Last modified: 30 Jul 2024 11:46
This course examines the renewable energy industries involving geothermal and hydro sources including resources, physical principles, technologies, environmental considerations and impact, integration into the grid, commercial development, and future challenges facing the industries.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The syllabus is the following:
Geothermal Energy
a) Geophysical aspects of geothermal engineering;
b) Overview of geothermal energy technologies;
c) Geothermal energy and the global energy mix;
d) First law of thermodynamics for geothermal energy engineering;
e) Second law of thermodynamics for geothermal energy engineering;
f) Power cycles in for geothermal energy engineering;
g) Ground source heat pumps;
h) Direct dry steam and single flash plants;
i) Binary cycle plants;
j) Hydrology of geothermal systems;
k) Future outlook for geothermal energy;
Hydro Energy
a) Resources;
b) Physical principles;
c) Energy storage;
d) Hydro turbine technologies;
e) Hydro plants;
f) Environmental considerations;
g) Future prospects
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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2 x Online Open Book Exam (50% each) |
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There are no assessments for this course.
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| Reflection | Create | • Communicate in writing to technical experts and the wider public. • Demonstrate advanced reasoning skills. • Present complex information in an intelligible fashion. |
| Reflection | Understand | Renewable energy from geothermal and hydro sources. Geothermal and energy resources, physical principles, technologies and systems. Hydro energy, resources, physical principles, technologies. |
| Reflection | Analyse | Discuss and explain the sources of geothermal and hydro energy and the technologies available to fully exploit them. Understand where geothermal and hydro energy fit in the future energy strategy. |
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