Introduction to Renewable Energy

- Overview of Norway’s and the world’s energy situation- Environmental challenges with energy production (CO2 and NOx emissions)- Various forms of renewable energy (hydropower, small scale hydropower, wind power, solar power, bioenergy, wave power, tidal power, osmotic power, geothermal energy)- Comparison of renewable energy with other forms of electricity production such as coal power, gas power, diesel power, and nuclear power.- Heat pumps, heat recovery, energy saving measures for buildings, passive houses and plus houses.- Hydrogen as an energy carrier, hydrogen production, hydrogen storage, and hydrogen safety.- Fuel cells (technology, challenges, and applications)- Various forms of energy storage (pumped hydropower, compressed air, batteries, flow batteries, supercapacitors, flywheels)- Microgrid and smart grid

Knowledge:The candidate has knowledge of- different types of energy production and storage.- Norwegian power supply and consumption, as well as the national and international energy situation.- energy efficient and environmentally friendly utilization of Norwegian oil and gas.- environmental challenges linked to energy production and consumption.- different measures to improve energy efficiency.- scientific research and development work in the field of Renewable Energy.Skills:The candidate is capable of - updating his or her own knowledge in the field through information gathering.- applying knowledge to solve theoretical, technical and practical issues within the fields of energy production and storage.- assessing energy and environmental consequences of different energy solutions.- doing simple calculations on heating and cooling systems.- finding, assessing, applying and citing information and academic material, and present this in a way that highlights issues within Renewable Energy. General competence:The candidate is able to- evaluate different methods for energy production and storage against each other.- evaluate appropriate energy efficiency measures.- communicate project results both orally and in writing.

Lectures, exercises, projects, laboratory work