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Singapore's first tidal turbine test-bed was launched inSentosa on Wednesday. Designed, built and installed by agroup of engineers from NTU, and in collaboration with theSentosa Development Corporation, the system tests thefeasibility of tapping tidal energy to generate electricity.

SINGAPORE: Singapore's first tidal turbine test-bed was launched

in Sentosa on Wednesday.

Designed, built and installed by a group of engineers from NTU, and

in collaboration with the Sentosa Development Corporation, the

system tests the feasibility of tapping tidal energy to generate

electricity.

Though tidal energy is a new field in Singapore, its key advantage as

a renewable energy source is that tidal cycles are predictable, unlike

conventional wind and solar energy, which are highly susceptible to

weather fluctuations.

The system already produces energy to power the lights at Sentosa

Boardwalk Turbine Exhibit.

In the coming year, it will further analyse how low-flow tidal energy

can be used efficiently and made cheaper and more reliable.

The informative exhibition, which is part of the Sentosa Sustainability

Plan, will have information about tidal energy and showcases a

miniature tidal turbine prototype. The exhibition is open to public.

Dr Michael Lochinvar Sim Abundo, research fellow at NTU’s Energy

Research Institute, said: "This location (Sentosa Boardwalk) is a

very good spot for tidal occurrence because it is channelled between

two islands - Singapore and Sentosa, which causes an acceleration

of the flow much like a funnel."

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Mike Barclay, chief executive officer at Sentosa Development

Corporation, said: “We do have some pretty good tides around

Sentosa, quite strong tidal flows so we can extract energy from them,

generate electricity and prove something that could be scaleable for

Singapore as a whole, something that really works for us."

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