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Regenerative energy production

Niveau

Consolidation

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The students are able to:
• Describe the resource situation of renewable energies and secondary energy sources with regard to their location and with regard to the resource situation of renewable energies and secondary energy sources in terms of their location and their temporal occurrence and present options of waste and waste water utilization
• Describe technologies and procedures for the utilization of renewable heat and electricity as well as naming individual processes and presenting characteristic values
• Describe technologies and procedures for the utilization of energy storage as well as naming individual processes and presenting characteristic values
• Describe aspects of sustainability and environmental compatibility of the individual generation and storage options
• Discuss requirements for the system integration of renewable energies into the general energy supply
• Name legal aspects for the utilization of renewable resources as well as the utiliza-tion of waste and waste water

Prerequisites for the course

Fundamentals of Energy Technology (TEC.1), Fundamentals of Electrical
Engineering (TEC.2)

Course content

• Global and national energy demand / energy mix
• Energy conversion chain and energy balance
• Historical development of primary and secondary energy sources and their extraction, storage and use
• Definition and interpretation of basic terms used to describe renewable energy sources
• Methods for determining the resource situation and problems of volatile renewable energy resources
• legal aspects of the use of renewable resources including laws and regulations of waste and wastewater management
• Processes of waste treatment and recycling as well as construction of a wastewater treatment plant with mechanical, biological and chemical-physical purification steps
• Structure, mode of operation and characteristic values of energy generation plants:
o thermal solar plants
o heat pumps
o energetic biomass utilization
o energetic utilization of waste and utilization of biogas, landfill gas and hydrogen
o photovoltaics
o hydroelectric power plants
o wind power plants
o deep geothermal energy and geothermal power generation
o solar thermal power generation
o selected innovative renewable energy generation options currently under research
• Structure, mode of operation and storage duration of energy storage and energy conversion systems
o chemical (inorganic and organic)
o thermal
o mechanical (kinetic and potential)
o electrical
• Aspects of sustainability in terms of efficiency, environmental impact, and CO2 reduction of energy production facilities.

Field trips to selected renewable energy generation facilities will take place as part of this module.

Recommended specialist literature

• Kaltschmitt, M., W. Streicher und A. Wiese, 2013. Erneuerbare Energien: Systemtechnik, Wirtschaftlichkeit, Umweltaspekte. 5. Auflage. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
• Weischet, W. und W. Endlicher, 2018. Einführung in die Allgemeine Klimatologie. 9. Auflage. Stuttgart: Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung
• Albers, K. J., 2018. Recknagel Sprenger Albers – Taschenbuch für Heizung + Klimatechnik. 79. Auflage. Ausgabe 2019/2020. München: Deutscher Industrieverlag
• Bilitewski, B., G. Härdtle, 2014. Abfallwirtschaft: Handbuch für Praxis und Lehre. 4. Auflage. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag
• Cord-Landwehr, K., 2013. Einführung in die Abfallwirtschaft. 4. Auflage. Wiesbaden: Vieweg+Teubner Verlag

Assessment methods and criteria

Written exam

Language

German

Number of ECTS credits awarded

10

Share of e-learning in %

30

Semester hours per week

5.0

Planned teaching and learning method

Blended Learning

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

2

Name of lecturer

Asc. Prof. (FH) Dipl.-Ing. Christian Huber

Academic year

1

Key figure of the course/module

TEC.3

Type of course/module

integrated lecture

Type of course

Compulsory

Internship(s)

none