Energy Management and Technology

Part 1: Basic thermodynamics - on the physical basis of energy management. Brief on energy, forms of energy, heat engines and other processes. Chemical energy, fuels incl. biomass, heating value, combustion equipment, energy, characterization of energy, efficiencies, thermodynamic values of energy, energy quality; exergy, anergy, irreversibility; thermomechanical (physical) and chemical exergy. Energy and exergy analysis. Use of energy and exergy.
Part 2: Energy and society - on the relations between society and energy use seen from a viewpoint of technology. Main issues of the world energy situation. Different energy systems and their structure: Extraction/production, transport, end use. Energy and power. On changes in systems, integration of new energy carriers and sources. Line-bound and non-line-bound systems. What is a "sustainable energy system"? Energy, exergy, and societal structure. Energy and exergy analyses for large enterprices and regions. Utilization of solar energy, geothermal energy, bioenergy, saline power and other renewable sources. Economics and energy; present-value analysis and energy carriers; economic values and other values. To look into the future; - about making and interpreting prognoses and scenario. Energy and ethics.

Knowledge:
The student gets knowledge about:
- thermodynamics and society.
- fuels and combustion devices.
- "new" and "alternative" energy sources and carriers (solar, geothermal, hydrogen).
- solar energy.
- wind power.
- saline power, osmosis.
- ocean-thermal power.
- bioenergy.

The student gets insight into:
- the energy situation in the world; state and trends of development
- different types of energy systems; structure, transport, end use; -energy and effect in (sub-) systems.
- exergy analysis of enterprises and regions.
- integration of new energy sources/carriers into existing systems.
- relations between energy and economics.

Skills:
The student should be able to:
- find or calculate energy and exergy content in all kinds of energy carriers and other chemical raw materials and products, and know what this means (largest outcome/ minimum input).
- determine energy and exergy loss (irreversibility) in different thermal engineering systems and chemical processes.
- distinguish properties of line-bound and non-line-bound energy system
- acquire more knowledge about energy technologies and evaluate this.

General competence:
The student should have an understanding for:
- relations between thermodynamics, society and technology.
- what is an sustainable energy system.

Lectures, exercises, self study. Term work (group or individual). The lectures and exercises are in English when students who do not speak Norwegian take the course. A postponed written exam ("kontinuasjonseksamen") can be changed to an oral exam.