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MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-ONGOING
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Enrolment rules
Enrolment in an Honours or Graduate-level course
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Learning outcomes
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Discuss the current methods of energy provision in developing countries, particularly in rural areas, the problems they cause, and the need for new sustainable methods of providing energy services.
2.
Conduct practical assessment and design for the main small scale renewable energy technologies suitable for such communities and demonstrate an understanding of how to introduce and maintain them.
3.
Approach problems holistically, rather than in a purely technical way ensuring that key criteria such as social/cultural, economic and environmental aspects are assessed.
4.
Identify a number of key elements that affect the successful introduction of renewable technologies in a development setting including needs assessment, technology transfer, financing, planning and gender issues.
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Additional information
Unit content:The unit begins by looking at the role of renewable energy in development, and the need for sustainable development in developing countries. It then looks at traditional and conventional energy sources used in rural communities of developing countries. Following this it looks at the community development project that comprises of several renewable energy technologies that are suitable for these rural communities. This is followed by rural electrification projects using solar, wind and water technologies. It then discusses case studies on cooking and sustainable transport used in rural areas of developing countries. The non-technical aspects of successful implementation of sustainable energy solutions, including technical selection, technical transfer, market needs and evaluation, project finance and planning are then discussed to establish an understanding of sustainable project development.