Transitioning to alternative energy can help the environment and lower energy bills, but the process can be complicated, and the up-front costs can be high for individual homeowners. In collaboration with the Australian Energy Foundation, our team worked with residents of Halpin Street in Brunswick West, VIC, investigating the path they might take and the options they might consider in setting up a neighborhood microgrid. Through the literature review, interviews with local companies and residents, and solar mapping software, we identified the best options for energy generation, storage, monitoring systems, and AC/DC inverters, sharing our recommendations with residents and outlining our process so other neighborhoods might work together to pursue this path.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Rice, Deanna M.
• Siamwala, Anavat
• Gupta, Rishi

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121019-222408

Keyword

• Urban and Environmental Planning

Advisor

• Davis, Lindsay Greer
• Higgins, Lorraine D.

Year

• 2019

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Australian Energy Foundation

Date created

• 2019-12-10

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright