EWB at Masdar Institute - Intro Session - Fall 2015

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EWB at Masdar Institute

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Version 1

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Presentation Flow

• Engineers Without Borders

• Our vision

• Our People

• Activities

–Current projects

–Future projects

• How to get involved

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EWB International

• EWB focuses on designing and implementing sustainable engineering projects to improve quality of life of disadvantaged communities while creating experiences to nurture socially responsible global citizens

• Under the umbrella organization of EWB International numerous national chapters exist which coordinate with respective local student chapters of different universities

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

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EWB – Masdar Institute Chapter

• EWB MI was founded in spring of 2013

• Currently around 20 active members (Students and faculty) belonging to diverse cultural and educational backgrounds.

• We fit pretty well into Masdar!


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Our vision

“The purpose of EWB-MI shall reflect and support the values andmission of Engineers Without Borders - International: To partnerwith disadvantaged communities worldwide to improve the qualityof life through education and implementation of sustainableengineering projects, while promoting new dimensions ofexperience for engineers, engineering students, and similarlymotivated non-engineers.”


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Our People – The Committee


President

Eanna Farrell

Mouza Al Kaabi

Mohamed Al Ghailani

Hiba Riaz

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Current Projects - Biogas plant in Indonesia


• Project carried out with BORDA – German NGO involved in waste management solutions in poor communities on the suburbs of Jakarta, Indonesia

• Problem statement: organic fraction of municipal solid waste is now composted; some communities face challenges with selling the compost due to subsidies from the government for the chemical compost

• Moreover, increasing amounts of waste are being disposed, rising an environmental issue

• Concept of the project: to find an alternative way of treatment to obtain higher value products – with the focus on renewable energy

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Biogas plant in Indonesia


Activities carried out since February 2014:

• Several solutions have been suggested, of which biogas and bioethanol ended up being considered

• Technological and economical evaluation was performed for the two processes

• Biogas plant solution was accepted by our partners in Indonesia

• Detailed estimation of biogas yield

• Design of the plant, choice of equipment, supporting facilities and adjustments evaluation

• Report is soon to be finished for 200 households scenario (unit for further development)

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Biogas plant in Indonesia


Activities to be carried out until January 2015:

• Sponsorship is to be determined

• We need to finish the economical feasibility study

• Trip to Indonesia is planned for December/January for the implementation of the project

• Two control trips in 2015

• If project is successful, further expansion is desired

Who do we need?

• Enthusiastic and motivated students, preferably with chemical/mechanical engineering background

• Future leaders to take over the project

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EWB-MI

Abaarso Project

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BACKGROUND ABOUT SOMALILAND

• Somali Civil War started in 1988

• Somaliland declared independence from the rest of Somalia in 1991

• Most countries in the world unrecognized Somaliland as a independent country

• It has been ranked the world’s #1 failed state for 5 consecutive years

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• Abaarso School is located in a region of the world that has been known for chronic instability and the presence of terrorist groups.

• “The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Somalia. This replaces the Travel Warning dated June 21, 2013, to update information on security concerns. There is at this time no U.S. Embassy or other formal U.S. diplomatic presence in Somalia. Consequently, the U.S. government is not in a position to assist or effectively provide services to U.S. citizens in Somalia. In light of this and continuous security threats, the U.S. government recommends that U.S. citizens avoid all travel to Somalia…”

Regional Instability and Travel Warning

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ABOUT ABAARSO SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• The school was founded in 2008

• Abaarso Tech is a non-profit organization and the boarding school is a charitable enterprise

• All teachers are volunteers

• Each students has to take 34 hours course work 6 days a week (Double than private schools in US)

• Teachers typically feel very safe at Abaarso Tech

http://www.abaarsoschool.org/

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ABAARSO WITH SUSTAINABILITY

• Abaarso School received $50,000 from ZayedFuture Energy Prize to implement sustainability in school

• Budget is divided into following category

CATEGORY Budgeted (USD)

Wind Turbine Renovation $ 5,000

Wind Turbine Batteries $ 10,000

Distribution System $ 10,000

Solar Water Heaters $ 5,000

Grey Water System (not included

in EWB) $ 20,000

TOTAL $ 50,000

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WHAT WE HAVE DONE

– Install four Solar water heaters

– Install LEDs lights

– Data logging (Analyze power consumption)

– Mapping distribution system (For planning new distribution system)

– Put down wind turbine (For fixing)

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FINISHED SUMMER 2015

• Planning to improve distribution system – make distribution system more stable and reliable

• Design structure for solar water heater and put them on (Boy’s and Girl’s Dorm)

• Put back wind turbine and connect it to the grid (sizing of the batteries)

• Fixing old generator

• Abaarso School applied Zayed Future Energy Prize again this year. So far they are finalist (more work is coming)

• Most important thing – We need committed students (1-2 students) to be the leader of this project in the future. We are about to graduated in 6 months

• TIME COMMITMENT!!!

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JOIN US AND HAVE FUN!!

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How to get involved – leadership team


• Project Coordinators:

– Emirates Environmental Group: Waste Management&Recycling

– NGO in Egypt

– Find new projects yourself

• Sponsorship

• Communication: website, posters, WFES stand, events/talks

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How to get involved – project work


• Abaarso

• Indonesia

• Wait (sign-up, tell us about your background)

– Desalination Sokrota or Jordan?

– Emirates Environmental Group?

– Egypt

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Contact


[email protected]

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Thank You

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WORKSHOP!!!

3 Key Areas of Focus

MI based projects

UAE projects

International projects


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Potential Ideas

• Solar Crop Dryer

• Solar water heating

• Improved Cook Stoves

• School Design Competition

• MI Workshops


http://www.searchantigua.com/solar-drying/

http://www.dezeen.com/2009/08/29/chulha-by-philips-design/http://www.reeep.org/projects/scaling-energy-inclusion-initiative-rural-peru

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Potential Partner Organizations


Barefoot College

The Global Alliance for Clean

Cookstoves

Potential SponsorsSiemensEtihad Airways

EWB at Masdar Institute - Intro Session - Fall 2015

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