Aim:
The course gives the students an introduction to and overview over various energy resources, and their applications. The course shall convey understanding of how various energy resources contribute to the energy supply nationally and globally and how the energy is used.
Content:
Important renewable energy resources such as solar energy, wind energy, hydropower, tidal and wave energy, bioenergy and geothermal energy are to be discussed. Further, nuclear power and fossil energy resources together with CO2 capture and storage will be discussed. The various energy resources will be discussed in a sustainability and economic perspective. The concept of life cycle analysis will be introduced. The course will give an overview over national and global energy production and consumption as well as projections forward in time.
On completion of the course the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:
Knowledge
The student:
-can explain the various energy resources and their relative importance in the global energy supply
-can explain how energy is applied and the corresponding
Skills
The student:
-can make simple estimates on available energy from various resources
-can do estimates on cost of energy
General competence
The student:
- can discuss basic challenges related to the global energy consumption
4 lectures, 1 excercise per week. The exercises will include practice in calculations and discussions of topics addressed in the lectures.
Also excursions to energy companies and installations will be included.