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Energy economy (5 cr)

Code: ST00BI00-3018

General information


Enrollment

06.11.2023 - 17.11.2023

Timing

01.01.2024 - 24.04.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Electrical Engineering, Building Services and Material Technology

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Electrical and Automation Engineering

Teachers

  • Virtuaaliopettaja Sähkö-, talo- ja materiaalitekniikka

Teacher in charge

Juha Korpijärvi

Groups

  • STMI21SPB
    Electrical and Automation Engineering, full-time studies
  • STMI21SPA
    Electrical and Automation Engineering, full-time studies

Objective

You show familiarity with the investment calculation methods, in particular, by applying the methods of technical energy investments.

Content

How do the methods of net present value, annual cost, internal rate of return and payback period work?
What are different options for power production?
How to find transmission and transformation losses?
What benefits does compensation provide?

Materials

Study material is published on the Learn platform

Teaching methods

Completion is possible as an individual implementation so that the specified assignments are returned individually to the course teacher

Employer connections

No

Exam schedules

No examination

Student workload

16 exercises, each lasting about four hours, for a total of 64 hours, in addition to which there will be about 76 hours of independent familiarization with the topic.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Qualifications

Electricity plant technology