Thirteenth Global Studies Conference

Abstract

There has always been the need to add up to the national grid in this growing world population. Energy is averagely very expensive now. Educational institutions, especially government-owned ones are known to consume a lot of energy, hence being a great burden on the government’s educational budget. This project tends to cut some part of the institutions, for example, the student residence halls, completely from the national grid. In our bid to do this, all energy and water sources are going to be renewable making it environmentally friendly. In doing this, we are going to incorporate different types of renewable energy technologies. Solar energy to produce electricity, biogas to produce electricity and gas and a hydraulic ram for water. There are factors taken into consideration when undertaking the project. Some of these factors are; the population of students in the hall of residence, the type of gadgets and electrical appliances being used, the average power consumption, wiring and cables being used. Also, the safety measures of the setup. This project, after completion, will help relieve the government its educational budget spending a little bit and if installed in a lot of institutions, as this is going to be of great help to the government, the institution, and environment as a whole.