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Wind and Solar Energy Technology and Business (5 cr)

Code: 299001112-3002

General information


Enrollment

02.01.2019 - 14.01.2019

Timing

07.01.2019 - 26.04.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Campus

Kotka Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Energy Engineering

Teachers

  • Merja Mäkelä

Teacher in charge

Merja Mäkelä

Groups

  • EN16S

Objective

xxx

Materials

1. Moodle materials.
2. Skype and Adobe Connect recordings

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
After completing this course, you will be able to
* model the whole process from the kinetic energy of wind to the turnover of a production company
* list and describe main technologies, business principles, environmental aspects, energy policies and their trends related to wind power
* describe the mutual impacts of wind power and electric networks
* present technologies related to solar power.
How are you able to get electricity from wind and finally turnover?
Which are the components of a wind turbine, and how are you able to run the turbine in a safe way?
In which conditions can a wind turbine or a wind farm be connected to the national network?
How are you able to realize a solar power project of a private home or a company, and which components and permissions are needed?

International connections

In collaboration with Lappeenranta University of Technology.
Fuel cell lab projects by Stralsund University of Applied Sciences

Student workload

* 20 h online internet lectures
* 11 h supervised lab exercises
* 104 h self-study

Further information

Prerequisite courses are
1. Energy Engineering Physics
2. Basics of Electrical Engineering and Electronics
3. Measurement and Control Technology
4. Renewable Energy.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam (70 %) and exercises (30 %), with grades 0 - 5.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

A missing exam.