Solar and wind energy technology and business (5 cr)

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?

Evaluation

Students can
-use professional vocabulary and concepts proficiently.
-identify interrelated tasks.
-choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.

Course material

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

Study forms and 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?

Timing of exams and assignments

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 cooperation

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.