Postgraduate Course: Multi-Scale Energy Demand (MSc) (PGEE11263)

Course Outline
School	School of Engineering	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course will introduce students to the nature of energy use at multiple scales ranging from domestic to industrial and will cover energy demand from the buildings, transportation, commercial and industrial sectors, land use and so on. The course is designed to provide quantitative information on energy uses that are major sources of carbon emissions. It will introduce students to the spatio-temporal consumption of energy and discuss the drivers of that use, as well as covering associated barriers and constraints. The course will analyse multiple different energy use-cases-particularly those identified as energy intensive -across sectors and assess various interventions that can contribute to more sustainable operation. The course will introduce concepts and methodologies around energy demand management and operational flexibility.
Course description	The course comprises core elements (see list below) that are augmented with Guest Lectures from domain expert academics from the School of Engineering and partnered other Schools, including Schools of Politics and Social Sciences and Geosciences. These lectures are incorporated to provide a multi-disciplinary and holistic perspective to multi-scale energy demand.In addition, Guest Lectures will be provided from industry and wider stakeholders to give real-world examples and case-studies from energy users. Core taught components: Our Energy Use The Energy Network The Water, Food, Energy nexus Net-zero Buildings Industrial and Domestic Heating & Cooling Transportation¿Energy Use and Demand in a Changing Climate The Management of Energy Use and Demand N.B -Scheduling of components is indicative and likely to change depending on circumstances, e.g. domain expert scheduling, optimisation of assessment topics and availability of guest speakers etc.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 1
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Coursework 100%
Feedback	Coursework will be done in two parts and will include individual and group submissions. The first part will be delivered following week 4 of the course and students will receive formative feedback ahead of the second submission following completion of the lectures. Feedback on the second submitted course work will be given via Learn through the Turnitin grademarker which will be used to attach comments throughout submitted documents.
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Demonstrate an ability to analyseenergy demand across sectors on domestic and commercial scales, across geographies and across timeframes from intra-day to those relevant to climate-change Apply nexus and whole systems approaches to the identified interfaces and inter-dependencies between Climate, Land, Energy and Water systems. Identify and evaluate the functionalities and the operational flexibility brought to the energy system by demand management and coordination