Program Overview

Sustainable Energy System Integration

Content, Progress, and Pedagogy of the Module

Learning Objectives

Knowledge

• Understand energy conversion technologies from a system perspective, including thermal, electrical, mechanical, biochemical, and mechatronic interfaces.
• Understanding of fundamental energy transmission systems, including the electricity grid, district heating, gas lines, and their integration with energy production.
• Understand the interaction between energy systems and economic energy markets, including ancillary services.
• Understanding fundamental thermal, electrical, and mechanical energy storage technologies.
• Have knowledge about emerging energy technologies like Power to X (PtX), Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), and energy islands.
• Understand the electrification of the energy supply system.

Skills

• Apply the coupling of electrical, thermal, mechanical, biochemical, and/or mechatronic energy systems.
• Evaluate fundamental energy transmission systems, including all energy vectors in the present and future energy systems.
• Assess the financial viability of energy systems, including energy storage in complex integrated energy systems.
• Design thermal, electrical, biochemical, and/or mechanical energy storage technologies.

Competences

• Be able to understand and assess the possibilities of integration of complex sustainable energy systems today and understand the energy system transition in the future.
• Be able to evaluate complex sustainable energy systems technically and economically with respect to thermal, electrical, mechanical, and/or biochemical aspects.

Type of Instruction

Lectures, exercises, and workshops supplemented with interactive seminars on issues of current interest and importance.

Extent and Expected Workload

Since it is a 5 ECTS course, the workload is expected to be 150 hours for the student.

Exam

Exams

• Name of exam: Sustainable Energy System Integration
• Type of exam: Written or oral exam
• ECTS: 5
• Permitted aids: With certain aids. For more information about permitted aids, please refer to the course description.
• Assessment: Passed/Not Passed
• Type of grading: Internal examination
• Criteria of assessment: The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures.

Facts about the Module

• Danish title: Integration af bćredygtige energisystemer
• Module code: N-EN-B6-4A
• Module type: Course
• Duration: 1 semester
• Semester: Spring
• ECTS: 5
• Language of instruction: Danish and English
• Empty-place Scheme: Yes
• Location of the lecture: Campus Aalborg, Campus Esbjerg
• Responsible for the module: Tamas Kerekes, Matthias Mandř
• Used in: Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science Programme in Energy Engineering, Curriculum for the Bachelor of Engineering Programme in Sustainable Energy Engineering.

Organisation

• Study Board: Study Board of Energy
• Department: Department of Energy
• Faculty: The Faculty of Engineering and Science.