Renewable Energy (5 cr)

Objective

After this study unit, a student is able toexplain significant renewable energy sources and their trends in Finland and globallydescribe how renewable energy sources can be technically utilizedevaluate the profitability of different renewable energy sources.

Content

HydropowerWind powerSolar powerWood, peat and biomass energyWaste energyGeothermal powerOcean energyHydrogen technology and fuel cells

Course material

- Moodle materials and collaborative materials

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
After completing this course, you will be able to
- list main renewable energy sources in Finland and globally
- identify the role of large-scale centralized and small-scale distributed energy production
- describe the basic principles of energy production processes using renewable sources
- analyze the energy efficiency of renewable sources
- evaluate the importance of production methods and subsidies in a national and international context.
How are photosynthesis and carbon cycle related to renewable energy?
In which level hydro, solarpower is produced in large-scale centralized and small-scale distributed energy production?
Which machinery and devices are needed to produce heat and electricity from renewable sources and waste?
How would you compute the operating efficiency of a distant-monitored solar panel or solar collector, and how would you optimize the production?
In which way do the production subsidies affect the development of production and price in Finland and in Germany, for example?

International cooperation

XAMK has annually in April 5 student places in a course on renewable energy at Stralsund University of Applied Sciences in Nothern Germany.

Student workload

- 8 h internet lectures
- 127 h remote labs and self-study

Further information

Prerequisite courses are
- Energy Engineering Mathematics 2
- Basics of Energy Technology and Power Stations
- District Heating
- Steam Boilers and Turbines
- Electrical Machines and Devices.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Excellent (5), good (4-3), satisfactory (2-1), fail (0)

Assessment methods and criteria

- Four partial exams

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

- Missing exam