Chen Bo Han, Ji Yuxuan, Liu Huiyi, Shi Wen, Su Haotian
Academic Advisor: Mr. Lim Cheng Puay
In Singapore, 95 percent of energy is generated from natural gas, a non-renewable resource while only the remaining 5 percent is sourced from renewable sources, such as solar energy. Hydropower is traditionally neglected in Singapore due to the lack of a waterbody as a sustainable resource. However, research on harvesting rainwater to generate electricity through micro or pico generators has provided an alternative approach to hydropower. Singapore’s tropical geographic location provides plenty of rainfall, with 190 days of rain, and mean annual rainfall of 2165.9mm. This is an area for hydropower generation that has the potential to be tapped on.
This project seeks to evaluate the feasibility of generating electricity from tapwater as a supplementary energy source on a smaller scale of Ridge View Residential College (RVRC). Targetting taps used for watering the RVRC garden, we will test the water flow through a pico-hydropower turbine to obtain voltage produced. This data will finally be compared to the voltage required to power common appliances.
Keywords: Energy; Water; Pico-hydroelectricity; Responsible consumption