Technologies for Sustainable Energy (P02446)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : EEL-P-PGTSE

This course aims to provide an introduction to engineering principles and designs underpinning key sustainable / renewable energy technologies.

It is structured so as to familiarise students with the wide range of literature on sustainable energy technologies, and aims to develop further independent study, analysis, synthesis and presentation skills.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Engineering and Electronics), (School of Engineering and Electronics, Schedule M)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	14:00	14:50	KB

? Additional Class Information : Workshops Mondays 1500-1700

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course, a student should

1. understand the principles of operation of sustainable energy conversion by (i) wind; (ii) wave; (iii) tidal; (iv) solar; (v) biomass; (vi) geothermal; (vii) combined heat & power systems;

2. have analysed the principal aspects of engineering design underpinning these technologies;

3. have a reasoned appreciation of the constraints on each technology, both imposed by physical fundamentals, and by current levels of technology and market, supported by quantitative evidence where possible;

4. understand the fundamentals of grid connection of distributed generators and the problems and constraints associated with this;

5. be capable of conducting, independently, literature searches on sustainable energy technologies, including academic, government, agency and news media sources; be practiced in the critical appraisal of the quality of sources, and in synthesis from these sources (eg, comparisons between technologies).