One of the greatest challenges facing the human race is planning for and meeting the energy needs and demands of tomorrow. The Montachusett Regional Energy forecasting model does this using system dynamics under a variety of simulations and scenarios. The model looks at the demand of the region's energy needs and shows the effect of different variables. It looks at the population, regional services, regional attractiveness, land occupied, and a variety of other factors to determine how the region will develop and how its energy demand will change accordingly.

• 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

• Guerin, Daniel R.
• Vaudreuil, Michael P.
• Arnold, Mark Robert
• Timms, Benjamin Scott

Subject

• Computing
• Sustainability
• Energy

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-052611-183352

Mot-clé

• Energy policy
• Renewable energy sources
• Sustainability
• Computer simulation

Advisor

• Radzicki, Michael J.

Year

• 2011

Sponsor

• The Montachusett Regional Planning Commission

Date created

• 2011-05-26

Emplacement

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright