Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science together with SUTS IChemE Student Chapter organised an invited talk of “Sarawak Alternative Rural Electrification (SARES) – Renewable Solar Energy” on 12 April 2021 (Monday) 10:00 am – 11:30 am through Microsoft Teams. Mr Zachary Bin Daleng from Sarawak Energy Berhad (SEB) delivered the talk with support from Mr Christopher Wesley Ajan, Manager Rural Electrification. Two faculty staff and approximately 30 Swinburne University students attended the talk from various programmes, such as Chemical, Mechanical, R&M, E&E and Civil Engineering.
The event started with a welcome address by Dr. Elaine. The Guest Speaker was introduced, after which Mr. Zachary took to the stage and started with the lecture. Mr. Zachary begins his lecture with a brief introduction about SARES, Solar Energy, and Community Based Solar Scheme.
Through this guest lecture, students learned the followings:
- What is Solar cell
- How Solar power system works
- The differences between standalone PV system and hybrid PV system (Sarawak)
- SARES Equipment including solar panel, battery, inverter, overhead lines, internal wiring.
- SARES Solar System: solar home system (SHS) and Centralised solar power system (CSPS)
- SARES Project Target, Plan and Project Implementation
The sharing session is followed by Q&A session. Students actively participate during the Q&A session and have a good interaction with SEB staff. The session is ended with presenting a token of appreciation to Mr Zachary. The event ended with an honorarium to the guests and a vote of thanks.
