3174 - Energy systems and the environment
Course information
- Title
- Energy systems and the environment
- Course number
- 3174.23
- Academic year
- 2022-2023
- ECTS
- 7.50
- Level
- Bachelor
- Faculties
- Science and Tecnology
- Educations
- BSc in Engineering
- Prerequisites
- Thermodynamics
- Language of instruction
- The course is taught in English. The textbook and other instructional materials are in English. Group work, presentations etc. are in English and/or Faroese.
- Registration
- Students on the fourth semester of Bachelor of Science in Engineering are automatically enrolled. Applicants for an individual course must apply via the Faculty of Science and Technology Office.
- Beginning date
- Thursday, January 19, 2023
- End date
- Thursday, May 25, 2023
Academic content
- Purpose
- To give students knowledge about and understanding of the characterization of energy systems and the analysis of the structure and constraints of today’s energy systems and related environmental problems.
- Learning outcomes
- A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to: • Describe, discuss and evaluate energy supply situations with respect to primary energy requirements, energy carrier mix and conversion losses • Describe, discuss and evaluate energy systems by related environmental challenges including their contribution to the CO2 balance. • Describe, discuss and evaluate environmental problems related to renewable energy projects. • Present results in the form of a scientific paper
- Content
- • Introduction energy system. • The global energy system, resources and reserves, energy consumption. • Primary, final and useful energy. • Sustainability, definitions • Limits of growth in energy production. • Examples for different countries. • Energy consumption in the different sectors (e.g. food, domestic energy, industry, transport, services) • Efficiency chains in the various sectors. • Environmental impacts, classical pollution, CO2. • Environmental impact of renewable technologies. • Life cycle assessment of environmental impact. • Examples from different sectors for reduced impact technology. • Course project: Case study on impact assessment for an energy project with results presented in the form of a scientific paper.
- Learning and teaching approaches
- Lectures, seminar presentations by students, group work, self-study and project-based learning, semester project.
Assessment
- Assessment method
- The student writes a scientific paper on a course-relevant subject and presents it orally. The grade is given as a combination of the two contributions, with 2/3 and 1/3 weight on the paper and presentation respectively.
- Examination (internal/external)
- Internal
- Grading scale
- 7-scale
- Exam date/dates
- The exam is set for 9 June 2023.
- Deadline for withdrawal from exam
- Thursday, January 19, 2023
Academic responsibility and teachers
- Academic responsibility
- Hans Georg Bayer
- Teachers
- Hans Georg Bayer