Power stations in Singapore that burn fossil fuels to generate energy face steeply rising carbon tax as Singapore steps up its effort to reach net-zero carbon emissions. As such, power generation companies are looking for alternative, sustainable methods to supplement their power generation processes. This includes harnessing the high-speed flow of water from their discharge canals.

This project explores the feasibility of using additively manufactured modular microturbine generators in such canals. The solution is scalable, easy to replace, and deployable off-the-grid in canals all over Singapore. Each module is capable of generating 3.33 MWh of energy annually and has lower levelised cost of energy than offshore wind, geothermal, and bioenergy.

Project Team

Students:

• Clement Arthur Fischer (Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2023)
• David Natan (Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2023)
• Fong Tze Xuan (Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2023)
• Jamwal Sarim Habib (Mechanical Engineering, Class of 2023)
• Kim Zishock (Electrical Engineering, Class of 2023)
• Seenivasan Praveenkumar (Electrical Engineering, Class of 2023)

Supervisors:

• Eugene Ee (wheee@nus.edu.sg)
• Keith Tan (keithtcy@nus.edu.sg)