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The document outlines the course PHYS-C6370 Fundamentals of New Energy Sources, focusing on understanding new and renewable energy technologies and their applications. It includes a detailed schedule of lectures, exercises, and project work, as well as the workload and assessment criteria. The course is part of various energy-related programs at Aalto University and aims to equip students with the knowledge and tools necessary for energy system planning and research.

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The document outlines the course PHYS-C6370 Fundamentals of New Energy Sources, focusing on understanding new and renewable energy technologies and their applications. It includes a detailed schedule of lectures, exercises, and project work, as well as the workload and assessment criteria. The course is part of various energy-related programs at Aalto University and aims to equip students with the knowledge and tools necessary for energy system planning and research.

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PHYS-C6370

Fundamentals of New Energy Sources


(5 cr)

Course Outline

Autumn 2017

Peter Lund 2017


SCI/PHYS: New and renewable energy
technologies, programmes & courses
Courses:
PHYS-C6370 Fundamentals of New Energy Sources (fall semester)
PHYS-C1380 Multi-disciplinary energy perspectives (winter semester)
PHYS-E0483 Advances in New Energy Technologies (winter semester)
PHYS-E6570 Solar Energy Engineering (winter semester 2018)
PHYS-E6571 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technology (winter semester 2019)
PHYS-E6572 Advanced Wind Power Technology (fall semester 2018)
PHYS-E0581 Individual Assignment: Basics of Wind Energy, home ‘MOOC’ course (2 ECTS)
PHYS-E0581 Individual Assignment: energy topics (any time)
PHYS-E0582 Special Course in Advanced Energy Technologies, spring 2018: Basics of
climate change - The science background and implications on technology & business
MOOC: Open Access course on Climate Change: climate.now (3 ECTS)

Programmes:
Energy Science (Minor & Major at BSc and MSc levels)
Multi-Disciplinary Energy Studies (Minor at Master-level, all Aalto U)

Peter Lund 2017


Outline of the course
• Aim: “To understand the physical fundamentals of new and renewable
energy technologies, their main applications, future potential and trends.
To be able to use key tools in this context. To obtain a good insight into
new and renewable energy sources, adequate capabilities to apply this
knowledge into various research, development or planning tasks of new
energy systems”

• First part of the course: global energy system, change drives, penetration
of new technologies, diffusion and learning models, energy scenarios;
Second part of the course: new energy technologies, bioenergy and
biofuels, wave and marine power, geothermal energy, wind power, solar
energy, fuel cells and hydrogen, planning of energy systems.

• Linking of the course to your studies


– Course as part of the basic studies
• Part of your own major/minor subject
• Energy Science (PHYS) major or minor
• Energy Science minor (20 cr, tailormade contents)
• Aalto Multi-Disciplinary Energy Studies Minor Programme
– Post-graduate studies

Peter Lund 2017


Contents
1) Part I (lectures 1-4): understanding global energy system, drivers
of change, and how new energy technologies will fit into the "big
picture". Learning key tools to investigate the "Energy
Transition". Key topics include: Global Energy Systems and
Dynamics; Energy and Climate Scenarios; IPAT-model, Resource
models

2) Part II (lectures 5-12): fundamentals, potential, and restrictions


of new energy technologies (solar, wind, wave, geothermal,
bioenergy/biofuels and biogas, fuel cells and hydrogen). Tools:
Renewable Energy Source Assessment and Energy Planning tools;
Individual Technology Sections (solar, wind, bio, wave, geothermal,
fuel cells).

- Renewable Energy Source Assessment


- Renewable Energy Planning (RETSCREEN, Homer?)
- Technology Sections (solar, wind, bio, wave, geothermal, fuel cells)

Peter Lund 2017


Lectures 2017
1 Global Energy System (13.9)
2 Energy Scenarios (20.9)
3 Technology Diffusion (27.9)
4 Economics (4.10)
5 Solar energy markets (Guest from Fortum 11.10)
6 Solar Energy (18.10)
7 Wind Power (1.11)
8 Bioenergy (Monday 6.11)
9 Biofuels (15.11)
10 Wave Power and Geothermal (22.11)
11 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (Monday 27.11)

Peter Lund 2017


Schedule autumn 2017
Lectures *):

Wed 14:15-16:00 K215 (215),


(Mechanical Engineering 1, Otakaari 4) 13 Sep – 18 Oct 17
(Mechanical Engineering 1, Otakaari 4) 1 Nov – 29 Nov 17

*) Please check from MyCourses lectures as there may be a few changes during the autumn
(swapping lecture and exercises)

Exercises:

Mon 14:15-16:00 K215, first class-room is 18 September


Most likely a second exercise group will be established

Peter Lund 2017


Workload
Workload lectures: 22 hours (2 hours per week)
exercises: 26 hours
project work: 45 hours
individual reading and homework: 40 hours

Passing the 80% home-exercises accepted (10/12 pass/no pass)


Course Project work approved (scoring 0-5); Dec 17 or Jan 14

/OR/
Home-exercises give 0-6 extra points in Exam (Dec 13)

/AFTER JANAURY 2018/


Exam only

Project work 1) Collective part


assessment 2) Individual part

Peter Lund 2017


Learning space – Energy Garage

2-3 events will be arranged here


during the course t.b. announced

Peter Lund 2017


PHYS-C6370
Fundamentals of New Energy Sources
(5 cr)

Motivation

Peter Lund 2017


[Energy] evolution
Energy use

Electric
generator

Fossil fuels
Steam
engine Future of
Fire Energy?

-2M - 2000yrs NOW


Peter Lund 2017 ≈500 years
The [Big] Energy Transitions

z at ion?
ec ar boni
D

Source :Citi Group, October 2013


Peter Lund 2017
ABC of Energy-Climate Facts
Fossil fuels >80% of all energy

Coal (power) & oil (traffic) 80% of CO2

CO2 down by >80% 2050 CO2-emissions


(in industrialized countries) 45
Gt
22 Gt

20

Peter Lund 2017


Energy [R]evolution
Energy Technology Perspectives Scenario (IEA 2014)
Gt CO2

International Energy Agency (2014), Energy Technology Perspectives


2014, OECD/IEA, Paris

Peter Lund 2017


New directions in energy

International Energy Agency (2014), Energy Technology Perspectives


PeterOECD/IEA,
2014, Lund 2017Paris
Example of single
technologies
[PV-EV]

Peter Lund 2017

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