This project was conducted for the Moreland Energy Foundation Ltd. (MEFL) of Moreland, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The goal of this project was to learn about business opinions and demographics, determine the total physical solar potential of a target neighborhood, and identify key enablers and barriers for commercial solar photovoltaic installation. To obtain this information we used surveys, interviews, and analysis of data through mapping software. The data will be used as a key component of MEFL’s Zero Carbon Evolution strategy to lower carbon emissions in Moreland by 20% by 2020. Our findings determined which business zones and which industries were most effective to target, and identifies key issues that MEFL should investigate further for large-scale solar implementation.

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Creator

• Barnard, William Spencer
• Gallagher, Hannah L.
• Zizmor, Jacob Louis
• Esteve, Paul Joseph

Subject

• Environment
• Energy
• Industry
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121414-201458

Keyword

• Photovoltaic power systems
• Carbon dioxide mitigation
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Belz, Melissa
• Farbrook, Joseph

Year

• 2014

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Moreland Energy Foundation Ltd. (MEFL)

Date created

• 2014-12-14

Location

• Melbourne

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright