GroupAssignmentTopics,ENEN90011EnergyEfficiencyTechnology

2014Semester2

Emailyourgroupnumberand4topicsofyourgroupchoiceinpriorityordertoLuAye
<lua@unimelb.edu.au>before10.00am,9thAugust.

1. Withreferencetoacountryofyourchoice,discusstheimpactthatenergyefficiencytechnologies
couldhaveonthecountrysfutureenergydemands.Yourdiscussionshouldcoveroneofthemain
sectorsofactivitylistedbelow,andyoushouldattempttoquantifytheimpacts.(Providenameof
thecountryandasectoronyourlist.)
a. Domestic
b. Commercial
c. Industrial
d. Transport
e. Electricitysupply
f. Energysupplyotherthanelectricity
2. Impactsofelectricitygenerationontheenvironmentinacountry,aregionorastateofyour
choice.(Providethenameofthelocationonyourlist.)
3. Electricitygenerationfromrenewable,opportunitiesandbarriersinacountryofyourchoice.The
reviewshouldcoveronetypeoftechnology.(Providethecountrynameandtherenewableenergy
technology.)
4. Howcancogenerationtechnologybebeneficialtoacountryofyourchoice?Yourdiscussion
shouldincludecurrentlyavailabletechnologiesandtheirimpacts.(Providethecountryname.)
5. Howcantrigenerationtechnologybebeneficialtoacountryofyourchoice?Yourdiscussion
shouldincludecurrentlyavailabletechnologiesandtheirimpacts.(Providethecountryname.)
6. Demandsidemanagementstrategiesappliedinacountryofyourchoice.(Providethecountry
name.)
7. Regulatoryframeworkforenergyefficiencyinacountryofyourchoice.(Providethecountry
name.)
8. Assessthecomparativecostsandbenefitsofanalternativefueltopetrol(e.g.LPG,CNGand
biogas)fortransportinacountryofyourchoice.(Providethecountrynameandthefuel))
9. Developmentofabiofuelfortransportinacountryofyourchoice.(Providethecountrynameand
thebiofuel.)
10. UsefulnessandlimitationsofhouseenergyratingtoolsusedinAustralia
11. Considerthepossibilityofenergycascadinginanindustryofyourchoiceexplainthebackground
heatrecoveryequipmentneededforthistask.
12. Considertheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofgroundsourceversusairsourceheatpumpina
locationofyourchoice.(Providethenameofthelocation.)
13. Considertheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofhybridgeothermalheatpumpsystems.
14. EvaluationoflowcostsolarairheatersforresidentialheatinginMelbourne.
15. Energyefficiencyofthetranspiredsolarcollectorforbuildingheating.
16. EvaluationofenergyrecoveryventilatorsinMelbourne
17. Energyefficiencyofasolarcoolingsysteminalocationofyourchoice.(Providethenameofthe
location.)
18. Daylightingopportunitiesininacityofyourchoice.(Providethenameofthecity.)
19. Benefitsandenergyefficiencyofelectricdomestichotwatersystem.
20. Energyrecoveryfromseweranditsenergyefficiency.(Expectedcost,potentialenergyandGHG
savingshouldbequantified.)