COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 4800 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CAN ÖZGÜR ÇOLPAN

Offered to

Civil Engineering (Evening)
Geophysical Engineering
Textile Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Mining Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English)
Aerospace Engineering
Geological Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering (English)

Course Objective

The purpose of the course is to provide knowledge on global energy and environmental problems and basic information on sustainable energy technologies. Different types of technologies, their operation principles, materials, manufacturing techniques, advantages and challenges will be discussed. The course will cover topics on several renewable and alternative energy conversion and storage technologies. Specifically, solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, hydrogen, fuel cell and battery technologies will be covered. The course will also introduce the analysis of sustainable energy systems on macro level as well as their environmental impacts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To help the students to appreciate the low or zero-emission methods for energy conversion
2   To help the students to conduct basic calculations on the design and performance assessment of sustainable energy technologies
3   To help the students to be aware of global energy and environmental problems as well as the potential solutions to alleviate their effects.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1 Introduction
2 2 Sustainable development, renewable and non-renewable energy resources, global energy overview and usage, environmental problems
3 3 Fossil Fuels: coal, natural gas, petroleum, oil sands, methane hydrates
4 4 Air Pollution and Climate Change: Impacts, overview of pollutants, greenhouse gas effect, pollution control, clean coal technologies
5 5 Solar Energy: Electrochemical and thermal energy conversion technologies
6 6 Wind Energy: Wind turbines
7 7 Geothermal Energy: Geothermal power plants, geothermal heating
8 8 Mid-term Examination
9 9 Biomass Energy: Thermochemical and biological energy conversion technologies
10 10 Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells
11 11 Batteries
12 12 Other Sustainable Energy Technologies: Nuclear energy, ocean energy, hydro energy, etc.
13 13 Student Presentations
14 14 Student Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Selected readings to be provided in the class.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All students are expected to attend the lectures. Students will be expected to produce a project report and make an in-class oral presentation. This project is intended to allow students to study a topic related to sustainable energy technologies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.25 + FNS * 0.45
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.25 + RST * 0.45


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

There will be a midterm exam, a project (report and in-class presentation), and a final exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: ozgur.colpan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 1 3
Preparation about subject 1 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 30
Preparing assignments 1 30
Preparing presentations 1 30
Final 1 2
Midterm 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.22
LO.34

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