EWB at Masdar Institute - Intro Session - Fall 2015
- 1. 1 EWB at Masdar Institute Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Version 1
- 2. 2 Presentation Flow • Engineers Without Borders • Our vision • Our People • Activities – Current projects – Future projects • How to get involved
- 3. 3 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
- 4. 4 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! Tuesday, September 15, 2015
- 5. 5 Our vision “The purpose of EWB-MI shall reflect and support the values and mission of Engineers Without Borders - International: To partner with disadvantaged communities worldwide to improve the quality of life through education and implementation of sustainable engineering projects, while promoting new dimensions of experience for engineers, engineering students, and similarly motivated non-engineers.” Tuesday, September 15, 2015
- 6. 6 Our People – The Committee Tuesday, September 15, 2015 President Eanna Farrell Mouza Al Kaabi Mohamed Al Ghailani Hiba Riaz
- 7. 7 Current Projects - Biogas plant in Indonesia Tuesday, September 15, 2015 • 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
- 8. 8 Biogas plant in Indonesia Tuesday, September 15, 2015 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)
- 9. 9 Biogas plant in Indonesia Tuesday, September 15, 2015 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
- 11. 11 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
- 12. 12 • 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
- 13. 13 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/
- 14. 14 ABAARSO WITH SUSTAINABILITY • Abaarso School received $50,000 from Zayed Future 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
- 15. 15 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)
- 16. 16 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!!!
- 17. 17 JOIN US AND HAVE FUN!!
- 18. 18 How to get involved – leadership team Tuesday, September 15, 2015 • Project Coordinators: – Emirates Environmental Group: Waste Management&Recycling – NGO in Egypt – Find new projects yourself • Sponsorship • Communication: website, posters, WFES stand, events/talks
- 19. 19 How to get involved – project work Tuesday, September 15, 2015 • Abaarso • Indonesia • Wait (sign-up, tell us about your background) – Desalination Sokrota or Jordan? – Emirates Environmental Group? – Egypt
- 20. 20 Contact Tuesday, September 15, 2015 erfarrell@Masdar.ac.ae Give us a Like!!! https://www.facebook.com/EWBMasdar?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
- 21. 21 Thank You
- 22. 22 WORKSHOP!!! 3 Key Areas of Focus MI based projects UAE projects International projects Tuesday, September 15, 2015
- 23. 23 Potential Ideas • Solar Crop Dryer • Solar water heating • Improved Cook Stoves • School Design Competition • MI Workshops Tuesday, September 15, 2015 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
- 24. 24 Potential Partner Organizations Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Barefoot College The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Potential Sponsors Siemens Etihad Airways
Editor's Notes
- #4: MIT, South Africa, Australia
- #7: We need new members to fill the gaps and take over our positions next year.
- #19: - Built on relationships with ARC, Abaarso, BORDA Indonesia. - We already have some new contacts. - Overall up to the new students.
- #20: - Built on relationships with ARC, Abaarso, BORDA Indonesia. - We already have some new contacts. - Overall up to the new students.
- #21: - Built on relationships with ARC, Abaarso, BORDA Indonesia. - We already have some new contacts. - Overall up to the new students.