7011EXQ CW2 – Analysis of a national energy system: Sustainable Energy Assignment

Assignment Task

The purpose of this assignment is to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of Country's  energy landscape with a focus on environmental sustainability and renewable energy  integration and develop a concept of how a country can further incorporate smart clean  sustainable energy systems into its current energy system to assess the country's progress  towards achieving sustainable energy goals. Each student will be allocated a separate country  to analyse (Please check Aula for the instructions).  
Students will analyse: 

1. Country Overview: 
a. Provide a brief overview of [Country]'s geographical location, population,  economic profile, and energy demand trends. 
b. Identify key energy sources currently utilized in [Country], including fossil fuels,  renewables, and nuclear energy. 
c. Current energy system, its energy mix, demand and supply, any exports.

2. Renewable energy potential 
a. Assess the renewable energy potential of the country across various sources  such as solar, wind, hydro, biomass, marine, tidal, nuclear, and geothermal. b. Assess what renewable and sustainable projects does the government of the  country has plan or is planning to deploy. 
c. Utilize available data and analysis tools to estimate the technical, economic,  and geographical feasibility of the project 
d. Identify barriers and challenges hindering the widespread adoption e. Divide the section based on the sector: 
i. Electricity generation sector 
ii. Heating/cooling sector 
iii. Transportation sector

3. Discuss the current characteristics of its electricity grid, and opportunities for  decentralised and/or smart grid technologies