Financial incentives are encouraging growth in the development and installation of renewable technologies in many countries. You are to prepare and submit a report to improve your understanding of renewable energy technologies. Structure your work in report style using font size 12 and 1.5-line spacing. The maximum word limit is 1100 including references.
Detail the advantages and disadvantages of integrating various renewable energy sources into national electrical grid systems. Focus on environmental impact, costs involved, and load balancing. Consider Solar PV, Wind, Hydro, and Biomass Electricity (including waste incineration) and any others of your choice.
Use case studies of proposed or implemented renewable installation to support your findings with any factors relating to specific local and/or global locations.
Provide references to support any scientific technological claims reported. You should include quantitative information to support your discussion and conclusions. Use APA style citations and references.
Aim: To understand, appreciate and communicate the relative advantages and disadvantages of the various types of renewable power (within a defined context of your choice).
Objectives: Learning Outcomes to be assessed and Marking Criteria
Learning Outcomes
Criteria to demonstrate outcome
1. Knowledge and understanding of Disadvantages of Renewable Technologies
i. Identify typical disadvantages associated with Solar PV
ii. Identify typical disadvantages associated with Wind Power
iii. Identify typical disadvantages associated with Hydro Power
iv. Identify typical disadvantages associated any other forms of renewable energy
2. Application of knowledge to various locations around the world where distinctive types of renewable energies exist.
i. Identify typical patterns of energy usage for social and industrial purposes.
ii. Show an understanding of the complementary nature of many forms or renewable energy.
iii. Ability to interpret results with meaningful conclusions
3. To write a structured report.
i. General neatness (consistent font size, margins, and spacing between paragraphs, etc)
ii. Structured progression from introduction to conclusion, whilst answering the question.
iii. Use of content page, diagrams, appendices, where appropriate.
iv. Achieve word count
4. Researching into relevant sources of information.
i. Relevant research to answer the report question using academic sources
ii. Paraphrasing/Citations/Referencing (APA style)