Phoenix Solar Malaysia Applied Materials Singapore Operations Center
Applied technology
When Applied Materials constructed their new 32,000 m² operations centre, they naturally wanted to include solar PV modules manufactured using their own SunFab™ Technology.
Phoenix Solar designed a 380 kWp system comprising 564 thin film tandem junction modules. Measuring 2.2 m x 2.6 m each, these 5.7 m² modules are the largest and most powerful mass-produced solar PV modules in the world.
At 105 kg, yet only 8 mm thick, handling and installing these modules on a rooftop presented a number of challenges to the project team. Phoenix Solar solved them with innovative engineering solutions, from transporting the modules on the rooftop, to designing module mounting structures.
In addition to the 380 kWp system, Phoenix Solar designed a 14.4 kWp multi-crystalline reference system and added 4.8 kWp semi-transparent thin film BIPV skylights to allow natural light through the building’s corridors and common areas.
A research grade weather station and a renewable energy management system was introduced to allow the client to coordinate, aggregate and compare data from multiple PV power plants installed worldwide.
The completed system is currently Singapore’s largest thin film PV system, and the largest installation of tandem technology in 5.7 m² panel size worldwide. The building has been rated Green Mark Platinum by Singapore’s Building & Construction Authority (BCA).
| Rated system power | 0,4 MWp |
|---|---|
| Annual energy yield | approx. 500 MWh |
| Avoided CO2 p.a. | approx. 250 tons* |
| Modules | SunFilm 460 & 470 ENN Solar EST 460, 470, 480 Schott ASI REC225AE |
| Inverter | SMA |
| Construction type | Steel support structure Glass BIPV skylight |
| Tilt angle | 5° slope |
* Based on typical 0.5 tons CO2/MWh from gas fired power plants