Solar and wind energy technology and business (5 cr)
Code: EN00CY16-3002
General information
Enrollment
16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020
Timing
06.01.2020 - 24.04.2020
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 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Energy Engineering
Teachers
- Yliopettaja REY3
- Merja Mäkelä
Teacher in charge
Merja Mäkelä
Groups
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ENKT17SP
Objective
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.
Content
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?
Materials
1. Learn 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?
Exam schedules
Lab projects week 8/2020.
Exam in Learn 6.4.2020.
Resit exam in Learn 14.5.2020, 17 o'clock, and in August 2020.
International connections
In collaboration with Lappeenranta University of Technology.
Fuel cell lab projects by Stralsund University of Applied Sciences
Student workload
* 24 h online internet lectures
* 12 h supervised lab exercises
* 99 h self-study
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
A missing exam.
Further information
Prerequisite courses are
1. Energy Engineering Physics
2. Basics of Electrical Engineering and Electronics
3. Measurement and Control Technology
4. Renewable Energy
or related competences.
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam (70 %) and exercises (30 %), with grades 0 - 5.