Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Placement/Practice
Module Offerings
5513NCCG-APR-PAR
5513NCCG-JAN-PAR
5513NCCG-SEP-PAR
5513NCCG-SEP_NS-PAR
Aims
The aim of this module is to introduce students to renewable energy resources and technologies, including current storage and generation technologies, and explore their advantages and limitations. On successful completion of this module students will be able to determine the optimum combination of renewable energy technologies and evaluate their efficiencies, describe how to conduct a cost–benefit analysis to determine the most viable option between renewable and conventional energy sources, and consider the relevant political, socio-economic and legal factors that influence the selection of appropriate energy technologies.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Evaluate energy demand and the impact of renewable resources to determine the technology and methods of energy production.
2.
Discuss current energy efficiency measures, technologies and policies specific to the building and transportation sectors.
3.
Describe and analyse the main elements and control techniques for an electronically-controlled renewable energy system.
4.
Identify and specify the interface requirements between electronic, electrical and mechanical transducers and controllers, in the context of a renewable energy scenario.
5.
Apply practical, analytical and computer-based methods to design, to predict the performance of and to test a measurement system.
6.
Investigate the impacts of renewable resources to the grid and the various issues associated with integrating such resources to the grid.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Alternative energy sources: wind energy, ocean and tidal energy, biomass, geothermal energy, hydropower, solar and thermal energy, waste as energy
Energy demand and security of supply: energy consumption changes, intensity and trends (domestic, industrial, transport, services sectors), factors affecting changes in energy consumption and demand, future demand planning, energy capacity margins analysis, alternatives for locally used energy sources
Energy reduction and efficiency approaches: energy systems available for a given location, energy legislation and standards, energy saving and reduction schemes, energy saving technologies available
Energy efficiency approaches for domestic energy use: grants and government schemes, impact of schemes on supply and demand
Financial and environmental implications: cost–benefit analysis, socio-economic factors, financial implications of renewable and conventional energy
Environmental factors of the set-up and operation of renewable technologies: legislative and commercial considerations, carbon taxes, national and international climate change legislation, evaluation planning tools.