Newcastle University

Enterprise Project

The MSc Project from 2012-13 is valued at 60 credits, and estimated to involve 600 hours study time throughout the duration of the programme. The Diploma Project is worth 30 credits, and should involve300 hours study time. Guidance on the project will be given at the induction sessions.

Newcastle has Science City status, and boasts the Research Institute IRES http://www.ncl.ac.uk/environment, and the Joseph Swan Centre for Energy Research: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/energy/. There is the opportunity for Reflex students to engage in research here on their MSc project, or to choose an industrial project of their own.

It is important that the project is well planned to avoid wasting time, errors or delays. Guidelines are available to students to assist in planning the Project. The Project Handbook is available here.

Completed projects:

• Nicholas Jeffrey Badcock: The Business Case for a Photovoltaic Canopy Company: Developing Small-scale PV Systems for the Domestic Housing Market.
  
• Mariusz Michal Grot: Willow Cultivation for Energy Purposes in Poland.
  
• Iona McNeil: A Proposal to Develop an Anaerobic Digester on High Warden Farm.
  
• Anna Beth Tysoe: Energy Independence in Ingoe: A feasibility study into the social, economic and technical viability of the installation of a Renewable Energy system in Ingoe.
• Financial case for a biomass gasifier, by Andrew Cahyo Adhi. Aug 2010.
• A case for solar photovoltaic system in a grid challenged urban residence in Nigeria, by Hannah Kabir. Aug 2010.
  
• WindRESail project, by Ioannis Athanasoulias. Aug 2010.
  
• Wind energy generation system feasibility study for Wansbeck General Hospital, by Adomas Birulis. Aug 2010.
  
• Feasibility for anaerobic digestion and combined heat and power plant in the North-East using pumped sewage waste, and the use of effluent as an added revenue stream, by Rhian Bowen. Aug 2010.
  
• A business plan for feasibility guidance, installation and maintenance of biomass fuelled energy solution in Northeast England, by Jayne Carrick. Aug 2010.
  
• Feasibility study on the construction and operation of a large scale, commercially viable and innovative photobioreactor system, to produce unrefined algal biomass which powers and heats buildings, by William Dickinson. Aug 2010.
  
• Business plan for a waste to liquid biofuels business in North East England, by Ambrose Ekebuike. Aug 2010.
  
• Business case for solar canopies installed in open-air car parks, by Anne Faessel. Aug 2010.
  
• Feasibility study into the installation of a small scale wind turbine: Harkers Removers and Storers head office, by Martin Fletcher. Aug 2010.
  
• Sustainable Energy Knowledge Company, by John Geoghegan. Aug 2010.
  
• A feasibility study for the development of wave energy on the island of Limnos, Greece, by Evangelos Georgakopoulos. Aug 2010.
  
• Energy upgrades for historic buildings in the United Kingdom, by Roland Glancy. Aug 2010.
  
• A framework for the identification and removal of barriers to community energy projects in areas of community housing in the UK, by Jonathan Goodliffe. Aug 2010.
  
• Business case of Evopod project, by Fangfang Gu. Aug 2010.
  
• A study into the feasibility of using Cellmat as a biofuel feedstock, by Christopher Ibru. Aug 2010.
  
• Economic assessment of the injunction of bio-methane into the German gas grid, by Susann Klatte. Aug 2010.
  
• An investigation into a small hydropower project in Indonesia: A business case, by Kuswara Kuswara. Aug 2010.
  
• Could food production be an agricultural by-product?, by Thomas Lukins, Aug 2010.
  
• Feasibility study for a business supplying small biodiesel manufacturing facilities to farmers: A case study of the North-East of England, by Fatima Madugu. Aug 2010.
  
• Feasibility study for a waste to energy plant in the North East region of England, by Kolawole Mate. Aug 2010.
  
• A business case for anaerobic digestion using food waste as feedstock for Newcastle Upon Tyne, by Rabiu Mijinyawa. Aug 2010.
  
