IDENTIFYING DATA 2008_09
Subject Code 205142226
Study programme
Enginyeria Química i de Processos (2006)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Optional Only annual
Language
Anglès
Department Enginyeria Mecànica
Enginyeria Química
Coordinator
SALVADÓ ROVIRA, JOAN
 E-mail joan.salvado@urv.cat
Lecturers
SALVADÓ ROVIRA, JOAN
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General description and relevant information Introduction to the possibilities of diverse renewable resources to be turned energy and material.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
  Common
  AC6 La preparació de propostes de recerca aplicada, la realització de recerques bibliogràfiques aprofundides, la realització d’experimentació i l’elaboració de conclusions i preparació d’informes
  Professional
  AP10 La gestió de recursos energètics en la seva aplicació industrial
  Research
  AR2 L’excel•lència en l’estudi i coneixement de l’àmbit de recerca escollit
  AR3 La realització de recerques bibliogràfiques exhaustives en temes altament especialitzats
  AR5 La presentació de resultats en format de literatura científica, d’acord amb els estàndards comunament acceptats
  AR6 L’avaluació crítica de resultats de recerca, pròpia o aliena
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  Common
  BC1 Creativitat. Desenvolupar idees i projectes originals
  BC2 Treballar autònomament amb iniciativa
  BC4 Resoldre problemes de manera efectiva
  BC13 Aprendre a aprendre
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  Common
  CC1 Domini de l’expressió i la compressió del/s idioma/es estrangers per al desenvolupament professional derivat del curs de postgrau
  CC2 Ús de les eines específiques de TIC per al desenvolupament professional derivat del curs de postgrau
  CC4 Desenvolupament d’habilitats informacionals

Learning aims
Objectives Competences
To introduce the possibilities of diverse renewable resources to be turned energy and material. AP10
 BC1
To develop abilities for use of instrumental and bibliographical tools. AC6
AR2
AR3
 BC13
To understand the design of projects and methodologies related to the investigation area. AR5
AR6
 BC2
BC4
 CC1
CC2
CC4

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
UNIT 1: Introduction.
Energy needs: industrial sector, services, transportation and home.
Energy sources. oil, coal, natural gas, nuclear power, renewable energies.
UNIT 2: Geothermal Energy Application.
Geographic placement.
Used Technologies.
UNIT 3: Solar Thermal Energy.
Solar Map.
Available Technologies.
Design for a home use.
UNIT 4: Solar Photovoltaic Energy.
Fundamentals.
Types of cells.
Applications.
Powering a rural home.
UNIT 5: Energy from the wind.
Eolic Map.
Wind generators and yields.
UNIT 6: Hydro Energy.
Technology.
Present use.
UNIT 7: Energy from Biomass.
What is biomass?
Inventory.
Combustion.
Pyrolisis.
Gasification.
Biofuels.
Hydrogen.
Fuel Cells.
UNIT 10: Project: Integration of renewable energies.

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours Hours outside the classroom (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
 
Lecture
10 10 20
Assignments
10 40 50
 
Personal tuition
9 0 9
 
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Introduction to the subject
Lecture Expositive classes.
Assignments After being introduced to the classical technologies in renewable energies it is going to be proposed a literature search followed by an analysis and synthesis in a specific area of research. This is going to be performed by team work and the evaluation is going to depend on the rapport and on the public presentation / discussion.

Personalized attention
 
Personal tuition
Description
During the teamwork phase every student will rapport its progress individually or in small teams

Assessment
  Description Weight
Assignments The evaluation is going to be based in the rapport from literature search, the public presentation and discussion with the audience.
Putting questions to other groups is going to be positively considered. 		60 % rapport
30% presentation
10% discussion
 
Other comments and second exam session

Sources of information

Basic

  • Renewable energy its physics, engineering, use, environmental impacts, economy and planning aspects. Bent Sorensen. Academic Press; 2nd edition (May 31, 2000).
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