Course Details
Course Information Package
Course Unit Title | ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY | ||||||||||
Course Unit Code | AMEE407 | ||||||||||
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Number of ECTS credits allocated | 5 | ||||||||||
Learning Outcomes of the course unit | By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
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Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face | ||||||||||
Prerequisites | NONE | Co-requisites | NONE | ||||||||
Recommended optional program components | NONE | ||||||||||
Course Contents | · Types of Energies (Conventional, Non-Conventional (Nuclear Energy), Renewable Energy Sources & Hydrogen) · Global, European, Cyprus energy balance, systems and distribution · Oil, Natural Gas, CNG, LNG, LPG, Hydrogen characteristics · Fossil fuel reserves · Green-house gases-effect, Global warming · Chemical Thermodynamics (Enthalpy of reaction, Calorific value, Adiabatic flame temperature) · Introduction to the Energy problem and the renewable energy sources · RES-Targets for Europe and Cyprus · Fundamental characteristics and properties of the Renewable Energy Sources. · Solar energy and applications - Solar central receivers (Parabolic trough, Power towers, Solar Dish generator) - Solar Collectors (Flat plate collectors, Vacuum flat plate collectors, Vacuum tube collectors, Compound parabolic concentrators) - Solar collector performance · Wind power · Hydro-electric power · Tidal and wave energy · Hydrogen production/storage from renewable energy sources and H2 / fuel cells · Laboratory Work (1-hour per week): Weather conditions in relation to RES and “Green” Hydrogen Production, Storage and “Green” electricity production: The students will operate a model/system composed of a Photovoltaic, a PEM Water Electrolysis, a Hydrogen Storage, a PEM Fuel Cell and a motor, in order to understand the whole “clean” cycle of storing Solar Energy in the form of “green” hydrogen, which can then be used for on-demand “green” electricity production. They will also learn how to obtain and analyze information from weather stations and perform data analysis (solar radiation, wind velocity/direction, temperature, pressure, humidity, rain, etc) in relation to Renewable Energy Sources (RES), and produce a relative report. | ||||||||||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods | Lectures for learning the theory and fundamentals in energy. Explaining with specific examples different aspects in energy sources and solve specific problems. Actual demonstration of different RES Technologies such as, Solar production of Hydrogen and electricity production with H2/Fuel Cells. Frequent short quizzes (about 6) on previous class lecture in order to enforce the “every day” studying and prepare the students to readily attend the next class lecture. Tutorials, where the students ask further questions on the lectures for better comprehension. Frequent reviews and discussions. | ||||||||||
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Language of instruction | English | ||||||||||
Work placement(s) | NO |