5 ECTS credits
125 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4020347ENR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Alvorens men een inschrijving kan nemen voor 'Hernieuwbare Energietechnologie' moet men geslaagd zijn voor 'Thermodynamica'
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen
Department
Industriële ingenieurswetenschappen
Educational team
Svend Bram (course titular)
Maarten Messagie
Afraz Mehmood Chaudhry
Activities and contact hours
36 contact hours Lecture
12 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
Course Content
Lecture:
This course deals with the construction, operation, properties and applications of the main renewable energy technologies. The course consists of the following parts:
  • Introduction
  • Renewable energy sources
  • Sustainability & impact
    • climate change and other environmental impacts
    • life cycle analysis
    • economic impact (TCO, LCOE, ...)
    • social impact
    • critical materials and strategic supply chains
  • Technologies
    • solar energy (thermal + electric)
    • wind energy (see separate course)
    • heat pumps
    • geothermal energy
    • hydropower
    • energy from biomass
    • energy storage systems (batteries, efuels, hydrogen,...)
  • Integration in the energy market
    • Belgian electricity mix
    • flexibility market
    • solutions for flexibility
    • sector coupling (smart charging of electric vehicles, vehicle to grid)
    • energy communities
Practical exercise:
In the practical exercise sessions students solve problems under supervision.
The selected problems are a direct application of knowledge and concepts gained in the lectures.
 
 

 

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Hernieuwbare energietechnologie, Slides + pdfs, S. Bram, Canvas, 2019
Handbook (Recommended) : Sustainable energy, Without the hot air, D. MacKay, Uit Cambridge Ltd., 9780954452933, 2009
Handbook (Recommended) : Duurzame energietechniek, J. Ouwehand, 5de, Academic Service, 9789024428243, 2020
Additional info

The lectures are organised according the 'flipped classroom' principle:

1) All lectures are available as a video recording on Canvas

2) Students view certain video recordings beforehand, according to instructions in the learning guide on Canvas

3) During joint sessions with the professor, the subject matter is treated interactively and, where necessary, further explained or deepened.

Description tutoring: after class, by appointment or via e-mail.

Learning Outcomes

Objectives

D1: knows the properties of the renewable energy sources (MaLO 1, 2, 3, 4, MaSLO-EM 1, 2, 4 DE)
D2: knows the structure, properties and applications of the major renewable energy technologies  (MaLO 1, 2, 3, 4, MaSLO-EM 1, 2, 4 DE)
D3: knows and understands the operation of renewable energy technologies (MaLO 1, 2, 3, 4, MaSLO-EM 1, 2, 4 DE)
D4: applies the relevant laws to renewable energy processes (MaLO 1, 2, 3, 4, MaSLO-EM 1, 2, 4 DE)
D5: can calculate the performance of a renewable energy process (MaLO 1, 2, 3, 4, MaSLO-EM 1, 2, 4 DE)
 
AD1: reasons and acts in a structured and systematic manner (MaLO 3)
AD2: communicates in Dutch in a comprehensible and structured manner (MaLO 14)
AD3: develops a professional attitude (MaLO 11, 14, 16)

Learning Outcomes

  • MaLO 1 To possess advanced application-specific knowledge, understanding and skills in the specialty with attention to the latest developments in technology.
  • MaLO 2 To possess advanced application-specific understanding of advanced theories and methods for the schematisation and modelling of processes and systems and their use in solving problems within the specialty.
  • MaLO 3 To independently integrate and deepen previously acquired knowledge with a view to the opportunities for innovating practical implementations, whilst being aware of the limits of one's own competencies.
  • MaLO 4 To formulate and analyse complex problems within the specialty, and if necessary reduce them to manageable sub-problems, and to develop implementation-oriented design solutions with attention to the specific context.
  • MaLO 11 To work on a project in a primarily subject-specific context: to set goals, to monitor the goals and progress of the project. To function as a member of an (inter- and multidisciplinary) team, to start to lead, to be a bridge between management and workplace, to operate in an international or intercultural environment.  To report effectively.
  • MaLO 14 To communicate orally and in writing about one's field in the language or languages relevant to the specialty.
  • MaLO 16 To act in an ethically, professionally and socially responsible manner with attention to technical, economic, human and sustainability aspects.
  • MaSLO-EM 1 To have advanced, application-oriented knowledge, understanding and skills in electromechanics, with attention to the latest developments in technology and to the industrial setting.
  • MaSLO-EM 2 To analyse,  optimize and manage production processes and machines.
  • MaSLO-EM 4 DE To acquire depth in the electromechanical-engineering field of: Sustainable energy.

 

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Other Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Other Exam with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: Exam time 1st session:
    lecture: written exam theory, closed book: 60% (not transferred to 2nd session)
    practical exercises: written exam theory, open book: 40% (not transferred to 2nd session)

    Exam time 2nd session
    lecture: written exam theory, closed book: 60%
    practical exercises: written exam theory, open book: 40%

Additional info regarding evaluation

Not applicable

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Electromechanical Engineering Technology: elektromechanica met profiel duurzame energie (only offered in Dutch)