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Introduction
1. A story explains how you get to find your answer to the main issue
? story !
Why the need Main issue Answer
of a story
90%
Example of a story
• The projected demand supply gap in oil is forecasted to push up world oil prices
• Transport sector contributes more than fifty percent of the world oil consumption
• Hydrogen-based fuel cells are an alternative energy solution to oil
• Hydrogen can be produced from a variety of natural resources
• Fuel cell engines are cost-efficient and environment-friendly
• The fuel cell market is expected to grow rapidly over the next decade
• India is working towards commercialization of hydrogen-based solutions for
transport sector
• There are significant challenges in development of fuel-cell technology in India
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Expected
answer
1. Is the story logic?
Yes
2. Do we understand the transition between all messages? Yes
3. Are all messages necessary? Yes
No
4. Are there messages which are overlapping?
7. By just reading the story, do we get the main take away and key Yes
figures/facts to keep in mind?
• The projected demand supply gap in oil is forecasted to • Is the story logic?
push up world oil prices
• Do we understand the transition
• Transport sector contributes more than fifty percent of the between all messages?
world oil consumption
• Are all messages necessary?
• Hydrogen-based fuel cells are an alternative energy
solution to oil • Are there messages which are
overlapping?
• Hydrogen can be produced from a variety of natural
resources • Are all messages supported by a
• Fuel cell engines are cost-efficient and environment- solid evidence?
friendly • Can we understand the story if we
• The fuel cell market is expected to grow rapidly over the don’t look at the slides
next decade • By just looking at the story, do we
• India is working towards commercialization of hydrogen- get the main take away and key
based solutions for transport sector figures to keep in mind?
• There are significant challenges in development of fuel-
cell technology in India
The solution
• The projected demand supply gap in oil is forecasted to 1. Is the story logic?
push up world oil prices
2. Do we understand the transition
• Transport sector contributes more than fifty percent of the between all messages?
world oil consumption
3. Are all messages necessary?
• Hydrogen-based fuel cells are an alternative energy
solution to oil 4. Are there messages which are
overlapping?
• Hydrogen can be produced from a variety of natural
resources 5. Are all messages supported by a
• Fuel cell engines are cost-efficient and environment- solid evidence?
friendly 6. Can we understand the story if
• The fuel cell market is expected to grow rapidly over the we don’t look at the slides
next decade 7. By just looking at the story, do
• India is working towards commercialization of hydrogen- we get the main take away and
based solutions for transport sector key figures to keep in mind?
• There are significant challenges in development of fuel-
cell technology in India
Not passed
Story
• The projected demand supply gap in oil is forecasted to push up world oil prices
• Transport sector contributes more than fifty percent of the world oil consumption
Issues
• Hydrogen-based fuel cells are an alternative energy solution to oil
• Can you give the number of
resources?
• Hydrogen can be produced from a variety of natural resources
• Any figure on cost reduction?
• Fuel cell engines are cost-efficient and environment-friendly
• What growth rate?
• The fuel cell market is expected to grow rapidly over the next decade
• Since when?
• India is working towards commercialization of hydrogen-based solutions for transport sector
• At
• There are significant challenges in development of fuel-cell technology in least
India give the main
challenge
?
is changing
• Portugal as a huge renewable energies potential
• Microgeneration incentives were created recently
• But its market is quickly growing due to high feed-in tariff
• MyEnergy from EDP and Gvt. initiatives helped to catalyse the
Bad problematic process
Story • Average investment break-even point is lower than in some countries
• Microgeneration also promotes energy efficient behaviour and raises
environment awareness, promoting a better world
• In the future, microgeneration costs are expected to decrease 20%
every two years
• Increase in silicon supply will lower the solar panel ‘s costs
• Portugal is trying to reduce its energy • Are all messages really necessary?
dependence of about 86%
• Microgeneration promotes a new energy • What is energy dependence? Message isn’t clear
democracy – the paradigm is changing
• Portugal as a huge renewable energies
potential • Messages don’t have a logical flow
• Microgeneration incentives were created
recently • Message is confusing and difficult to understand
• But its market is quickly growing due to high without looking at the slides
feed-in tariff
Bad
• MyEnergy from EDP and Gvt. initiatives
Story • Is the data relevant and objective, and is it
helped to catalyse the problematic process
• Average investment break-even point is lower supported by solid evidence?
than in some countries
• Microgeneration also promotes energy • Message is very long and it finishes with a rather
efficient behaviour and raises environment bold deduction
awareness, promoting a better world
• In the future, microgeneration costs are • Overlapping messages?
expected to decrease 20% every two years
• Increase in silicon supply will lower the solar
panel ‘s costs • The story doesn’t clearly answer the main issue
???
Energy Macroeconomics
Main • What is the impact of Microgeneration Main • How to tackle Z island’s strong
issue on country X? issue dependence on Tourism?
• Country X’s imports 83% of its energy needs • More than ¾ of Z’s population have low
‾ X is trying to reduce its dependence earnings, low education levels and low
‾ X has an untapped renewable potential professional qualifications
• X Gvt. has defined various incentives to • This is caused by a fall in the no. of
Two promote microgeneration One tourists due to increasing social instability
Layers ‾ Attractive “feed-in tariff” - 650 € / MWh Layer and cancellation of several airlines’ routes
Story ‾ 100.000 homes will benefit until 2020 Story
‾ This helps supporting high initial costs
• Unemployment will rise and worsen the
• Investments affordable in the medium-term situation as there are very few alternatives
‾ Average for Solar PV and Wind: 20.000€
‾ Break-even point in less than 10 years • Sustainable development, better quality of
life and diversification of the economy are
• Investment costs are predicted to decrease part of the solution
‾ Technology is becoming mature
‾ New materials and shapes are arising
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3. The story is nice but has not the same flow as your output
- The story should be 90% copy/paste of the messages
- The flow should be the same as your output
- Change/adjust 10% of the messages to make story a bit easier to read