Sustainable Energy: Principles and Processes 3 (U01111)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : EEL-3-MESEN

This course aims to establish a basic understanding of global patterns of energy use and systems of energy supply, in the context of their sustainability: social, environmental and economic. It is structured so as to familiarise students with the wide range of literature on sustainability, and aims to develop independent study, analysis and presentation skills.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

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

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

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
21/09/2007	09:00	09:50			Classroom 9, Flemming Jenkins Building

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Friday	09:00	09:50	KB

? Additional Class Information : Tutorials Fridays 10-1

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

On completion of the course, the students should be able to appreciate the issue surrounding:
1. Global energy use: distribution, growth, patterns of demand
2. Sectoral analysis of energy use: agriculture, transport, heating, airconditioning.
3. Sustainability and equity
4. Global energy supply: sources and resources.
5. Sustainable energy sources: renewable, carbon-free, carbon-neutral
6. Alternative fuels and feedstocks: hydrogen, methanol, syngas
7. Constraints on expansion of supply: (i) geopolitical factors
8. Constraints on expansion of supply: (ii) economic - investment, returns, timescales
9. Constraints on expansion of supply: (iii) environmental - greenhouse gas emissions; mining and landfilling
10. Energy-related investment in developing countries: the Clean Development Mechanism
11. Energy demand scenarios. 'Factor 4' and 'Factor 10'
12. Industrial energy use. 'Clean Technology'