Renewable energy (5 cr)
Code: EE00CX41-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.09.2020 - 31.12.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Forestry and Environmental Technology
- Campus
- Mikkeli Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering
- Teachers
- Timo Leinonen
- Teacher in charge
- Timo Leinonen
- Groups
-
EEMI18SPEnvironmental Engineering, full-time studies
- Course
- EE00CX41
Objective
You are able to:
- explain significant renewable energy sources and their trends in Finland and globally.
- describe how renewable energy sources can be technically utilized.
- evaluate the profitability of different renewable energy sources.
- experiment and analyze hydrogen fuel cells.
Content
How do the renewable energy sources, hydropower, wood and waste energy, geothermal power, hydrogen technology and fuel cells, wind and solar power and hybrid systems function?
How are renewable energy sources utilized technically?
How is the profitability of renewable energy sources assessed?
Evaluation
Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts extensively and proficiently in different situations.
b. justify their information sources in a versatile and critical way.
e. evaluate and develop models, methods, software and techniques.
Course material
Material available in Learn, or material provided by teacher
Timing of exams and assignments
1 + 2 resits (or other assessment method)
Student workload
135 h
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Basics of engineering chemistry and physics