustainable and energy efficient a building is operating in the environment)

With the solution in mind to tackle overheating in Singapore, our group did a through research through the market and found that this idea was not entire entirely new. The successful implementation of the solar panel and rainwater harvesting system had been done before, one being in USA and one done locally in Singapore.

Modelling of this system has been proposed in America. Students from the University of Massachusetts (meh - suh - choo - sits) proposed a solar panel rainwater harvesting system on the parking canopies of the University of Massachusetts to promote campus sustainability. 

After their calculations and research done, this integration of solar panels and rainwater harvesting would allow the university to save around 5,300 dollars a year on electricity bills, and even increase the solar panel’s energy output by up to 20 percent.

Another successful implementation is done locally here in Singapore. Sembcorp opened the nation’s first solar farm with an integrated rainwater harvesting system to achieve its long term net zero aspirations.

This farm has a modular and flexible design and uses mobile solar panels that can be readily redeployed in 6 months if the land used is needed for other purposes.

The collected rainwater will be used for non-potable purposes, like cleaning and cooling the solar panels on site. This system produces over 22,025 megawatt hours of power annually, which can power about 4681 four room HDB flats. Using solar energy will also result in a reduction of 8,900 tonnes in carbon dioxide emissions.

This solar farm proves that the integration of solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system is can be a sustainable, viable and feasible idea in Singapore given the proper support by the companies and government.

With the introduction to our proposed solution, Timothy will now be proceeding to share about this integrated system and the benefits of it.

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