Upsolar, partners deploy floating PV array at new test-bed in Singapore

Solar photovoltaic (PV) modules developer Upsolar said today that alongside two partners it has deployed a large floating PV system at the newly-launched Tengeh Reservoir test-bed in Singapore.

Upsolar is one of eight companies chosen to install solar arrays at the test-bed that was unveiled in late October by the National University of Singapore (NUS). The purpose of the project is to study the feasibility of deploying large-scale floating solar systems on inland water bodies.

Upsolar has provided panels of the UP-M320P model for the installation, while Koine Multimedia supplied the floating structure for the array. CW Group, in turn, carried out the installation. The system has the capacity to generate enough electricity to power 20 average homes.

“The land constraints in Singapore is a huge challenge for solar photovoltaic installations, but we are confident that floating PV can be the solution and would be very happy to be involved in future projects,” said Roy Li, managing director of APAC region at Upsolar Group.

The test-bed project is overseen by the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS) and spearheaded by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and the country's National Water Agency (PUB).

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