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18166
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| Year |
2
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
TP(60H)
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| Scientific area |
MECÂNICA COMPUTACIONAL
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Entry requirements |
N.A.
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Learning outcomes |
The aim of the course is to provide students with general knowledge of renewable energies. The syllabus covers all sources of renewable energy, covering the physical principles associated with each of these sources, their conversion chains and the main technologies for harnessing them. In addition to technical issues, environmental and economic issues are also addressed. The skills acquired by students on
completion of the course include a general understanding of the renewable energy sector, the ability to understand the scientific aspects of a renewable energy project and the ability to identify different technological solutions suitable for different energy needs.
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Syllabus |
General introduction. Current energy situation. Energy policies. General environmental issues.
Solar energy. The resource. Associated technologies (thermal and photovoltaic). Environmental and economic issues.
Wind energy. The resource. Associated technologies. Environmental and economic issues.
Hydropower. The resource. Associated technologies. Environmental and economic issues.
Wave energy. The resource. Associated technologies. Environmental and economic issues.
Tidal energy. The resource. Associated technologies. Environmental and economic issues.
Geothermal energy. The resource. Associated technologies. Environmental and economic issues.
Bioenergy. The resource. Associated technologies. Environmental and economic issues.
Energy storage. Intermittency of the resource. Associated technologies.
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Main Bibliography |
-Stephen Peake, Renewable Energy - Power for a Sustainable Future, 2017
-Nick Jelley, Renewable Energy - A Very Short Introduction, 2020
-E. L. Wolf, Physics and Technology of Sustainable Energy, 2018
-Michael E. Mackay, Solar Energy: An Introduction, 2015
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Teaching Methodologies and Assessment Criteria |
Students develop a synthesis work on a real exploitation system, for which they give an oral presentation and prepare a monograph.
Experimental laboratory work is carried out on an isolated photovoltaic system.
Computational work is carried out using software to evaluate the energy resource in a given location/climate.
The final grade is the result of the marks in the written tests (TE), the synthesis work (TS), the experimental laboratory work (TEL) and the computational work (TC).
The final grade (NF) is calculated using the equation
NF = 0.4×TE + 0.4×(TS) + 0.1×TEL + 0.1×TC
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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