pre152 - Resilient Energy Systems (Vollständige Modulbeschreibung)

180 h

After successful completion of the module students should be able to:

• analyse, and critically understand different definitions of resilience and fundamental concepts relevant in the context of energy systems analysis (e.g. complexity, homeostasis and equilibria, stressors, …)
• understand and interlink assessment methods, principles and theories for resilience analysis of energy supply systems in different scientific disciplines
• critically evaluate the suitability, meaningfulness and implications of different resilience related indicators, theories and assessment methods from several disciplines
• develop a scientific discourse on suitable approaches for assessing particular aspects of           resilient energy system design in the context of a particular real-life case study
• identify main barriers, potentials and driving factors for improving one selected assessment          approach in the context of its application to a case study
• perform a literature review, apply a selected resilience paradigm and analysis method and extract the main related conclusions, arguing critically on them
• present scientific results and conclusions both verbally and in written form, including           quotation to a professional standard

The module “Resilient energy systems” provides the theoretical background for understanding main concepts and interdisciplinary scientific methods from the context of resilience assessment as well as their role in the debate and towards resilient energy systems analysis and development.

Resilient Energy Systems (Lecture & Seminar, 180 h workload):

• Definitions and fundamental concepts in resilience analysis of energy systems (complexity, homeostasis, equilibria, feedback loops,…)
• Approaches and methods for resilience assessment from different relevant disciplines. Risk assessment as a basis and starting point for resilience analysis in energy systems
• Epistemic approaches for resilience appraising - resilience as guiding principle;
• Vulnerability analysis as a method and its related concepts as well as their links to governance analysis
• Aggregation methods and metrics for resilience assessment
• Approaches for cyber-security and informatics
• Stability landscapes in environmental modelling and their relation to resilience research
• Agent-based models and their use in this context

• Jesse et al. 2019. Adapting the theory of resilience to energy systems: a review and outlook. Energy, Sustainability and Society (2019) 9:27 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13705-019-0210-7
• HöllingC.S., 2001. Understanding the Complexity of Economic, Ecological and SocialSystems. Ecosystems, 4, (2001), pp. 390-405.
• Gössling-Reisemann, S. Resilience – Preparing Energy Systems for the Unexpected. In: Florin, Marie-Valentine  / Linkov, Igor (Eds.), 2016, IRGC
• Resource Guide on Resilience, Lausanne EPFL International Risk Governance Center (IRGC), p. 73-80
• Roegge P.E. et al. 2014. Metrics for energy resilience. Energy Policy, 72, (2014), pp. 249–256. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2014.04.012

At the end of the lecture period (presentation) and at the end of the semester (paper submission)