A coastal housing development (500 houses) is to be established. As a renewable energy consultant, you have been commiss
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A coastal housing development (500 houses) is to be established.As a renewable energy consultant, you have been commissioned toadvise the developer on the potential for maximising theself-sufficiency of the scheme in terms of its energy use. Thedecision on location is yours, however in selecting the mostobvious criteria is to choose a country and location area which youare familiar with. The selection should be based on a realisticneed for housing and established infrastructure Several keytechnologies have already been identified as potential energyproviders (There may be other technologies that you can identify-
• Small or medium scale wind turbines;
• A small offshore wind, tidal or wave development (depending onthe location that you chose).
• Domestic solar water heaters;
• Photovoltaic modules; and
• A community biomass CHP plant.
Please note that though “solar” and “biomass” shouldnot be considered. It will be appreciated if you canchose a location and design that makes offshore wind, wave or tidalgeneration practical, but avoid unrealistic proposals.
Answer the following in short sentences or 2 paragraphs atmost:
1. Advise the developer on the anticipated energy needs of thescheme, including seasonal variations;
2. Explain the technical operation of the potential technologiesinvolved, their efficiencies, likely load factors, an indication oflikely payback periods and any technical limitations;
3. Assess the energy resources available at the site / requiredby the site including annual variations;
4. Select the 3 technologies which you judge to be mostappropriate and explain your choice;
5. Define the recommended deployment and scale of eachtechnology and its integration within the scheme;
6. Discuss any materials or energy storage implications andopportunity for selling excess energy; and,
7. Highlight any other recommendations which you would have onthe implementation and operation of the scheme.
FURTHER DATA / INFORMATION REQUIRED • Density of fresh water pw = 1000kgm-³ Density of sea water psw=1025kgm-³ Density of air pa = 1.29 kgm-³ • For a deep water wave,= • For an irregular wave spectrum of sea states, the Power per unit of crest length is given by: gr 2π P' (Wm-¹) = Pg² H²T. +1 2 32π or approximately P' (kW/m) = 0.5 H² T Gravitational constant g = 9.81ms-² The specific heat capacity of water, c = 4.2kJ/kg°C The energy, Q (J) required to heat a substance of mass, m (kg) and specific heat capacity, c (J/kg°C) by a temperature At is given by 'Q = mc^t'
• Small or medium scale wind turbines;
• A small offshore wind, tidal or wave development (depending onthe location that you chose).
• Domestic solar water heaters;
• Photovoltaic modules; and
• A community biomass CHP plant.
Please note that though “solar” and “biomass” shouldnot be considered. It will be appreciated if you canchose a location and design that makes offshore wind, wave or tidalgeneration practical, but avoid unrealistic proposals.
Answer the following in short sentences or 2 paragraphs atmost:
1. Advise the developer on the anticipated energy needs of thescheme, including seasonal variations;
2. Explain the technical operation of the potential technologiesinvolved, their efficiencies, likely load factors, an indication oflikely payback periods and any technical limitations;
3. Assess the energy resources available at the site / requiredby the site including annual variations;
4. Select the 3 technologies which you judge to be mostappropriate and explain your choice;
5. Define the recommended deployment and scale of eachtechnology and its integration within the scheme;
6. Discuss any materials or energy storage implications andopportunity for selling excess energy; and,
7. Highlight any other recommendations which you would have onthe implementation and operation of the scheme.
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