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- What is this course about?
- What are the entry requirements?
- What is the cut-off-point for this course?
- Is there any opportunity for further education?
- What are the career opportunities?
- What is so special about this course?
What is this course about?
This course equips you with the technical knowledge and practical know-how in renewable energy technologies including photovoltaic or solar cells, fuel cells and other renewable energy sources, such as biomass, hydropower and wind energy. You will also learn about areas such as electrical systems and power distribution that are intricately-connected with the utilization of clean energy.
In the first year, you will receive a strong grounding in electrical and electronic engineering and mathematics. In the second year, you will specialise in the various renewable energy technologies, covering materials and components, installation and maintenance, electrical services for facilities, and electrical systems & power distribution. In year three, you will participate in a Major Project and the Student Internship Programme to develop applications of clean energy technologies and to gain the necessary industry exposure.
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What are the entry requirements?
| English Language (EL1)* | | Grades 1-7 | | Mathematics (E or A) | | Grades 1-6 | | Any one of the following subjects^ | | Grades 1-6 | | Any two other subjects, excluding CCA | | - |
^ Biology, Chemistry, Combined Science, Design & Technology, Engineering Science, Physical Science, Physics, Science (Chemistry, Biology), Science (Physics, Biology), Science (Physics, Chemistry)
* SPM/UEC holders must have a minimum of grade 6 for the Bahasa Inggeris (English Language) subject.
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What is the cut-off-point for this course?
The Cut-Off-Point (COP) indicates the ELR2B2 aggregate score (after deducting CCA bonus points) of the last applicant posted to the course(s) under JAE. The previous year's COP serves only as a gauge. Admission is by merit and choice, subject to vacancy.
View the cut-off-point of this course here.
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Is there any opportunity for further education?
Yes. There are many opportunities for you to further your studies. Many universities both local (such as the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University) and overseas (including well-known universities such as Stanford University and The University of New South Wales) offer degree programmes or option courses in clean energy. Our diploma is recognised for direct entry by many universities, allowing you to get module exemptions or even direct entry into the second year of a degree programme.
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What are the career opportunities?
The Singapore government has identified the Clean Energy industry as a key growth engine of the Singapore economy and is determined to develop Singapore intoa GlobalClean EnergyHub. The industry which is growing at a rate of up to 50% per year, is expected to generate an annual output of $1.7 billion and create 7,000 new jobs by 2015.
As a graduate from this course, you will be able to find lucrative job opportunities in the environmental and energy sector, power utility and electrical services industry, renewable/clean energy companies or research centres, and manufacturing and equipment supply companies as clean energy technologists, energy auditors, assistant engineers, research associates, or energy management executives.
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What is so special about this course?
In this course, more emphasis is placed on fuel cell and solar technology which we believe have greater potential in Singapore. We have a well-established Fuel Cell Application Centre and are host to the Singapore Fuel Cell Community. You will benefit from our faculty’s strong technical knowledge and skills, wide industry contacts and collaborations with numerous institutions.
In addition, we have a Class 100 cleanroom where students can fabricate integrated circuits under the Diploma in Microelectronics course. Our expertise and experience in integrated circuit fabrication can be used to enhance our solar cell fabrication training for the new Diploma in Clean Energy. The programme will also cover more advanced solar technologies like the dye sensitized solar cells on top of traditional silicon solar cells.
The course also includes modules in energy efficiency, energy audit and energy management which we think are crucial in helping organizations save costs and at the same time help protect the environment.
- Graduates also obtain the Associate Singapore Certified Energy Management (ASCEM) certification
- Access to the Clean Energy Centre on TP campus, the only such centre in an educational institute in Singapore
- Exposure to the latest in Fuel Cell technology with TP as host to the Singapore Fuel Cell Community, supported by Singapore Economic Development Board
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