Kusu Island

Opinion | Singapore’s Tortoise Island becomes fully sustainable using solar power, showing it’s no slowcoach – now others need to catch up

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Opinion | Singapore’s Tortoise Island becomes fully sustainable using solar power, showing it’s no slowcoach – now others need to catch up

“As backup, batteries housed in two 40-foot containers can store enough power to last two days in the event that the solar panels cannot produce electricity because of issues such as cloud cover or rain.” Solar panels are raised on stilts in the shape of a tortoise in the lagoon in front of the Da … Read more

Plans for Southern Islands to be fully self-reliant for water, power needs, after Kusu Island success

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Plans for Southern Islands to be fully self-reliant for water, power needs, after Kusu Island success

It also helps to cut 96 metric tons of carbon emissions annually. The project is a tie-up between Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Singapore Land Authority (SLA), which manages the island. “We found that these areas, these lagoons, were quite good sites for us (to install the solar panels), so that we don’t occupy … Read more