About Us

Mother Earth is in grave danger due to man's irresponsible actions, bringing about global warning and climate change. Time is fast running out as oil prices continue to skyrocket. Yet, amidst the doom and gloom, a ray of new hope shines through, literally from the sun - the source of inspiration for powering the Earth anew.

The Solar Technology Centre at Ngee Ann is set up to meet the challenges posed by the energy crisis. Its raison d’être is encapsulated in the acronym, SUN: Solar power innovation, Understand the environment & reNewable technologies.

Detail setup information of The Solar Technology Centre is available on the National Solar Repository interactive map of Singapore.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic is also a coordination committee member of the National Solar Repository of Singapore, a committee comprising the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), Singapore Polytechnic (SP), Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP) and the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB).

Vision
To be a centre dedicated to solar technology related studies and applications

Mission
To serve as a platform for training, technology development and the sharing of solar and other clean energy technologies

Objectives

• To facilitate training and manpower development
• To serve as a test bed for performance and power quality evaluation
• To conduct applied R&D on solar energy, wind energy and related technologies
• To collaborate with industry and other stakeholders

Solar Technology Centre

Click here for fish-eye view of the solar technology panels installed.

Wind Technology Training Centre

Click here to view the WTTC video.