COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Environmental Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AZIZE AYOL

Offered to

Environmental Engineering

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to provide students with the skills to evaluate the environmental, economic, and social impacts of renewable energy systems processes from a life cycle sustainability approach. Students will gain the ability to produce sustainable solutions in their future professional careers by grounding environmental decision-making processes in engineering applications for energy systems on a scientific basis from a perspective that promotes environmental sustainability in renewable energy systems and is in line with global goals such as green transformation, circular economy and combating climate change.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Curran, M. A. (2012). Life Cycle Assessment Handbook (A Guide for Environmentally Sustainable Products), 10.1002/9781118528372(), 15 41. doi:10.1002/9781118528372

Sorensen, B. (2011). Life-Cycle Analysis of Energy Systems: From Methodology to Applications, RSC Publishing, UK.

Guinee, J. B. (Ed.). (2002). Handbook on Life Cycle Assessment Operational Guide to the ISO Standards, Kluwer Academic Publishers.

SimaPro Flow tutorial. https://simapro.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SimaPro-Flow-tutorial.pdf

Alejandrino C., Mercante I, Bovea M.D., Life cycle sustainability assessment: Lessons learned from case studies, Environmental Impact Assessment Review 87 (2021) 106517

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical Lectures: Introduction to fundamental concepts, LCA methodology, and sustainable engineering approaches related to renewable energy systems; discussions with active student participation.

Practical Sessions: Conducting life cycle analyses of energy systems using SimaPro software based on scenario evaluations.

Case Studies and Example Analyses: Performing life cycle assessments using data from renewable energy sectors to evaluate environmental impacts.

Project-Based Learning: Developing projects that assess the life cycle of renewable energy processes and propose sustainability strategies.
Individual and Group Work: Students conduct their own data analyses and develop life cycle assessment projects.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams and homeworks

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are expected to attend classes regularly. Attendance will be evaluated at the end of the semester.

Lecture notes, presentations and additional resources will be made available to students via SAKAI. Students are advised to review the course materials in advance.

Active participation in practical classes for data analysis with Life Cycle Analysis is expected. Individual or group work will be done within the scope of the course.

Assignments are due on the specified dates.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Mühendislik Fakültesi
Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü
Merkez Yerleşkesi
35390 Buca/IZMIR
Tel:232-3017140
E-mail: azize.ayol@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes