Renewable Energy Systems 1 - 2019 entry
| MODULE TITLE | Renewable Energy Systems 1 | CREDIT VALUE | 15 |
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| MODULE CODE | CSM1032 | MODULE CONVENER | Prof Adam Feldman (Coordinator) |
| DURATION: TERM | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| DURATION: WEEKS | 10 |
| Number of Students Taking Module (anticipated) | 38 |
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This module is intended as an introductory module to provide you with a broad overview of the energy landscape, with a particular focus on renewable energy resource assessment and implementing technologies. As well as typical lectures the student participate in an RE “away day” that considers some aspect of a particular technology – last year was a “surf day” where the students combined teaching and workshops on mariner renewables with time in the water experiencing the waves. Student require the general entrance requirements for the degree. The student also has to prepare a “one slide” presentation discussing the opportunities for a particular resource.
The module can be taken by the non-specialist with a general background in basic physics/ maths.
An introductory course introducing concepts of energy and renewable energy sources.
On successful completion of this module, you should be able to:
Module Specific Skills and Knowledge:
1 understand renewable energy technologies, such as solar, wind, tidal and wave geothermal;
2 appreciate the socio-economic issues associated with the widespread use of renewable energy.
Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge:
3 assimilate scientific and engineering concepts, to model these concepts mathematically and to form a rigorous solution;
4 assess the practical limitations of such solutions.
Personal and Key Transferable/ Employment Skills and Knowledge:
5 research data and demonstrate laboratory skills/ data analysis;
6 evaluate and discuss complex scientific and socio-economic issues;
7 demonstrate basic presentation skills.
- history of energy usage, forms of energy, present energy consumption, environmental problems;
- conventional energy sources: energy and power; fossil fuel and nuclear, the grid;
- solar thermal energy: solar radiation resource, passive and active solar heating, solar concentrators.
- solar photovoltaics: basic PV operation, PV technologies, electrical characteristics;
- biomass: definitions, biomass resource, extracting biomass energy, fuel crops, anaerobic digestion, landfill gas, waste to energy, energy balances and economics;
- field trip;
- hydroelectricity: the resource, hydropower power equation, turbines, large and small scale systems, pumped storage;
- tidal power: the tides, tidal resource, system operation, environmental factors;
- wind energy: generation of the winds, wind resource, basic aerodynamics (lift versus drag) and the fundamental power equation, fundamental design concepts;
- wave energy: the wave resource, the fundamental power equation; onshore and off-shore wave energy extraction systems;
- geothermal energy: basic physics, resource quantification, rock permeability, volcanic based systems, HDR sytems, case study-the CSM HDR geothermal energy project, geothermal heat pumps.
| Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities | 41 | Guided Independent Study | 109 | Placement / Study Abroad |
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| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 32 | Lectures |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 3 | Tutorials |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 2 | Industry speakers |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 4 | Laboratory sessions |
| Guided independent study | 109 | Lecture and assessment preparation; wider reading |
| Form of Assessment | Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) | ILOs Assessed | Feedback Method |
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| Not applicable | |||
| Coursework | 30 | Written Exams | 50 | Practical Exams | 20 |
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| Form of Assessment | % of Credit | Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) | ILOs Assessed | Feedback Method |
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| Exam | 50 | 2 hours | 1,2,4,6 | Tutor meeting |
| Lab worksheets/write-up | 20 | 1,500 word equivalent | 1,3,5,6 | Written individualised feedback on sheet |
| Mini-project | 30 | 2,000 word equivalent + short presentation | 3,5,7 | Written individualised feedback on both present |
| Original Form of Assessment | Form of Re-assessment | ILOs Re-assessed | Time Scale for Re-reassessment |
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| Assessment | Additional assessment | All | August Ref/Def period |
| Examination | Additional examination | All | August Ref/Def period |
As above 1 piece of CW 50% and/or 1 Exam 50%
information that you are expected to consult. Further guidance will be provided by the Module Convener
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
Web based and electronic resources:
Mackay, David J.C., Renewable Energy Without the Hot Air, 2008, UIT, ISBN: 0954452933 PDF available from http://www.withouthotair.com
All resources are provided online through ELE, including lecture notes, details of assignments and other support material where appropriate.
Reading list for this module:
| Type | Author | Title | Edition | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
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| Set | Boyle, G., Everett, B., Ramage, J. | Energy Systems and Sustainability | OUP | 2003 | 000-0-199-26179-2 | |
| Set | Boyle, G. | Renewable Energy: power for a sustainable future | Open University Press | 2012 | 0-199-26179-2 | |
| Set | Scheer, H. | A Solar Manifesto | James & James | 2004 | 1 902916 24 7 |
| CREDIT VALUE | 15 | ECTS VALUE | 7.5 |
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| PRE-REQUISITE MODULES | None |
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| CO-REQUISITE MODULES | None |
| NQF LEVEL (FHEQ) | 4 | AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING | No |
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| ORIGIN DATE | Tuesday 10th July 2018 | LAST REVISION DATE | Tuesday 10th July 2018 |
| KEY WORDS SEARCH | Energy; renewable; resource assessment; technology. |
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Please note that all modules are subject to change, please get in touch if you have any questions about this module.
