ENE425 Sustainable Energy

• Topics

  The course is divided into 3 modules:

  1) Basic concepts: Sustainability, Energy, Power, Climate and Costs.

  This module introduces the central concepts related to sustainable energy and central topics such as sustainability, climate footprints, resources, cost and efficiency estimates for energy systems

  2) Finite and renewable energy eesources, technologies and cost aspects

  In this module we discuss existing options for energy production from the different energy resources which include nuclear, solar-, wind- and hydropower. Pro's and Con’s of each energy resource are highlighted together with the physical, technical and economic potentials of each echnology.

  3) Energy outlook - Norway, Europe and the World.

  In the final module we discuss options for a future non-fossil energy supply in relation to resource, area and cost characteristics and on which timeframe the realistically can be achieved.

  Sustainable energy production is the underlaying core topic of the course and permeates the entire course content as well as learning outcome and skills.

• Learning outcome

  Knowledge

  At the end of the course, the students will:

  • Understand central concepts within sustainability and energy.
  • Have basic knowledge of existing energy technologies and resources.
  • Have a basic understanding of options for future sustainable energy production regionally and at the global level.

  Skills

  The students will:

  • Learn to find information and to critically evaluate existing information about renewable energy technologies.
  • Be able to calculate power production and perform cost estimates related to various energy sources.
  • Be able to describe pros and cons of various energy supply options at regional and global level.

  General competence

  Upon successful completion of the course the students are able to:

  • Assess characteristics, challenges and limitations and costs related to sustainable energy projects.
  • Describe the main challenges in transformation to a non-fossil society.

• Teaching

  The teaching will be a combination of classroom lectures, flipped classroom, topical projects and exercises.

• Credit reduction due to overlap

  None.

• Compulsory Activity

  Approved project reports, in groups of 1-3 students, in each of the 3 modules of the course.

• Assessment

  Digital school exam, 3 hours.

• Grading Scale

  A-F

• Literature

  Narbel, Patrick A., Jan Petter Hansen and Jan R. Lien: Energy Technologies and Economics.

  Revised parts of this book will be made available to the students through Canvas.

• Permitted Support Material

  Calculator

  One bilingual dictionary (Category I)

  All in accordance with Supplementary provisions to the Regulations for Full-time Study Programmes at the Norwegian School of Economics Ch.4 Permitted support material https://www.nhh.no/en/for-students/regulations/https://www.nhh.no/en/for-students/regulations/and https://www.nhh.no/en/for-students/examinations/examination-support-materials/https://www.nhh.no/en/for-students/examinations/examination-support-materials/