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Learning outcomes |
Students must acquire concepts and understand the importance of production, transportation, conversion, storage and energy consumption for the economy, environment and sustainability; To know the primary energy sources and their usable forms of transformation, the current and prospective of emerging energy technologies and quantify their economic, environmental and social impacts at local, national and global levels; Explore and evaluate the different energy options, including current and emerging technologies of alternative energy and fossil fuels, as well as energy efficiency options, both in the Portuguese context and in the global context; Acquire skills in the use of methodologies and tools that foster the choice of sustainable options in the energy sector; Stimulate the critical spirit regarding the sustainability of future energy systems.
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Syllabus |
INTRODUCTION
Concepts: Economic, Environmental and Social Aspects
Energy Needs
Technological Development and Sustainability
ENERGY, ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT
Environmental Impacts
Individual and Collective Commitments
Technological Mechanisms
Social Responsibility
Eco-efficiency and Energy Efficiency
FOSSIL FUELS
Occurrence
Transport and Storage
Conversion and Utilization
Environmental Impacts
Technology, Economics and Sustainability
Quantification of Base Resources.
ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES
Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Fission
Renewable Energies: Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Hydroelectric Energy, Ocean Energy, Geothermal Energy, and Biomass Energy
END ENERGY USE
Transport System and Fuel Cycle: Future Perspectives; Sustainability
Industrial Sector: Life Cycle Analysis; Waste; Sustainability
Residential and Commercial Sector: Residential Building Design; Commercial Building Solutions
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Main Bibliography |
As supporting texts, students are recommended the following books in the library, which cover almost all of the programmatic content: - Construção de Cenários Futuros para as Fontes de Energia Primária, João. C. O. Matias, Fundação Nova Europa, 2008 (ISBN: 978 – 972 – 8790 – 97 – 4). - Sustainable Energy: Choosing Among Options, by J. W. Tester, E. M. Drake, M. J. Driscoll, M. W. Golay, and W. A. Peters, The MIT Press, 2005 (ISBN: 978 – 0 – 262 – 20153 – 7). - Life-Cycle Analysis of Energy Systems: From Methodology to Applications, by Bent Sorensen, RSCPublishing, 2011 (ISBN: 978 – 1 – 84973 – 145 - 4). - Sustainable Energy: Without the Hot Air, by David J.C. Mackay, UIT Cambridge Ltd., 2009 (ISBN: 978 – 0 – 9544529 – 3 – 3). Textos Complementares - Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation, by Special Report of the InterGovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Cambridge University Press, New York, USA, 2012 (ISBN – 978 – 1 – 107 – 60710 – 1). - Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach, by Çengel, Yunus A. and Boles, Michael A, 6th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2006. - Energy, 2nd edition, by Aubrecht, G. J., Prentice Hall, 1995. - Design and Management for Energy Conservation – a Handbook for Energy Managers, Plant Engineers and Designers, O’Callaghan, P. W., Pergamon Presss, 1981. - Energy: Science, Policy, and the Pursuit of Sustainability, by Bent, Robert, Orr, Lloyd and Baker, Randall, Washington DC: Island Press, 2002. - Energy Systems and Sustainability, by Boyle, Godfrey, Everett, Bob and Ramage, Janet, Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2003. - Alternative Energy Resources: The Quest for Sustainable Energy, by Kruger, P. John Wiley & Sons, 2006. - Nontechnical Guide to Energy Resources: Availability, Use and Impact, by Ebenhack, B. W., Penn Well Publishing Co., Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1995.
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