Singapore marks progress in renewable-energy test beds

Singapore

SINGAPORE has completed the first stages of its renewable-energy test beds as it continues to develop clean-technology know-how that can one day be exported.

Ten different photovoltaic (PV) systems have been installed in western Tengeh Reservoir, making this the world's largest collection of floating solar panel systems being tested.

Over on Pulau Semakau south of mainland Singapore, the first micro grid has been deployed. Already, the infrastructure on the island - a landfill created by using incinerated waste to reclaim land from the sea - is powered by solar energy instead of diesel.

Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli offered these updates on Tuesd…