Module label | Energy Systems & Society |
Modulkürzel | pre315 |
Credit points | 4.0 KP |
Workload | 120 h |
Institute directory | Institute of Physics |
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Skills to be acquired in this module | After the completion of this module the students will - have a critical understanding of political decision making processes, lobby groups and administrative hurdles in realisation of energy policy - have a good understanding of factors other than technical influencing future energy scenarios depending on regional and national conditions - have a good understanding of the structure of the global energy system - be able to critically interpret energy statistics and to identify different stages of energy conversion - be familiar with all available energy resources and their future role in the global energy system - be familiar with the instrument of energy scenarios and able to interpret their results - be able to critically follow scientific discussions in the physical background and impacts of global climate change - understand basic economic concepts - understand the organization of a market economy - know the relevance of competition and monopoly - understand the role of regulation for energy markets - be able to undertake a desk-top research on a complex topic - be able to give a presentation on an individual country (or region), focusing on renewable energy - know about several other countries’ and regions’ situation - to perform team research - be able to present in front of an audience and to moderate a discussion |
Module contents | Energy Systems - basic terminology on energy units - definition and discussion of various forms of energy - overview of energy resources and reserves - the global energy situation (energy consumption, energy balances, noncommercial uses of energy) - energy scenarios (methodologies, main results for possible energy futures) - techno-economic methods and aspects of energy use (energy and exergy analyses, life cycle analysis, external costs, etc. - human-made greenhouse effect Energy Economics - the ten principles of economics - the role of costs for decision making - markets, competition, monopoly - regulation and environmental policy - investment decision, finance and risk management Country Report - analysis and presentation of an individual country or region - geographic, climatic, historic, economic and political situation - focus on (renewable) energy matters - team research and presentation, followed by a discussion (moderated by team) |
Literaturempfehlungen | Blok, Kornelis, 2007: Introduction to Energy Analysis, Techne Press, Amsterdam Boyle, Godfrey, Everett, Bob & Ramage, Janet, 2004: Energy Systems and Sustainability, Oxford University Press. Chartcenko, Nikolaj Vasil'evic, 1998: Advanced Energy Systems, Taylor & Francis, London. GEA, 2012: Global Energy Assessment – Toward a Sustainable Future, Cambridge University Press and International Institute for Applied System Analysis, Laxenburg. Nakicenovic, Nebojsa, 1998: Global Energy Perspectives, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Cambridge University Press. Pfaffenberger, Wolfgang: Energy Economics - An Introduction, 126 pages and further literature given in this book. Lecture Script. Ramage, Janet, 1997: Energy: A Guidebook, Oxford University Press. Statistical Review of World Energy 2013, 2013: British Petroleum; http://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/about-bp/energyeconomics/ statistical-review-of-world-energy-2013.html , last access: June 2014 World Energy Assessment Overview: 2004 Update: Energy and the Challenge of Sustainability; UNDP (Ed.): http://www.undp.org/content/dam/aplaws/publication/en/publications/environment-energy/www-ee-library/sustainable-energy/world-energyassessment-overview-2004-update/World%20Energy%20Assessment%20Overview-2004%20Update.pdf , last access: June 2014 Country Reports from previous years |
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Language of instruction | English |
Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
Module frequency | jährlich |
Module capacity | unlimited |
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Examination | Prüfungszeiten | Type of examination |
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Final exam of module | Energy Systems: At the end of lecture period (end of January) Energy Economics: After end of lectures (mid-December) Country report: During Semester |
Energy Systems (40%): Written exam (1.5 hours) Energy Economics (25%): Written exam (0.5 hours) Country report (35%): Written report 15 – 20 pages & Presentation (20 min plus 10 min discussion) |
Form of instruction | Seminar |
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Workload Präsenzzeit | 0 h |