Urban Solar Solutions Group

The group is dedicated to the research and development of innovative urban solar deployment concepts, with the aim to develop technologies and solutions that will contribute to the maximisation of solar PV deployment in Singapore and to overcome its specific challenges such as high urbanisation and space constraints. The research scopes include design, test-bedding and optimisation of novel urban PV concepts through the integration with existing infrastructures, for example overarching of carparks, roads, flood canals and “busy” rooftops. A special focus of the group is “Agrivoltaics”, which aims to develop feasible solutions for the combination of solar PV with urban farming for achieving the balance between energy production, energy consumption and crop yield. The group operates both soil-based and soil-less Agrivoltaic testbeds in Singapore, from concept development to implementation, testing and optimisations. In collaboration with the Digitisation of Energy (DoE) group, the group is developing a self-learning AI algorithm to create an autonomous Agrivoltaics system. Additionally, the group is exploring ways to maximise solar PV deployment in the maritime sector, including electric harbour crafts and onshore charging infrastructures.