Applied Renewable Energy and Low Carbon Technologies

Overview

Lecture Content
• Introduction to the oil and gas sector
• Renewables and low carbon energy technologies, including:
* Wind
* Solar
* Nuclear
* Geothermal
* Biomass


Course delivery
CHE7301 is delivered via blended approach of live lectures and online content

Learning Objectives

Understanding the various options for deploying low-carbon solutions and balancing negative and positive emissions technologies to achieve net-zero forms the core of this module. Here we look at the range of options available and examine not only the individual technologies but consider how these work together in an overall energy/carbon system.

At the end of the module students will be able to:

• Apply knowledge of the current oil and gas sector, the subsequent transition towards renewable energy systems and the parameters which influence both;
• Analyse and interpret data sets in support of low carbon technologies;
• Understand current and emerging technologies and evaluate the related challenges towards their deployment;
• Apply knowledge of renewable energy systems to the design of future buildings, cities and transport infrastructure.

Skills

Skills Associated With Module:

• Core skills in underlying physical sciences and engineering, in particular as applied to solving problems of relevance to energy systems
• Critical evaluation
• Analytical skills
• Systems thinking
• Communication and report writing skills

Assessment

Course Requirements:

Coursework submission 100 %
Total coursework elements must be passed at 50%.

Assessment Profile
Element type Element weight (%)
1. Coursework – Net Zero option for Northern Ireland 50
2. Coursework – Wind Energy 50