Energy Systems Engineering

After the course, the student is familiar with the measures and dimensions of macro-level energy production and consumption. The student will know the energy measures and able to apply correctly the units of energy. The student will gain fluency in finding, downloading, processing and visualizing energy statistics. The student will know the expectations from energy conversion and distribution systems, energy storage systems, and the management of the efficient use of energy in buildings, manufacturing, and processing systems. The student will also understand the seasonality of different energy needs and energy generation from renewable energy sources (RES) as well as will be able to calculate the required size of installations that can cover the energy needs of different targets. The student will also gain understanding of the secondary effects of energy usage from a local environmental impact, regional and national economic impact, and global climate change perspective. The student can also calculate total net energy needs, total energy from RES, % of total net energy covered by RES, total balance in primary energy units. The student can also correctly apply EROI calculations for different energy generation and storage technologies.

Lectures 36h; work assignment; continuous evaluation.

Lecture slides and information on recommended reading material will be provided during the course.

The course evaluation will be based on the grades of inrermediate tasks.

Eva Pongracz

The course unit utilizes a numerical grading scale 1-5. In the numerical scale zero stands for a fail.

Face-to-face teaching; the course has compulsory participation requirements.