• A stakeholder investigation into the barriers to further promotion of an eco centre's renewable energy project, by Benedict Moore. Aug 2010.
  
• Is the UK ready for solar hybrid (PVT) technology?, by Richard Neale. Aug 2010.
  
• Economic performance of dish-stirling systems vs photovoltaics, in urban and suburban locations in Crete, Greece, by Georgios Perakis. Aug 2010.
  
• A hybrid study of wind integrated with compressed air energy storage for the Greek Island of Crete, by Nikolaos Pitsinos. Aug 2010.
  
• Eco-friendly cycle freight: A significant multi-stakeholder investment opportunity, by Hannah Restucci. Aug 2010.
  
• The potential of tidal power plant development in Indonesia: A preliminary study, by Sofwani Ru'yat. Aug 2010.
  
• An options appraisal for biogas utilisation at a proposed anaerobic digestion installation at Northumberland Foods, Amble, Northumberland, by Joel Turner. Aug 2010.
  
• Business case for mobile pyrolysis unit for processing farm wastes and bio-char production, by Aliyu Yusuf. Aug 2010.
  
• Education that doesn't cost the Earth: A guide to the national framework for sustainable schools - energy and water, by Zoe Young. Aug 2010.
• Feasibility guidance for rice husk-based power generations in India, by Santhosh Tapovan Adinarayana Reddy. Aug 2011.
  
• Design of a micro wind turbine for domestic applications in correspondence with a business plan to establish an enterprise, by Julian Bizaj. Aug 2011.
  
• A business case for Community Energy Solutions (CES) for integrating solar PV with electric vehicle charging points, by Benjamin Bland. Aug 2011.
  
• Exploring opportunities in the electric vehicle market: A study completed on behalf of Carillion Energy Services, by Joe Chambers. Aug 2011.
  
• A feasibility study for an anaerobic digestion plant on an indoor pig farm using pig waste and maize silage, by George Einchcomb. Aug 2011.
  
• A feasibility study for a small hydro installation on Mahan River, at Gangotri village, Surguja District Chhattisgarh state, India, by Sravankumar Gajam. Aug 2011.
  
• Improving the display energy certificate operational rating of a primary school from a 'D' to an 'A', by Alex Hagan. Aug 2011.
  
• Sustainable energy island feasibility study: Onshore renewable energy alternatives for Holy Island, by Golnar Hejazi. Aug 2011.
  
• Feasible business plan to establish a straw pellet plant in Jimo, Qingdao City, China, by Ruixiang Mao. Aug 2011.
  
• Sustainable energy solutions for Beaufront Castle, by William McCoull. Aug 2011.
  
• Feasibility study of a small scale biomass CHP plant at Fernhill House Hotel, Clonakitly, Co. Cork, Ireland, by Timothy Hugh O'Neill. Aug 2011.
  
• A feasibility study on cost effective integration of solar PV into BT's FTTC intallations, by Fehmi Tugrul Okan. Aug 2011.
  
• The potential of renewable energy sources to solve the rural electrification problem in Uganda: A case of Mbarara District, by David Okot. Aug 2011.
  
• Distributed energy options for Team Valley business park - A feasibililty study, by Philip Old. Aug 2011.
  
• Feasibility assessement of a stand alone hybrid PV-wind system for a typical household in two towns in Cyprus (Larnaka & Pafos), by Constantina Pourgouri. Aug 2011.
  
• Stocksfield Avenue Primary School: A renewable energy feasibility study, by Melissa Rowell. Aug 2011.
  
• Potential for wind and solar photovoltaic hybrid power plants in UK, by Onkar Shetye. Aug 2011.
  
• Reducing scope 3 carbon emissions from procurement, by Rebekah Ann Smith. Aug 2011.
  
• Feasibility study into the development of small scale renewable energy projects by an NGO in rural Cambodia, by Alexander Tear. Aug 2011.
  
• Feasibility study of algae biodiesel production in the Cambois Peninsular, by Abbas Umar. Aug 2011.
  
• Cost-effective integration of solar PV into the commercial building in the UK, by Sen Wei. Aug 2011.
  
