Singapore: Second Largest Solar Cooling Installation Worldwide
Submitted by Baerbel Epp on September 1, 2014
The solar thermal collector field with 3,900 m2 at the United World College (UWC) in Singapore powers a 1,500 kW cooling unit, which is based on a single-effect lithium bromide absorption chiller. The United World Colleges are international schools with an emphasis on social and environmental issues. With 2,900 pupils, Singapore's UWC is the largest of the 13 colleges spread around the world. The Austrian company S.O.L.I.D. commissioned the solar cooling plant in August 2011, back then as the largest cooling installation worldwide. S.O.L.I.D. has teamed up with the Österreichische Kontrollbank and the Österreichische Raiffeisenbank, almost turning the project into an exclusively Austrian effort despite its Singapore location.
Photo: S.O.L.I.D.
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Name of Project / installation site |
United World College (UWC), Singapore |
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Country |
Singapore |
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Start of operations |
August 2011 |
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Application |
Solar Cooling |
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Gross collector field size |
2.73 MWth / 3,900 m² |
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Storage size |
Hot water storage: 60 m³ Domestic hot water storage: 6.5 m³ |
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Number of users |
Approx. 2,900 students |
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Predicted specific solar yield per year |
n/a |
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Predicted solar cooling share |
n/a |
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Customer |
United World College (UWC) |
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Planning/Construction and Operation |
Solid Asia Energy Services Pte.Ltd, Singapore |
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Collector manufacturer |
Asgard Solarkollektoren (formerly Ökotech), Austria |
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Contact |
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