Three Shell service stations located in Tampines, Pasir Ris, and Lakeview will provide electric vehicle (EV) charging using 100% certified renewable energy, including energy from the solar panels at the rooftops of these stations and other Shell rooftops across Singapore.
Singapore’s First Utility-scale Energy Storage System Through a partnership between EMA and SP Group, Singapore deployed its first utility-scale ESS at a substation in Oct 2020. It has a capacity of 2.4 megawatts (MW)/2.4 megawatt-hour (MWh), which is equivalent to powering more than 200 four-room HDB households a day.
Singapore has been deploying energy storage systems (ESS) to enhance power grid stability in support of greater sustainability. Situated just one degree north of the equator, Singapore enjoys abundant sunshine throughout the year. It is no wonder that solar is the most promising domestic renewable energy source for Singapore.
Three Shell stations in Tampines, Pasir Ris, and Lakeview offer EV charging using renewable energy, including rooftop solar panels. (Photo courtesy of Shell) As with all technologies, new ESS solutions are being developed and piloted globally at a rapid pace.
On the storage system’s deployment, Ngiam Shih Chun, chief executive of EMA, said: “Given Singapore’s limited land area, we need innovative solutions for our energy infrastructure such as Seatrium’s floating solution for energy storage. I thank our industry partners for their commitment in developing sustainable energy solutions.”
It is no wonder that solar is the most promising domestic renewable energy source for Singapore. However, the journey to harness solar energy is not without its challenges. The intermittent nature of solar power could lead to variations in solar energy output, particularly during cloudy days and rainy weather.