Smart meters being piloted at three SAF camps to track water and electricity use

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The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is piloting the use of more than 300 smart meters at three camps to provide hourly updates of water and electricity usage. The aim is to provide more specific data so that commanders and soldiers can take actions to reduce energy...

Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen spoke about the SAF's efforts to achieve these goals during the debate on his ministry's budget in Parliament on Wednesday.

The external panel will comprise 13 people with diverse expertise from areas such as industry, academia and public service. It is headed by Professor Tan Thiam Soon, a civil engineer who is Institute Professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology. By 2025, two in three camps will have solar panels generating 50 mega-watt peak of electricity, added Mindef.

Ms Jolene Chung, 30, who is deputy head for sustainability strategy with the Defence Science and Technology Agency , said data analytics is used to identify anomalies and trends in usage.

 

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