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SDG 7 – Affordable & Clean Energy

  • Final Presentation

    Second, the class will make a final, one-two hour, oral presentation of its solution in early December. This presentation will be open to the entire MIT community. In addition, a panel of experts will be invited to attend the presentation and to critique them in an open forum. Because it would be logistically difficult for everyone to speak during the presentation, the staff recommends that each team elect one member to join a presentation committee that will choreograph the final presentation. The committee member should not bear sole responsibility for the work involved in developing the presentation!

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  • Final Website

    First, the class must create a content-rich web site to describe and justify its overall design.

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  • Final Research Presentation

    Students completed four two-page reaction papers, one 25-page final research paper, and presented a summary of their final paper in class.

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  • Final Research Papers

    Students completed four two-page reaction papers, one 25-page final research paper, and presented a summary of their final paper in class.

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  • Responses Paper

    A response paper communicates your intellectual reactions to an idea in the articles and papers we read for class. Much like a book review, the response paper usually provides your overall point of view regarding the material read. 

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  • Term Paper

    The term paper is to answer a question based upon information available in the literature. It is not a research paper, demanding original intellectual contributions. Your paper should answer the question, noting important uncertainties, areas of unavailable knowledge and including a critique of the information in the literature. You should not become an advocate for a policy or position. Please choose a topic that is of interest for a term paper. Do not pick a topic that you are working on or have worked on as a project already – we want you to look into something outside of your main expertise.

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  • Final Exam

    This is a take-home quiz. You may use any class notes, texts, or other reliable sources that you wish, but be sure to cite any sources you use. State all assumptions made.

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  • Take-Home Exam 2

    This is a take-home quiz. You may use any class notes, texts, or other reliable sources that you wish, but be sure to cite any sources you use. State all assumptions made.

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  • Sustainable Energy Take-Home Exam 1

    This is a take-home quiz. You may use any class notes, texts, or other reliable sources that you wish, but be sure to cite any sources you use. State all assumptions made.

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  • Problem Set 8

    Problem set for the course Introduction to Sustainable Energy.

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