Pulau Ubin, the green resortDone By: Ng Jing Han Dickson

Bennett Yong

Liu Hsu-Wei

Cheong Keng SoonWang Qi Yu

Contents Mamam beach Data collected Type of engineering to be used Green technologies Green methods of construction

Mamam Beach Characteristics of Mamam Beach:

1. Direction of wind is from east to west

2. Destructive waves; waves have a weaker swash and a stronger backlash

Mamam Beach was chosen as the location because it:

1. Receives a lot of sunlight, thus it would a suitable location to amass solar energy.

2. Is a scenic spot. The beautiful scenery of the area would attract a lot of tourists to the place.

Pictures of Mamam Beach

Pictures of Mamam Beach

The resort The resort would be entirely running on solar energy, and because

the area receives a lot of sunlight, there would not be a shortage of energy for the resort.

Loci It is 1800 metres away from the jetty. The nearest hut, which is Beberek Hut, is just next to the resort.

Several other huts are also very near to the hut. Attractions, like the Balai Quarry and Chek Jawa are 2000 metres

away from the resort. As it might be noisy if the campsite is too near the NPCC campsite,

we have also put the resort at 400 metres away from the NPCC campsite.

WavesInterval No. per minute Type of wave

1st minute 8 Constructive

2nd minute 15 Destructive

3rd minute 16 Destructive

4th minute 12 Constructive

5th minute 14 Destructive

Green technologies Solar panels Wind Turbines Hydroelectric

Solar Panels The roofs of the resort would be made using solar panels. This acts as a green source of energy, and we would never

have a blackout, because Pulau Ubin is very sunny. However, it comes at a rather high cost at around $50,000

for a large piece for the roof.

Wind turbines As the island is covered with sea, there would always be sea

breeze. Thus, it would be very good if we can tap into this never-

ceasing source and turn it into a reliable source of green energy.

We plan to locate these turbines near the beach, where there would be minimal blockage from the trees and more wind can be converted into energy.

Hydroelectric energy

Hydroelectric energy As we can see from the previous image, there is a strong

stream of water. We can build a mini-dam there to convert the rapid flow of

water into hydroelectric energy. This can also act as an attraction because dams are not

common in Singapore.

Type of engineering Soft engineering

Beach Nourishment Hard engineering

Breakwater

Beach nourishment As the waves at Mamam Beach are considered destructive,

the beach area would be washed away sooner or later. This will cause our wind turbines to collapse because there

would no longer be a platform for them to stand. Thus, we think that reclaiming the lost area with sand is a

good option to solve the problem

Engineering to be used

Resort

Resort

Resort

Resort

Breakwater As we can see from the previous image, we can build a

larger breakwater to protect the shore. By building the breakwater, we are killing two birds with one

stone, as the area of seawater inside the breakwater can be used for recreational activities like swimming.

We plan to locate these turbines on the breakwater, where there would be minimal blockage from the trees and more wind can be converted into energy.

Transport Solar paneled vehicles Bicycles

References http://www.homesolarandwindinfo.com/solar-panel-cost/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_nourishment Pictures taken on Ubin