Renewable & Secure Energy Systems
Niveau
Introduction & in-depth study
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• analyze renewable energy conversion systems for electricity, heating and cooling and assess their technical, ecological and economic performance.
• examine modern storage technologies and develop concepts for integrating storage solutions into sustainable energy systems.
• evaluate the system efficiency and reliability of hybrid energy installations and derive optimisation approaches for operation and load management.
• compare different renewable technologies with regard to efficiency, operating characteristics and transformation potential and argue for their use in various fields of application.
• design comprehensive technical concepts for sustainable energy supply systems and develop strategic solutions for their implementation in companies or municipalities.
• analyze renewable energy conversion systems for electricity, heating and cooling and assess their technical, ecological and economic performance.
• examine modern storage technologies and develop concepts for integrating storage solutions into sustainable energy systems.
• evaluate the system efficiency and reliability of hybrid energy installations and derive optimisation approaches for operation and load management.
• compare different renewable technologies with regard to efficiency, operating characteristics and transformation potential and argue for their use in various fields of application.
• design comprehensive technical concepts for sustainable energy supply systems and develop strategic solutions for their implementation in companies or municipalities.
Prerequisites for the course
Fundamentals of electrical engineering
Course content
- Renewable electricity technologies
- Renewable heating and cooling technologies
- Energy storage technologies
- System integration of renewable energies, including load management, hybridisation and the design of sustainable energy supply systems
- Techno-economic assessment, including efficiency analyzes, lifetime models, investment parameters and transformation potential
- Applications in energy and sustainability management, including case studies on corporate energy supply and municipal transformation
- Renewable heating and cooling technologies
- Energy storage technologies
- System integration of renewable energies, including load management, hybridisation and the design of sustainable energy supply systems
- Techno-economic assessment, including efficiency analyzes, lifetime models, investment parameters and transformation potential
- Applications in energy and sustainability management, including case studies on corporate energy supply and municipal transformation
Recommended specialist literature
- Blume, S. W. (2017). Electric power system basics for the nonelectrical professional (Second edition). IEEE Press, Wiley.
- Hossain, E., & Petrovic, S. (2021). Renewable energy crash course: A concise introduction. Springer.
- Jenkins, N., & Ekanayake, J. (2024). Renewable energy engineering (Second edition). Cambridge University Press.
- Nelson, V., & Starcher, K. (2016). Introduction to renewable energy (Second edition). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
- Zhao, X., & Ma, X. (Eds.). (2019). Advanced energy efficiency technologies for solar heating, cooling and power generation. Springer.
- Hossain, E., & Petrovic, S. (2021). Renewable energy crash course: A concise introduction. Springer.
- Jenkins, N., & Ekanayake, J. (2024). Renewable energy engineering (Second edition). Cambridge University Press.
- Nelson, V., & Starcher, K. (2016). Introduction to renewable energy (Second edition). CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
- Zhao, X., & Ma, X. (Eds.). (2019). Advanced energy efficiency technologies for solar heating, cooling and power generation. Springer.
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
9
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
Lectures, discussions, exercises, case studies, group work, field trips
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
4