Week 3 (23 - 29 November 2009)

Challenge 2
Finally, the design was finalized. We also managed to buy some equipments to construct the working model. Some testing were done on the equipments and the data collected will be used for the analysis and comparisons.

Challenge 3
The team managed to create few solutions to increase the efficiency of the microhydro system. They also have started doing the analysis based on the solutions.

Week 2 (16 - 22 November 2009)

SO MANY THINGS TO DO....

Design, material selections, fabrication, analysis, testing, etc...

Hopefully the design is ready by the end of the week, and fabrication can be done ASAP!! Not much time left since our holiday is going to end in a week. It's not easy to gather everyone when the classes start.

This week's progress:

1. Discussion, discussion and lots of discussions.....need to finalize the design ASAP!!

2. We've got permission to use a lab in the college to do fabrication and a room for discussions and equipments storage

3. The microhydro team has started doing the analysis using software and compared few solutions.

4. The solar team went to some shops around Bangi, Kajang, and Kuala Lumpur to survey price of the things to be bought.

5. On Wednesday we had our first meeting with our mentors from DIGI - Wilson, Ivy, and Cheng. Thanx for coming to UNITEN, guys!!! =) We had discussed a lot of things including the technical and also non-technical stuffs. It was great for 'The Origin' to have this session since we had no chance to meet them when we was in Sabah. Our next meeting will be on the 8th of January 2010, and we will also keep in touch via messenger, email and phone.

6. We bought our first equipment to be used in Challenge 2 from an electrical shop somewhere in Kajang.


That is all for this week. Thanx, readers!!! (^_^)

Week 1 (9 - 15 November 2009)

After having 2 weeks exams, we all have to start doing the Challenge for Change projects.

Listed below are some of our activities this week:

• Meeting with our advisor, Mr Adlansyah.
  
• Everyone updates on research done during the final exam weeks.
• Preparing letters to some individuals asking permission to use room, equipments and etc.
• Group meeting every day.
• Preparing the design of the solar energy system.
• Survey the equipments' cost and availability in Malaysia on the internet and catalogs.
  

Team Introduction

Team Name
The Origin


Team Advisor
Dr Adlansyah Bin Abdul Rahman


Team Leader/Leader of Solar Team
Mohd Nasharuddin Bin Mohd Jaafar


Assistant Team Leader/Leader of Microhydro Team
Mohd Hanif Bin Kasmuri


Members of Solar Team
Darsheena Binti Daud
Norhazwani Binti Abd Malek
Karmila Binti Kamil
Nurul 'Ain Binti Shamshuddin


Members of Microhydro Team
Ahmad Hafiz Bin Rahim
Nurul Aini Binti Mohammad

DEEP GREEN CHALLENGE FOR CHANGE - POWERED BY DIGI

The Deep Green Challenge for Change is a competition to discover and showcase energy solutions. Participants will form teams to work on a series of challenges which will focus on energy efficiency solutions for the mobile telecommunications industry, and renewable energy solutions for Malaysian underserved communities. Finalists selected from the first challenge will be provided with seed financing, mentoring and access to relevant partners to design and deliver a proof of concept solution for the remaining two Challenges in the Challenge for Change.

The Challenges are:

Challenge 1 : Energy efficiency for mobile industry – Radio Base Stations (RBS) Cabin Ventilation

-A Challenge where teams will aim to reduce electricity utilization from cooling requirements,
effectively reducing the CO2 footprint but at the same time maintain recommended operating
conditions within the RBS cabin.

Challenge 2 : Application of a renewable energy (RE) solution for underserved communities in Malaysia

-The Objective of this Challenge is to discover innovative Renewable Energy applications viable
for underserved Malaysian Communities.
These can be new applications using a specific RE source or in combination thereof. New
solutions and inventions are also encouraged.

Challenge 3 : Increasing efficiency for existing micro‐hydro projects.

-Teams will be expected to address pre‐determined challenges in an existing community‐based
micro‐hydro project in East Malaysia, addressing areas of energy storage, loads, design and cost
of the existing systems.