Introduction to Renewable Energy 2

- Introduction to chemistry and corrosion essential for renewable energy systems

- Various forms of energy storage (pumped power plants, compressed air, batteries, flow batteries, supercapacitors, flywheels)

- Hydrogen as an energy carrier, hydrogen production, hydrogen storage and hydrogen safety - fuel cells (technology, challenges and areas of application)

- Batteries as energy storage, production of batteries, electrochemistry, battery types, and basic batteries

- Production of e-fuel via renewable and sustainable processes

- Maritime renewable energy utilization

- Hybrid and smart energy systems

The candidate has knowledge of:

- basic engineering methodology

- basic sustainability analyses

- basic professional ethics and health, environment and safety (HSE)

- basic digitization (e.g. use of Matlab and Python programming)

- various forms of energy storage

- Norwegian industry for renewable energy storage

- environmental problems related to energy storage

- research and development work within the field of renewable energy.

- innovation and entrepreneurship within renewable energy

The candidate is able to (skills):

- update their knowledge within the field through information gathering

- apply knowledge to solve theoretical, technical and practical problems within the subject areas of energy storage

- assess the energy and environmental consequences of various energy storage systems

- find, assess, use and refer to information and subject matter and present this in such a way that it illuminates an issue within Renewable Energy

The candidate must be able to (general competence):

- evaluate different methods of energy storage against each other

- consider appropriate measures for energy efficiency

- communicate project results in writing and orally

- assess the role of engineers in society

Lectures, exercises, projects