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HiI’m involved in a group report for our wind energy project at Westwood County Park. My assigned sections are: 1. Location of the site and selection criteria for choosing the site: This entails a detailed analysis of why this park is suitable for a 40 MW wind project, expected to be around 2 pages with scientific references. 2. Safety & Environmental considerations: I’m also handling the assessment of environmental impacts and safety measures, which will be another 2 pages with ””references””Given our current exams, I’m quite time-constrained. I’ve attached the report file with my sections highlighted in green.Note: If you’d like to review the lab experimental results I’ve used, just let me know.
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Recap
• Three labs
• Individual summary reports per lab
• Check your group!
Designing a power generation plan
Gas Boiler Efficiency Lab
Group Design Project
Proximate Analysis Lab
Final grade
60% Lab Reports
40% Design Report
Bomb
Calorimeter
Design Report Submission
Clean Energy Lab
Technology Selection and Refining
Background
Location
Sheffield
• English county of South Yorkshire
• Third largest metropolitan authority
• Population: 556,600 at census 2021.
• https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/home/your-citycouncil/population-in-sheffield.html
• Area: 367.9 km²
• Total Electricity usage in 2020: 2108 GWh
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/regional-and-localauthority-electricity-consumption-statistics
Map available from: http://mdfs.net/maps/Sheffield/Wards/
The Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) in Sheffield,
generates electricity for the National Grid and
heat for the city’s award winning District
Energy Network from the rubbish you and your
family put in your black wheeled bin.
https://www.veolia.co.uk/sheffield/dealingwaste/energy-recovery-facility
Sheffield District Energy Network
SHEFFIELD DISTRICT HEATING: CPE6311 Extra Material for Design Project
Blackburn Meadows is now the third
biomass plant in E.ON UK’s
generation portfolio and can provide
enough energy to power around
40,000 homes. E.ON’s £120 million
investment in Blackburn Meadows
has increased the energy company’s
mix of generation assets, helping to
ensure future security of supply for
the UK.
The 30MW renewable energy plant
will convert locally sourced recycled
waste wood into electricity, helping
to reduce the impact energy
generation has on the environment.
The plant will displace the emissions
of around 80,000 tonnes of carbon
dioxide every year.
https://www.eonenergy.com/about-eon/mediacentre/eons-blackburn-meadows-biomass-plantgenerates-electricity-for-the-first-time
Sheffield’ Goal
South Yorkshire is set to have a
greener, cleaner and more
sustainable future – and boost the
economic recovery from COVID –
under plans approved by the
Sheffield City Region Mayoral
Combined Authority.
Sheffield City Council has declared a
Climate Emergency and has set a
target for the city to be
zero carbon by 2030.
Report is available from
https://www.arup.com/perspectives/publications/research/section/pathways-tozero-carbon-in-sheffield or
Visit the course site
Approach to zero carbon
There are a series of interventions proposed to increase
the amount of low carbon and renewable energy
generated within Sheffield. The interventions include:
• Increasing the district heating network to decarbonise heat
• Increasing renewable energy generation from small-scale
systems, such as PVs and solar thermal panels
• Increasing renewable energy generation from large-scale
systems, such as PVs farms and wind turbines
Zero Carbon Commission Report – P59
Design Challenge
Hypothetical Power (Energy
Generation) Plant
Your group is required to:
• Design a 40 MW power generation site in Sheffield
using the experimental results you have obtained
from CPE6311 labs including:
1. Proximate analysis
2. Gas boiler
3. Clean Energy (solar, wind and hydrogen)
• It is required to meet Sheffield’s target of at least
20% renewables (8 MW) to help city to its ambition
(can be more).
Requirements
Requirements
Note: Sheffield’s Westwood County Park has
been selected as the site, and the chosen
technology is wind energy.
https://goo.gl/maps/gWnVPvqWPieLTRgo9
• Identify an appropriate location for your site.
• Identify the technology(s) – can be a mix of all energy systems
you test in the lab (biomass, gas, wind, solar or hydrogen), must
be minimum 20% renewables.
• Estimate the anticipated energy generation output and carbon
emissions of the site per annum.
• Provide a breakdown of energy generation per system and
whether it is in the form of direct electricity or heat.
• Investigate whether it is possible to connect the development to
the City Centre District Heating Scheme if excessive heat is
generated on the site.
• Consider safety aspects of the site (identify the hazards).
• Consider environmental impacts of the new site.
• Estimate the capital cost of the new development.
Design
Process
Define +
Quantify your
Design
Question
Understand
your
problem
Design
Criteria
Design
Development
Conceptual
Design
Options
Concept
Selection
18
Understanding Problem
• What challenges might you face in your region?
• What is known about the problem?
• Who are the stakeholders/users?
• What might constrain the solution?
Technology selection
• Data collected from your labs:
• Proximate analysis lab
• Gas boiler
• Clean energy experiment (wind, solar,
hydrogen)
• Consider services/utilities you may
need?
• Consider resources? Wind? Biomass?
No need to design Equipment or Units!
Environmental considerations
• Identify and evaluate any environmental issues
with the new site such as:
• The impact on its environment (local + national)
• Emissions/water/land
• Impact on the local community
UN Sustainable Development
Goals
How does your project impact the world?
Capital cost summary
The section must make clear the methods of estimation
and the sources and age of cost data.
How long do you expect the plant to run for?
Try and also consider depreciation and pay back time.
Based on the numbers (cost of land and processes), you
should then be able to give an assessment of whether
this process is viable or not.
Support Material
On the course site:
1) Check the Reading List
2) See Support Material
3) Under Design Project folder:
Access is given once you submit your group contract!
Report Structure & Assessment
Requirements
Introduction and background information
Location of the site and selection criteria for
choosing the site
Technology selection and technical justification
for choosing it. Advantages and disadvantages
of the design.
Site (plant) layout and an overall block
diagram (BFD) of the site
Energy generation calculations including CO2
emissions, include your assumptions
Possibility of connecting the site to the District
Heating Scheme
Safety & Environmental considerations
Capital cost estimations and analysis (pay back)
Summary page
References
Maximum Page
Limit
1
2
Mark out of 100
4
10
2
20
4
25
1
5
2
2
1
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10
5
5
5
5
10
Design Project Report worth 30% + 10% Peer Assessment (40% of the module).
Each Lab Group must submit only one report.
All the group members must participate in producing the report.
Peer assessment will be carried out to determine members contribution and individual mark.
Start Today!
1- Watch Group Design Video and submit your group
contract.
2-Breakdown the project into tasks (a Gantt chart can help)
3- Study Sheffield energy needs
4- Identify suitable area/location for your site in Sheffield
5- Research the energy generation technologies
6- List your design criteria
7- Narrow down the options
8- Select the concept based on your lab results and research
9- Start the design and develop your project
Group Report Submission Deadline 02/02/24
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