Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES

University Town, Northern Samar
Web. [Link] Email: ueppres06@[Link]

College of Engineering
Mechanical Department

Gap Analysis Report

Topic
1. Renewable Energy

BALANLAY, Jhade D. April 12, 2023

Introduction:

Renewable energy is an energy sources that can be replenished by natural processes

and produces more greener energy. A greener energy refers to the environmentally friendly
energy sources. Renewable energy often associated with solar panels that convert energy
from the sun, turbines that convert wind to energy, and dams that generate hydropower by
controlling the flow of water. Geothermal heat (generated from heat sources in the earth’s
surface), wave power, and wood are also renewable sources of energy.

Discussion of Research Result:

The definition of renewable energy sources in the document Directive 2009/28 / EC

attachment 1 is energy obtained from non-fossil and renewable sources, namely wind, solar,
geothermal, ocean, hydropower, biomass and biogass, ect.(Sholikha, 2019)

Most of the energy sources that are currently relied on are limited and will run out due to
increasing demand (Zoghi et al., 2017).
“The Philippines has a rapidly growing demand for power,”  said DOE Secretary Alfonso
G. Cusi . “It is clear from this roadmap that offshore wind can play a major role in meeting
our country’s energy demand indigenously, while also accelerating decarbonization.”

According to Mr. Jie Tang, WB Energy Practice Manager for East Asia and Pacific
Region, the Philippines has 178 GW of technical offshore wind potential. “Our analysis of
the high growth scenario suggests that offshore wind power could create thousands of jobs
by 2040, as well as provide billions in local gross value added to the economy in the
Philippines.” said Mr. Tang.

According to Hayes, J. (2012), One of the biggest challenges involved with the use of
solar energy, or renewable energy in general, is how to provide this energy for general
public use. Some of the limiting factors to this are the efficiency in which solar power
can be harvested and converted into usable energy, and the cost of the technology to do
this

There are three main ways to harness solar energy: photovoltaics, solar heating & cooling,
and concentrating solar power. Photovoltaics generate electricity directly from sunlight via an
electronic process and can be used to power anything from small electronics such as
calculators and road signs up to homes and large commercial businesses. Solar heating &
cooling (SHC) and concentrating solar power (CSP) applications both use the heat generated
by the sun to provide space or water heating in the case of SHC systems, or to run traditional
electricity-generating turbines in the case of CSP power plants. By [Link]

Solar energy, on the other hand, will never die of shining, since the Sun still has 6.5 billion
years of life according to NASA. Indeed, in rather less time, solar technology in some
countries has evolved to compete with conventional sources of electricity generation. In
just a few decades’ time, it will become the major part of a sustainable energy system for the
world. Additionally, the conditions for the development of solar energy could not be more
perfect: the Sun bathes the Earth hourly with enough light and heat to fulfill global
needs for a whole year; in other words, solar radiation can satisfy our energy needs 4,000
times over. By ACCIONA 2020

According to Yang Yuxin1 and Jin Zhemin (2020). The primary conversion of wave
energy mainly refers to the conversion of kinetic energy and potential energy of waves on the
surface of the ocean into other forms of energy. Mechanical conversion is mainly composed
of gears and other mechanisms. K. Rhinefrank designed a point absorbing wave energy
device consisting of two floats and a Spar platform. It used a sealed drive shaft and gear
mechanism to transmit wave sway and oscillating energy to the electromagnetic induction
generator. Hadano K designed point absorber wave energy balance means by the rotation of
the clutch and transmission of energy conversion mechanism growth.

According to the (European Commission 2019), sea waves have a great potential as
renewable energy source. Despite wave energy technology is a field in continuous
development, it is not yet competitive with the other renewables, due to the small quantities
of devices sold, most of them being prototypal solutions at level. So far, various Wave
Energy Converter concepts have been developed and some of them tested in full scale.

All societies call for the services of energy to meet basic human needs such as: health,
lighting, cooking, space comfort, mobility and communication and serve as generative
processes (Edenhofer et al., Citation2011)

List of research gap:

Research Gap Preferred Research Topic

Application of renewable energy Formulation of projects that utilizes
renewable energy

Limited energy sources due to Investigation of how we can sustain

increasing demand the energy that we are consume

Analyses of the sustainability of these

sources

ow to provide this renewable energy Mechanical projects that utilize

for general public use renewable energy for public uses
References:
About Solar Energy | SEIA. (n.d.). SEIA. [Link]

European Commission. (2019, October 29). State of the art and perspectives of wave energy
in the mediterranean sea: Backstage of ISWEC. [Link].
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Hayes, J. (2012). A Study on the Effects of Solar Power. Electrical Engineering

Undergraduate Honors Theses Retrieved from [Link]

Owusu, P. A., & Sarkodie, S. A. (2016, April 4). A review of renewable energy sources,
sustainability issues and climate change mitigation. Cogent Engineering.
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What are the benefits of solar energy? | ACCIONA | Business as unusual.

(2020)[Link]

World Bank Group. (2022, April 20). New Roadmap Shows Potential for 21GW of Offshore
Wind by 2040 in the Philippines. World Bank. [Link]
release/2022/04/20/new-roadmap-shows-potential-for-21gw-of-offshore-wind-by-2040-in-
the-philippines?
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Yuxin, Y., & Zhemin, J. (n.d.). Research on wave energy generation technology. CAES
2020.
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Propose research topic:

 Formulation of projects that utilizes renewable energy

Propose research title:

I. Portable green energy mobile laptop charging station in university of
eastern Philippines

II. Solar water desalinator and purifier machine in university of eastern

Philippines

III. Dual energy generator using solar and tidal energy in university of
eastern Philippines