The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals: Eco Village
 

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The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals: Eco Village
Address
180 Wan Po Road, Tseung Kwan O, N.T.
Date of Implementation
2024-4-15
Installation Site
The park
Approx. Total Area
544 square meters (1784.78 square feet))
Venue Type
Ground
No. of Solar Panels
272pcs
Photovoltaic Panel Type
Monocrystalline silicon
System Capacity
150.96 kWp
Estimated First-year Power Generation:
155,100 kWh

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals was founded in 1870 as Tung Wah Hospital and it is the oldest charitable organisation in Hong Kong. The Group has been holding fast to their mission of “healing the sick and relieving the distressed, caring for the elderly and rehabilitating the disabled, promoting education and nurturing the youngsters, and raising the infant and guiding the youth”. Today, the Group has developed into a well-established charitable organisation in Hong Kong, with 363 service units, providing a comprehensive range of services. Among others, the Group manages 5 hospitals, 42 Chinese and Western medicine services units, 60 education services units, and 232 community services units that cover elderly, youth and family, rehabilitation, social enterprises and social innovation services. We also operate 24 traditional service units providing funeral, temple and ritualistic services.

The Group has been planning and preparing for the the Eco Village project since 2016. In 2022, it received funding from the government to build the Eco Village at the Tseung Kwan O Stage I Landfill site. The Eco Village includes multiple camping sites, a community farm, a butterfly garden, a children's green education area, an open-air theater, and more, allowing citizens to participate in more outdoor activities in a green environment. People can enjoy the pleasures of living in nature, enhancing the experience of harmony between humans and nature.

The weather station mounted on the stands of the PV panels collect irradiance and ambient temperature data, which allows engineers to examine the performance of the system from the detected data. It could also be used for taking preventive measures, monitoring potential risks and making timely corrections to the system if necessary.

272 solar panels were installed on the ground of the park, with a system capacity of 150.96 kWp. Its power generation in the first year is estimated to be around 155,100 kWh.

Information Source: Tung Wah Group of Hospitals

It is a common practice to install solar panels on concrete blocks. The friction of the blocks helps to secure the panels on top.

This system uses an optimizer that can monitor the power-generating condition of each solar panel independently, as well as increase the system's total power generation.

The weather station mounted on the stands of the PV panels collect irradiance and ambient temperature data, which allows engineers to examine the performance of the system from the detected data. It could also be used for taking preventive measures, monitoring potential risks and making timely corrections to the system if necessary.

 

 

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