Energy Efficiency

Applications: Efficient energy use related to buildings, industry and the transport sector. The power market and renewable energy, guarantees of origin and green certificates. Climate effects of production and use of various energy sources. Energy efficient buildings (low energy houses, passive houses and plus houses). The use of solar energy and bioenergy. Heat recovery and balanced ventilation. Different forms of heat transfer. Different types of heat pump solutions. Heat recovery and utilization of waste heat in the industry. Energy-efficient utilization of waste, district heating. Production and use of biogas. Life cycle perspective vs. continuous improvement. Methods: Hot cascades. Pinch analysis. "Embodied energy", energy payback time. Optimization. Use of relevant software.

General knowledge: - The candidate can formulate energy balances. - The candidate has knowledge of various measures for energy efficiency. - The candidate has knowledge of energy-efficient buildings such as low-energy buildings, passive houses and plus houses. - The candidate has knowledge of correct energy use and measures for energy efficiency in buildings, industry and the transport sector. - The candidate has knowledge about heat recovery and energy efficiency measurements in the industry. - The candidate has knowledge of energy economization. - The candidate has knowledge of environmental aspects related to energy production and energy use. Skills: - The candidate can apply knowledge to solve theoretical, technical and practical issues related to efficient energy use and energy recovery. - The candidate can conduct simple calculations on energy efficient buildings including heating and cooling systems. -The candidate can use software for formulating, calculating and optimizing energy balances - The candidate can find, evaluate, apply and cite to information and academic matter, and present this in a way that highlights an issue within energy efficiency. General competence - The candidate should be able to evaluate different forms of energy use against each other. - The candidate can communicate project results orally as well as in writing. - The candidate can collect information and update his/her knowledge within the field.

Lectures and compulsory calculation exercises.