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Program Overview
Program Overview
The Net Zero-Carbon Fuels program is offered by the China-UK Low Carbon College at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. This program aims to introduce students to alternative fuels for the power and transportation sectors, focusing on carbon neutrality and sustainable development goals.
Course Information
- Course Code: PE8613
- Credit Hours: 32
- Credits: 2
- Course Name: Net Zero-Carbon Fuels (English), 碳中和燃料 (Chinese)
- Course Type: 专业前沿课 (Professional Frontier Course)
- Language of Instruction: English
- School: China-UK Low Carbon College
- Prerequisite: None
- Teacher: 张振东 (Zhang Zhen Dong)
- Course Webpage: Not available
Course Description
As nations work together to address global climate change, the energy sector's transition from fossil-fuel reliance to sustainable carbon-free solutions is urgent. This course introduces a redefined perspective of fuel utilization for the power and transportation sectors, emphasizing alternative fuels derived from renewable resources essential for carbon neutrality. The course explores low or zero-carbon fuels like hydrogen, ammonia, biofuels, and emerging low-carbon fuels, considering production, utilization, economics, and sustainability. It assesses the impacts of future fuels on the environment, resource availability, and social well-being, aligning with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7).
Learning Outcomes
- Describe the roles of alternative fuels in the context of carbon neutrality and relate them to sustainable development goals.
- Describe the production process, potential application, and limitations of alternative fuels, analyzing the production process of green fuels using engineering knowledge.
- Assess the impact of alternative fuel usage on local resources, society, and the nation in alignment with sustainable development goals.
Class Schedule & Requirements
| Week | Course Content | Credit Hours | Teaching Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to SDG with emphasis on SDG 7 | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 2 | Green hydrogen as energy carrier: Production, Application (fuel cells and combustion) | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 3 | Green hydrogen as energy carrier: Policy and sustainability | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 4 | Green ammonia as energy carrier: Production, distribution, fuel cells, combustion | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 5 | Sustainability of green ammonia and hydrogen: Technoeconomic analysis, policy | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 6 | Sustainable aviation propulsion: Production | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 7 | Sustainable aviation propulsion: Application and sustainability | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 8 | Advancements of biodiesel: Biodiesel production technology | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 9 | Advancements of biodiesel: Application and policy | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 10 | Advancements of bioethanol: Bioethanol production and application | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 11 | Advancements of biogas: Biogas production and application | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 12 | Biofuels sustainability: EWF + SDG perspectives | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 13 | Electrification: Power-to-X | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 14 | Electrification: Transport electrification | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 15 | Emerging zero-carbon fuels: Production of methanol, waste-derived fuel, solar fuel | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
| 16 | Group project presentation | 2 | Lecture + discussion |
Grading
- Assignments: 30%
- Final Exam: 30%
- Group Project: 40%
Textbooks & Other Materials
- Cheng Tung Chong, Jo-Han Ng, Biojet Fuel in Aviation Applications, 1st edition, Elsevier, 2021
- Damian Price, Biofuels and Renewable Energy, Callisto Reference, 2018
- Agustin Valera-Medina, Rene Banares-Alcantara, Techno-Economic Challenges of Green Ammonia as an Energy Vector, 2020
- 于立军，新能源发电技术, 机械工业出版社, 2021, ISBN: 978-9
- 桑宁如，陈浩龙，张发庆，罗素保，刘明洋等人，新能源系统概述, 天津大学出版社，2021， ISBN：
- 杨晓占,新能源与可持续发展概论, 重庆大学, 2019, ISBN：
