Renewable energy sources and applications
7.5 ECTS creditsInstruction is in the form of lectures, exercises, and laboratory sessions. The course comprises the following:
- Introduction to energy sources and their environmental impact
- Solar cells: The properties of photovoltaic cell structure, solar cell modules and their placement, data sheet parameters, concentrated photovoltaics
- Wind power: The wind power curve, Betz's Law, turbines with horisontal and vertical shafts, wind power parks
- Biomass technology: Biomass resources, biofuels, anaerobic digestion, biomass power and heating
- Geothermal technology: Geothermal resources, geothermal applications for electric power and heating
- Hydro Power: Energy in running water, hydroelectric technology and water turbines, wave and tidal electric power generation
- Fuel cells: The structure and function of the fuel cell, types of fuel cells, and applications
- Introduction to energy sources and their environmental impact
- Solar cells: The properties of photovoltaic cell structure, solar cell modules and their placement, data sheet parameters, concentrated photovoltaics
- Wind power: The wind power curve, Betz's Law, turbines with horisontal and vertical shafts, wind power parks
- Biomass technology: Biomass resources, biofuels, anaerobic digestion, biomass power and heating
- Geothermal technology: Geothermal resources, geothermal applications for electric power and heating
- Hydro Power: Energy in running water, hydroelectric technology and water turbines, wave and tidal electric power generation
- Fuel cells: The structure and function of the fuel cell, types of fuel cells, and applications
Progressive specialisation:
G2F (has at least 60 credits in first‐cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level:
Undergraduate level
Admission requirements:
Engineering programme courses Introduction to Physics for Electrical Engineering, 7.5 ECTS credits, and Circuit Analysis II, 7.5 ECTS credits, or equivalent
Selection:
Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.
This course is included in the following programme
- Electrical Engineering (studied during year 2)