| NAME OF THE COURSE |
Renewable Energy Sources |
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Code |
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Course teacher |
Prof Senka Gudić |
Credits (ECTS) |
3.0 |
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Associate teachers |
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Type of instruction (number of hours) |
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Status of the course |
Elective |
Percentage of application of e-learning |
0 % |
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| COURSE DESCRIPTION |
Course objectives |
Students will recognize the global importance of renewable energy sources and meet the possibilities of their exploitation. The knowledge gained will be applied to solve practical problems in the implementation of renewable energy sources. |
Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course |
Enrolled in or passed the course Exercises in Renewable Energy Sources
The condition for taking the exam: Completed the course ”Exercises in Renewable Energy Sources” |
Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes) |
After the successfully passed exam student is able to:
- describe the basic principles of renewable energy technologies
- be familiar with the legislation of renewable energy
- define the energy potential and economy application of certain renewable energy sources
- identify problems related to the implantation of each technology in existing energy systems
- apply the knowledge gained in the development and scientific research in this field of science. |
Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus) |
1st week: Introduction. Energy sources and forms. Characteristics of renewable energy sources. The current state of renewable energy.
2nd week: Renewable energy regulations. EU Directives.
3rd week: Renewable energy sources and Croatian energy legislation. Administrative barriers and incentives.
4th week: Solar energy. Solar energy conversion into heat and electricity: solar panels, photovoltaic cells, solar energy collectors.
5th week: Wind energy. Wind energy and power. Wind power plants.
6th week: Biomass. Types and properties of biomass. Energy production from biomass - technologies.
7th week: Use of biomass in cogeneration plants. Biogas, alcohol fuels and biodiesel. The impact of biomass on the environment. The price of energy from biomass.
8th week: First test. Hydropower. Potential of small hydropower plants.
9th week: Geothermal energy. Nature of geothermal energy. Direct use of geothermal energy for heating. Geothermal power plants. Heat pumps.
10th week: Wave power. Tidal power.
11th week: Energy storage technologies: primary batteries, accumulators, super capacitors, flywheel energy storage.
12th week: Hydrogen technologies and fuel cells. Hydrogen production. Hydrogen storage.
13th week: Use of hydrogen. Fuel cell: history, principles of operation. Fuel cells batteries. Types of fuel cells, operation temperatures, fuels.
14th week: Fuel cell cogeneration systems. Applications: stationary fuel cell power systems and portable fuel cell power systems. Hybrid systems.
15th week: Second test. |
Format of instruction: |
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Student responsibilities |
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Screening student work (name the proportion of ECTS credits for eachactivity so that the total number of ECTS credits is equal to the ECTS value of the course): |
Class attendance |
0.4 |
Research |
0.0 |
Practical training |
0.0 |
Experimental work |
0.0 |
Report |
0.0 |
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Essay |
0.0 |
Seminar essay |
0.0 |
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Tests |
0.8 |
Oral exam |
1.0 |
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Written exam |
0.8 |
Project |
0.0 |
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Grading and evaluating student work in class and at the final exam |
The complete exam can be passed through two tests during semester. The passing score is 60 % and the fraction of each test is 50 %. In the exam period the student has to attend to written and oral exam. Grades: - 60% insufficient, 60-70% sufficient, 71-80% good, 81-92% very good, 93-100% excellent. |
Required literature (available in the library and via other media) |
Title |
Number of copies in the library |
Availability via other media |
V. Potočnik, V. Lay, Obnovljivi izvori energije i zaštita okoliša u Hrvatskoj, MZOPU, Zagreb, 2003. |
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J. Twidell, T. Weir, Renewable Energy Resources, Taylor & Francis, New York, 2006. |
0 |
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M. Kalea, Obnovljivi izvori energije - Energetski pogled, Kiklos, Zagreb, 2014. |
1 |
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B. Labudović, Osnove primjene biomase, Energetika marketing d.o.o., Zagreb, 2012. |
1 |
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Optional literature (at the time of submission of study programme proposal) |
Lj. Majdandžić, Obnovljivi izvori energije, Graphis, Zagreb, 2008.
A.J. Appleby, Fuel Cells: Trends in Research and Applications, Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, New York, 1987.
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Quality assurance methods that ensure the acquisition of exit competences |
- monitoring of students suggestions and reactions during semester
- students evaluation organized by University |
Other (as the proposer wishes to add) |
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