Postgraduate Course: Ocean to End User (IDCORE) (PGEE11199)

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	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	Ocean to End-User will be delivered as a summer school run by the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and as a field trip to Orkney. It will take a holistic view considering sources ORE energy and balances these with demand for electricity, heat and fuel. In particular, it will draw on work on Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) and look at the integration of Hydrogen as an energy vector and the societal aspects of local energy systems.
Course description	Week 1 Introduction to Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) Measuring Sustainable Development Goals Barriers to delivering an energy transition Societal-Technical Transitions, Multi-level perspectives Benefits and Disbenefits of a SLES Business models for SLES Marginal Carbon emissions Generation of Hydrogen from Renewable Energy Week 2 Field trip to Orkney, visiting renewable energy facilities, EMEC, hydrolyser, hydrogen ferries, etc. Meetings with key island stake holders organised with the Orkney Renewable Energy Forum.

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

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Flexible
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, External Visit Hours 35, Summative Assessment Hours 10, Other Study Hours 33, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 0 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching)	Self study
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	100% Coursework«br /» Group Project on multi-vector smart local energy systems (50%). Learning outcomes 1 and 2«br /» Individual report on the field trip (50%) summarising the energy system in Orkney and how the community is engaged (30%). Learning outcomes 3 and 4«br /» Group presentation on future directions for energy in Orkney (20%). Learning outcome 5«br /»
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Explain the drivers for the introduction of smart local energy systems (SLES) and the business models used by them. Describe the challenges and benefits of introducing multi-vector SLES. Understand how hydrogen can be used as a vector in renewable energy based SLES. Understand the challenges of producing a lot of renewable energy in a constrained electrical network. Describe the societal aspects of an island communities SLES.