Currently,
Singapore depends on fossil fuels as the main method of electricity generation
to cater to its energy demand. In order to cater to this demand, the rate of
the burning of fossil fuels which a nonrenewable resource is rapid. This causes high carbon emissions which will
lead to serious environmental problems. Singapore needs to find more
alternative energy sources through the discovery of unutilized energy and
choose a suitable and clean alternative energy source. This will not only cause
less damage to our environment but also sustain Singapore’s future development.
Our proposal suggests an approach that can be adopted by the Land Transport
Authority to implement piezoelectric materials underneath the road surface of
Orchard road, so as to make use of the vibrational energy unused by vehicles on
the roads to obtain a renewable source of alternative energy.
To assess the
feasibility of our proposed approach through the implementation of
piezoelectric materials underneath the surface of Orchard Road, our team calculated
on the cost of electricity generated per day and the payback period. In
addition, our team has also listed down the possible benefits on the usage of
piezoelectric materials to further support the feasibility of our approach.
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