Our team created a prototype system to monitor compliance with the "Merton Rule," which mandates that buildings produce 10% of their energy from renewable energy sources. We developed and installed the prototype system at a new retail facility and retrieved energy information from a sensor connected to solar panels from a remote computer. We evaluated the use of the prototype system with other forms of renewable energy and analyzed the financial viability of the Merton Rule.

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Creator

• Wu, Jieyu
• Roy, Nathaniel Phillip
• Orso, Dericc Andrew
• Cheng Roy, Theresa

Subject

• Energy
• Infrastructure
• Sustainability
• Computing

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042308-150325

Keyword

• Sustainability
• Energy conservation
• Energy policy
• Renewable energy sources

Advisor

• Selkow, Stanley M.
• Hansen, Peter H.

Year

• 2008

Center

• London, England Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• London Borough of Merton

Date created

• 2008-04-23

Location

• London

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright