WM9P2-15 Advanced Renewable Energy Technologies
Introductory description
This module will provide students with an advanced and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the primary renewable energy sector technologies now being introduced into our global energy system. In addition to a theoretical perspective, topics will also be covered from a practical, and sector relevant, viewpoint, enabling graduates of the programme to have the necessary skills set to rapidly be able to contribute effectively to the design, development, and adoption of renewable energy technologies, and hence accelerate their professional development as experts in this sector. The module will be delivered through a combination of face-to-face lectures, seminars, and online guided synchronous and asynchronous learning, with significant emphasis placed on industrial relevant project work.
Module aims
The principal aim of this module is to provide students with sufficient knowledge and understanding to underpin their professional development as they progress towards becoming an expert engineer in one or more of the current core technology disciplines of renewable energy namely wind engineering, solar engineering or hydrogen engineering, and being aware of the potentail of emerging technolgies currently under development
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
Solar Energy Engineering
- Solar radiation characteristics and calculations
- Photovoltaic materials, cells and panel design and efficiencies
- Panel and array configurations and locations
- Solar farm operation and maintenance engineering
Wind Energy Engineering
- Wind and its characteristics, energy aerodynamic theory and power output calculations
- Rotor and turbine design and engineering
- Wind turbine generator electrical performance, and control
- Turbine structural loading
- Engineering aspects of offshore wind farms and their design
- Wind turbine and generator operation and maintenance
- Hydrogen Engineering
- Hydrogen safety
- Hydrogen production
- Electrolysis
- Natural gas reforming
- Biomass gasification
- Hydrogen storage technologies
- HP storage vessels design and materials
- Compressor and refrigeration technologies
- Hydrogen transport technologies
- Pipelines materials, design, operation and maintenances
- Road and rail containers
Renewable energy emerging technologies
- Carbon capture, storage, and use.
- Ammonia engineering
- Other hydrogen prediction processes
- Direct solar splitting
- Biomass-derived liquid reforming
- Hydrogen LP storage
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- Apply systematic and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of solar energy engineering to the solution of complex renewable energy engineering problems.
- Apply systematic and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of wind energy engineering to the solution of complex renewable energy engineering problems.
- Apply systematic and comprehensive knowledge and understanding of hydrogen engineering to the solution of complex renewable energy engineering problems.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the emerging technologies that are under development and at the forefront of the energy engineering sector.
Indicative reading list
Anderson, C. 2020. Wind Turbines Theory and Practice. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978 1 108 47832.
Boudellal, M. 2023. Power-to-Gas: Renewable Hydrogen Economy for the Energy Transition. De Gruter.
Brun, K. 2022. Machinery and Energy Systems for the Hydrogen Economy. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0323903943
Labouret, A. 2010. Solar Photovoltaic Energy (Energy Engineering). The Institution of Engineering and Technology. ISBN 9781849191548
Miranda, P. 2018. Science and Engineering of Hydrogen-Based Energy Technologies: Hydrogen Production and Practical Applications in Energy Generation. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0128142516
Patel, M. 2021. Wind and Solar Power Systems: Design, Analysis, and Operation. CRC Press. ISBN 978 0 367 47693 9
Smets, A. 2016. Solar Energy: The Physics and Engineering of Photovoltaic Conversion, Technologies and Systems. UIT Cambridge.
International
This module is part of the MSc Renewable Energy program delivered at the Azerbaijan State Oil & Industry University in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Subject specific skills
- Renewable energy engineering technology selection
- Solar energy technologies performance and efficiency calculations
- Solar energy engineering design
- Wind energy technologies performance and efficiency calculations
- Wind energy engineering design
- Hydrogen energy technologies performance and efficiency calculations
- Hydrogen energy engineering design
Transferable skills
- Systems thinking
- Evaluation and judgement
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Presentation of highly complex technical data
Study time
| Type | Required |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 sessions of 1 hour (62%) |
| Seminars | 3 sessions of 1 hour (8%) |
| Tutorials | 3 sessions of 1 hour (8%) |
| Online learning (scheduled sessions) | 9 sessions of 1 hour (23%) |
| Total | 39 hours |
Private study description
Directed by a module study guide issued at the start of the module. This will direct students to relevant text and journal readings and other learning activities, including flipped classroom activities, with indicative time allocations for each.
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You must pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Assessment group A
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio assignment | 100% | 60 hours | Yes (extension) |
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This is a portfolio task in which there will be 3 sub-reports each proposing, and technically justifying the design of one of the three advanced technologies explicitly identified within the module, to a prescribed operation situation, and a 4th report which evaluates the potential for adoption of an emerging technology, of the student’s choice, to that same scenario, in support of, or as an alternative to, one of the other 3 technologies. All 4 reports will have equal assessment contribution. |
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Assessment group R
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
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| Assignment | 100% | Yes (extension) | |
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This is a portfolio task in which there will be 3 sub-reports each proposing, and technically justifying the design of one of the three advanced technologies explicitly identified within the module, to a prescribed operation situation, and a 4th report which evaluates the potential for adoption of an emerging technology, of the student’s choice, to that same scenario, in support of, or as an alternative to, one of the other 3 technologies. All 4 reports will have equal assessment contribution. |
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Feedback on assessment
- Verbal feedback given during seminar and tutorial sessions
There is currently no information about the courses for which this module is core or optional.