Duration
18h Th, 18h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in environmental bioengineering (120 ECTS) | 4 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Theory
0. Introduction to renewable energy
Introduction to energetic system, engine and electric generators, conventionnal electrical production systems, factors promoting renewable energy
1. Photovoltaic
Solar radiation, photovoltaic conversion, performance, integration, optimisation, applications.
2. Wind energy
wind characteristics, wind energy conversion systems, electricity production, applications, hybridation
3. Anaerobic digestion
Evaluation of the ressources, biogas characteristics, available technologies, usage of biogas
4. Emerging Renewable Energy
Ocean thermal energy conversion, osmotic energy systems, tidal energy systems, wave power generation systems, geothermal energy systems, biomass energy systems, solar thermal energy conversion systems
5. Energy storage
Battery technology, fuel cell, Compressed air storage, flywheel storage, hydropower, supercapacitors, superconducting magnetic energy storage
Pratical session
1. Emerging and futur technology for renewable energy
Group presention of an emerging renewable technology.
2. Design of an off-grid electrical network
Modelling of an off grid house electrical network using a object oriented Python code. The dynamic modelling will include the estimate of the consumption, the design of the electrical producing means and a management strategy for the production intermittence.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
The lecture "Energy power systems and renewable energies" has three main educational objectives for Bioengineers in Environmental Sciences and Technlogigies:
1. To educate to main renewable energy production systems (heat and electricity) based on renewables, with a focus on decentralized production and off-grid systems.
2. To provide the necessary technico-economical bases to implement renewable energy projects.
3. To manage the storage of renewable energy, for instance in the context of off-grid power systems.
After completing the course the student is expected to:
- become familiar with the main energy sources, including renewables, their physical basis, their technlogical maturity and their implementation field.
- master energy transformation systems including motors and generators
- be able to select and dimension renewable energy production systems.
- be able to analyse environmental performances of renewable power plants.
- be able to describe, design and dimension complex energy systems
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
- good knowledge in general chemistry, physics and biology
- knowledge in dynamics
- knowledge in electricity
- knowledge in thermodynamics
- knowledge in programming, algorithmic and modelling
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Theoretical and practical learning
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Lectures : 18h (face to face or distance learning)
Renewable energy project, exercice sessions : 18 h
Recommended or required readings
Ziyad Salameh, 2014, Renewable Energy System Design, Academic Press, 298p. ISBN: 978-0-12-374991-8
Digital book available at the ULg Library http://lib.ulg.ac.be/
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Oral examination (50%)
Presentation and report (50%)
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Contacts
f.lebeau@uliege.be