MEHB503 Renewable Energy

Group Project Semester 2 2017/2018

Project Type
This semesters group project is a feasibility study on implementation of renewable
energy and energy efficiency.

Instructions
1. Each group is a company servicing the renewable energy (RE) / energy efficiency
(EE) industry. Your company are proposing an RE or EE solution(s) to be
implemented by an investor looking to enter into this lucrative market.

2. Develop your proposed idea for renewable energy and /or energy efficiency
solution. You must include the following :-
Suitable site location [CO4]
Introduction of your chosen solution(s) [CO9]
Energy Analysis [CO3]
Economic Analysis RoI / simple payback [CO2, CO5]
Impact(s) in view of sustainable development [CO6]

Assessment
Proposal : 25 %
Report: 50 %
Presentation : 12.5 %
Peer evaluation : 12.5 %
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TOTAL : 100 %

Proposal
Each company is required to submit a brief proposal identifying the site and proposed
RE/EE project. It should be no more than 8 pages in total. The proposal should be
submitted by Friday, 24th November 2017.
Evaluation Guidelines
o Motivation (5 marks) [CO1]
o System overview (3 marks) [CO3]
o Site selection (5 marks) [CO4]
o Initial resource data (5 marks) [CO9]
o Initial demand data (5 marks) [CO9]
o References (2 marks) [CO7]
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Report
Each company is required to submit a report detailing the ideas. The report should at
least have a cover page, abstract, table of contents, company introduction, detailed
sections of solution, conclusion and references. It should be no more than 30 pages
in total. This report should be submitted by Friday, 19th January 2016.
Evaluation Guidelines
o Introduction (5 marks) [CO1]
o Solution (5 marks) [CO3]
o Economic enablers (5 marks) [CO2]
o Critical engineering analysis (10 marks) [CO4]
o Critical economic analysis (10 marks) [CO5]
o Discussion on sustainability (5 marks) [CO6]
o Conclusion [CO10]
o Quality of the work carried out (5 marks) [CO7]
o Quality of referencing, figures, tables (5 marks) [CO7]

Presentation [CO7]
Each company is required to present their finding to a panel of investors detailing their
solution. The pitch should at least have a company introduction, description of solution,
energy analysis, economic analysis, impacts on sustainability, conclusion and
references. The pitch is limited to 15 minutes including Q&A per company.
Evaluation Guidelines
o Relevancy of content (3 marks)
o Presentation tools (3 marks)
o Fluency (3 marks)
o Style / Delivery (3 marks)
o Question and answer (3 marks)

Peer Evaluation [CO8]

Evaluate each of your team members (and yourself) according to the following
criteria:-
Evaluation Guidelines
o Commitment (2 marks)
o Leadership (2 marks)
o Responsibility (2 marks)
o Personality (2 marks)
o Contribution (2 marks)

Logbook
You are required to have a logbook, one for each group. For each of your meeting,
write down the activities discussed, tasks divided and done, with names of group
members doing the tasks clearly stated.