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English
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Knowledge of mathematics and physics at first (Bachelor) engineering degree level
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Theoretical lessons: 72 hours
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At engineering level, the students will be given information to supervise both the planning design and implementation of new renewable-energy power plants and the design and implementation of retrofitting of existing plants. At stakeholders’ level, the students will be given information to make proper and optimal planning of energy management.
Part of the course will focus on case studies so to let students identify practical issues and end-user topics. At the end of the course, the students shall be able to: determine and choose types of primary energy sources; determine and choose conversion, management, storage, and dispatching facilities; supervise a design of facilities (location, positioning, implementation mode, etc.); evaluate and quantify the possible environmental impacts of plants; plan design and implement environmental monitoring systems.
Given the related issues, almost all the course will deliver knowledge apt to develop crosswise skills
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Overview of energy sources. Classification of energy sources, the concept of primary energy source and secondary energy source. Fossil fuels and renewable sources. Energy On-demand: transport, and storage. General concepts of energy conversion and management. Efficiency and effectiveness of energy conversion and storage systems.Overview of Solar Energy. Solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere, in the atmosphere and on the ground. The energy potential of solar radiation. Methodologies and models for estimating and predicting radiation power. Solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, solar concentration. Plant types: static, dynamic tracking, concentration, etc. General methods for designing solar systems and photovoltaic power plants. Criteria for assessing the environmental impact of solar power plants.Overview of wind energy. Undisturbed wind stream, power density, external performance, power coefficient, Betz-Lanchaster limit. Anemometric study of a site by monitoring and modeling. Methodologies and models for estimating and predicting anemometric fields. General methods for designing wind farms. Criteria for assessing the environmental impact of wind power plants.Overview of Geothermal Energy. Types of geothermal Power plants: dry rocks, magmatic systems, hydrothermal systems, geo-pressurized systems. Open-cycle and condensation geothermal systems. Water-based geothermal systems with binary and "flash" cycles. General methods for designing geothermal power plants. Geothermal heat pumps: soil/water exchange, brands, performance comparison. General problems of design of geothermal heat pump systems. Criteria for assessing the environmental impact of geothermal plants and geothermal heat pumps.Overview of hydro-electric power plants, wave power and tidal power.Overview of Energy Production by Biomass.Overview of Environmental monitoring. Basic statistical principles. Data collection, assessment and validation. Time series and environmental time series. Data remediation and data recovery. General methods for designing monitoring stations. Biomonitoring: biodiversity and bioaccumulation. More in-deep teaching about hydro-electric power plants, wave power, tidal power and energy production by biomass will be performed within the related courses
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Oral Exam (normally three questions)
Evaluation of candidate's answers
score normally up to 10/10 for each answer
Sum of above scores
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Y. A. Cengel - Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer - McGraw-Hill EducationG. Latini, G. Passerini - Handling Missing Data: Applications to Environmental Analysis – WIT PressLecture notes available in PDF
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Università Politecnica delle Marche
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