• Feasibility study - Can Holy Island be self-sufficient with offshore renewable energy technologies?, by Christian Wimmler. Aug 2011.
• Learn from Europe - Solar energy development in China, by Haoru Zhu. Aug 2011.
• Assess the feasibility of wind as an alternative source of energy for the state of Kuwait, by Waleed Al-Nassar, Jan 2012.
• Energy management in an industrial environment: Metrocentre, by Mujeeb Lawal, Jan 2012.
• The development and market/financial implications of introducing a Nigeria-specific solar photovoltaics (PV) design tool to the Nigerian solar PV market, by Agu Joseph Agu, Aug 2012.
• Production and commercialisation of biodiesel from Jatropha Curcas, in Gombe State, North-East Nigeria, by Suleiman Babamanu, Aug 2012.
• Design, installation and financial analysis of a 150kWp photovoltaic system park in Cyprus, by Christos Charalambous, Aug 2012.
• Feasibility study of renewable energy options for King's Gate building in Newcastle University, by Kun Chen, Aug 2012.
• Feasibility study: using agricultural waste for power generation via gasification process in Thailand, by Sarun Chokdeeanant, Aug 2012.
• An energy benchmarking, auditing & efficiency project for education & services for people with autism (ESPA), by Glen Clement, Aug 2012.
• Business plan for the manufacture of bio-ethanol from woody and other cellulosic materials/waste in North-East of England, by Oladotun Derrick Dairo, Oct 2012.
  
• A business plan for ICOS AD : International carbon offsetting schemes - aiding development, by Georgina Debenham, Aug 2012.
  
• Assessment of sustainable computing potential for agriculture and rural applications in developing countries, by Fardeen Dodo, Aug 2012.
  
• Feasibility study for the installation of a concentrating solar power plant in Cyprus, by Eleni Evripidou, Aug 2012.
  
• Renewable energy heat opportunities for grain drying: A feasibility study of Stud Farm, Dorset, by Lucy Flood, Aug 2012.
  
• Can domestic scale anaerobic digestion have a sustainable development impact in Kenya without Government or donor support?, by Robert Goward, Aug 2012.
  
• Maximising small-scale solar electrification in rural Kenya: A review of CDM objectives and their implications for sustainable development, by Brian Green, Aug 2012.
• Carbon reduction potential in North Tyneside council buildings, by Drew Liddle, Aug 2012.
  
• Study of a sustainable energy supply for a household using renewable energy, by Xingfeng Lin, Aug 2012.
  
• Feasibility study for the installation of a large concentrating solar power plant in the island of Cyprus, by Natasa Michael, Aug 2012.
  
• A new look at tidal power in Northumberland coast – establishing a feasibility study for Lindisfarne balancing ecological and energy generation interests in an AONB SSSI, by Jonathan Mulcahy, Aug 2012.
  
• A business case for jatropha based biofuel project in Nigeria, by Atsinafe Barnabas Oshido, Aug 2012.
  
• Domestic solar PV in the United Kingdom: the identification of its potential and a holistic appreciation of its uptake, by Anne Tom Pathuis, Aug 2012.
  
• "Wood Fuel" - Renewable source for domestic heating in NE England, by Akshay Sreevathsa, Aug 2012.
  
• The energy efficiency measures available to improve the built environment: an energy management business plan based on a business model developed from working with the physical resources of Education and Services for People with Autism (ESPA), by Matthew Toohey, Aug 2012.
  
• Biomass production from microalgae using foam fractionation harvesting method, by Constantina Vasiladou, Aug 2012.
  
• Hong Kong: Energy from waste feasibility study, by Michael Wong, Aug 2012.
  
• A feasibility study: Anaerobic digestion of waste from a range of commercial and industrial sectors in the North East of England, by Giscard Wontongwo, Aug 2012.
  
• An investigation into the viability of incorporating anaerobic digestion into urban environments as a Community Energy Scheme, utilising locally produced household waste, by David Hickling, Aug 2012.