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Energy Carriers and Energy Resources

Course developers

Prior knowledge

Ener6001, Alternative Energetics

Course abstract

The aim of the course is to learn the properties of different energy carriers and energy sources, areas and restrictions of their use, as well as availability and equipment needed. The course contains an analysis of different energy carriers and resources in the economies of Latvia and EU is being provided as well.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

1. Knowledge - of different energy carriers and energy resources - instrumentation, equipment, as well as economical and managerial aspects, - study work;
2. Skills - to create and to choose energy carriers and energy resources and equipment in energy supply facilities, to match them, and to use different strategies, - study work;

3. Competence - evaluation of interaction and collaboration of different energy carriers and energy resources, choice of equipment used, - test.

Course Content(Calendar)

Lectures:
1. Introduction, Problems in modern power management. 1h
2. Energy resources, Global development tendencies. 1h
3. Quality and exergy energy, energy transformation. 1h
4. Accumulation of energy. 1h
5. Tradition and alternative energy sources, qualities and oddities. 1h
6. Hydrogen in power management. Development and tendencies. 2h
7. Waste to energy. 2h
8. Energy efficiency, development and tendencies. 1h
9. Low temperature heating. 1h
10. Principles of Carbon free power, development prognose. Linear and circular economy. 1h
11. Residual energy. 1h
12. Energy balance, statistics. 1h
13. European green policy, The green deal, National Energy and Climate plan. 1h
14. Legal legislation in power management, Polluting Activity permits and Natural resources. 1h

Practical classes:
1. Quality and exergy energy, energy transformation. 1h
2. Energy transformation. 2h
3. Accumulation of energy. 2h
4. Waste to energy. 1h
5. Energy efficiency. 2h
6. Linear and circular principles in energy management. 1h
7. Energy balance, statistics. 2h
8. Prices of energy sources and carriers. 2h
9. The European Green deal. 1h

10. Polluting Activity permits and Natural resources. 2h

Requirements for awarding credit points

Independent study work – Completed

Test – Passed

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Students choose individual themes of Independant study work in what one of the problems stated in lectures are described. The aim of this work is to describe a problem in energy sector, to analyse in what way it influences the sector and to give possible solutions.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

The criteria for assessment is based on students answers in the test. To be eligable for the test, students attendance must be good. Also all practical classes and individual studdy work must be completed.

Compulsory reading

1. Galiņš A., Kanceviča L., Laizāns A. Alternatīvās enerģētikas iekārtas. Mācību grāmata. Jelgava: LLU, 2008. 316 lpp.
2. Doty S., Turner W.C. Energy Management Handbook. 7th Edition. The Fairmont Press: GA, 2009. 847 p.

3. Strautiņš P. Skatījums uz iespējām, riskiem un risinājumiem Latvijas enerģētikā. 2008. 84 lpp. [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 25.02.2011.]. Pieejams:http://www.swedbank.lv/lib/lv/energetika.pdf

Further reading

1. Kaltschmitt M., Streicher W., Wiese A. Renewable Energy - Technology, Economics and Environment. Berlin; New York: Springer, 2007. 564 p.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Renevable Energy World. Internetžurnāls Pieejams:http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/home

2. IEA (2019), The Future of Hydrogen, IEA, Paris https://www.iea.org/reports/the-future-of-hydrogen

Notes

Mandatory course of Master study Program Agricultural Engineering subprogram Power engineering, 3rd semester