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
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EN16S
Objective
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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.