Novas Energias
This is a multidisciplinary course unit that integrates knowledge from various scientific fields to understand the advantages and challenges of different current and future methods of energy production and conservation.
The aim is for students to develop a structured and informed perspective, along with logical reasoning, regarding the future of energy in light of pressing issues such as the growing demand for energy, the depletion of oil reserves, and global warming caused by the release of greenhouse gases.
The course presents the various types of energy available, starting with conventional sources, moving on to renewables, and concluding with the integration of all of them in the energy transition towards a decarbonised future.
Conventional energies
Renewable and alternative energies
Energy transition
Knowledge of the different energy production techniques, identifying their advantages, limitations, and contexts of application.
Capacity to assess and select the most suitable energy production solutions for the specific characteristics and needs of each location.
Ability to think critically about the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition towards a decarbonised future
1. Radiation and the environment.
2. Conventional energy: fossil fuels, nuclear, hidropower.
3. Renewable and alternative energy: wind, solar, geothermal, wave power, tidal power, and biomass.
4. Energy transition: electrification and decarbinization, grid stabilization, and power storage.
Bent Sørensen, Renewable Energy: Its physics, engineering, use, environmental impacts, economy and planning aspects.
Supplementary materials prepared by the lecturer and other resources indicated in the curricular unit.
E-learning.
Continuous assessment is privileged: 2 digital written documents (e-folios) during the semester (40%) and a final digital test, Global e-folio (e-folio G) at the end of the semester (60%). In due time, students can alternatively choose to perform one final exam (100%).