MIRI: The Faculty of Engineering and Science of Curtin University Malaysia (Curtin Malaysia) recently opened its Green Electric Energy Centre (GEEC) to enhance teaching and research in renewable energy.
With the introduction of the GEEC, Curtin Malaysia has added yet another element to its range of already impressive laboratory facilities.
In a statement issued yesterday, the university said the GEEC is equipped with state-of-the-art data loggers.
These data loggers are capable of obtaining and storing energy data harvested from fixed-axis and dual-axis tracking outdoor solar panels.
The data loggers’ control system is connected to an indoor benchtop wind turbine simulator and an outdoor wind turbine.
The wind turbine simulator can be used for laboratory-scale simulations to study the feasibility of full-scale projects, simulating different wind speeds and environmental conditions.
Students and researchers can then evaluate data and graphs generated from the simulations at a number of workstations in the laboratory.
Present at the opening were Curtin Malaysia pro vice-chancellor, president and chief executive Professor Jim Mienczakowski; chief operating officer Pieter Willem Pottas; and acting dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Science Associate Professor Vincent Lee.
According to Mienczakowski, since the establishment of Curtin Malaysia 20 years ago, the Faculty of Engineering and Science has grown significantly and built a strong reputation for its suite of course offerings and an emerging and distinctive research profile.
“We have made remarkable progress in a number of key areas, particularly in our leadership in innovative learning and research and development in emerging technologies. This centre will certainly help us build on those strengths,” he added.
