Wind energy between Spain and China/POLICY between Spain and China is IMPORTANT!!We plan to center our research project around the comparison of wind energy between Spain and China. China ranks 1st in the
world in terms of its installed wind energy capacity, while Spain ranks 4th, behind the United States and Germany. We as a
group are interested in evaluating these countries side-by-side in order to understand the roles of the market as well as
policy in influencing the growth of the wind industry in each.

Some of the questions we wish to answer during this research are,
“What factors contribute to the strong presence of wind energy in these countries?”,
“How do Spain and China differ in their wind energy design and infrastructure?”, and
“What, if any, cooperation have these two countries had with each other, at a political or economic level, in regards to wind
energy production.
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Renewable(Power(Portfolio (IDS(62087001)
Spring(2016
Research(Project
Objective
The!goal! of! the! research!project!is! to!give students!the! opportunity!to!gain!insight into a!
specific!topic!that!is!of!particular interest!to!them!among!the!real:world!themes!studied!in!
this! course.! !The! research! performed by! the! students!and!its! dissemination!will! not! only!
enrich!the!students’ knowledge,!but!will!also!sharpen!their!critical!thinking!as!they!become!
more! familiar! with! the! diverse! aspects! of! renewable! power as! a! pillar! of! the! green!
economy.
Methodology
The!students will!form teams!of!2!and!choose a topic!to!research in!depth from!among the!
11!modules (or!subtopics) listed!in!the!syllabus.!!Examples!are:
: Analysis of!a!specific!renewable!power sector
: In! depth! analysis! of! specific! aspects! of! a! power! sector,! such! as! its! sustainability,!
regulatory!framework,!and/or!environmental!impact
: Study! of! how! a! renewable! power! sector has! performed!in! a! specific! region! of! the!
world
By!January!26,!2016 student! teams will!need! to!submit to! the!instructor!a!proposal of!1
page that!will contain the!following:
1. Names!of!teammates!and!proposed!research!topic
2. Rationale (what!are!the!reasons you!propose this!topic)
3. Scope!of!proposed!research!(what!aspects!you!intend to!research)
The!instructor!will!review!each!proposal!and!ask!for!clarifications!or!make!changes.!!Once!
the! instructor! approves! the! proposals,! the! student teams can! start! their! research! using!
literature,!speaking!with!experts, and!making!use!of!other!sources!they!deem!appropriate.
During! the! semester! the! students! are! encouraged! to! discuss! their! work! with! classmates!
and! consult! with! the! instructor! about! questions! they! may! have.! ! However,! each! student!
team!is!expected!to!produce!its own!work.!!On!Feb.!23,!2016 there!will!be!an!oral progress(
review (use! of!slides!is! optional)!to!assess! the!progress!made!by!each!team!and!provide!
any!additional!guidance!and!assistance!to!the!students.!!
Following!the format!outlined!on!the!next!page,!students!are!expected!to!summarize!their!
findings!in!a!final( report and!present!them!in!class!during!a!final(presentation on!April!
26,!2016.!!!!
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Schedule and!Deliverables
Date Description Deliverable
Jan.!26,!2016 Team! formation! and!
topic!selection
Written!proposal!(1!page)
Feb.!23,!2016 Progress!review Oral!description
Apr.!26,!2016 Presentation Oral!presentation!(10!minutes)
Apr.!26,!2016 Report Written!report!(10!pages)
Final!Report Format
The!final!report!should!include!the!following!sections:
1. Cover(Page
Topic!title,!your!names, name!of!class,!and!date.
2. Executive(Summary
Key!points!of!your!report!in!no!more!than!one!page.
3. Scope
What!was!the!objective!of!your!research.
4. Rationale
Why!is this!topic important.
5. Background
Brief!information about!the!topic.
6. Research(Findings
The!data,!analysis,!and/or!results!of!your!research.
7. Conclusions
The!conclusions!you!have!reached!after!conducting!the!research.
8. References
Citations for all!the!sources!you!have!used.
The!report should!be!formatted!in!12:point!font!and!single!spacing!and!should!not!exceed!
10! pages,!including cover! page! and! references.! ! For! citations! you!may! follow the! format!
used!in!the!textbook.
Final!Presentation
The!final!presentation!should!be!delivered!using!slides!and!should!not exceed!10 minutes
per! team. In! the! presentation! you need! to summarize! the! key! points! of! the! final! report.
Each! presentation! will! be! followed! by! a! brief! question:and:answer session with! the!
participation!of!the!instructor!and!all!students.!!Students!should!come!dressed!in!business!
attire.