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Module Specifications

Archived Version 2020 - 2021

Module Title
Module Code
School
Online Module Resources
NFQ level	9	Credit Rating	7.5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The aim of this module is to provide the graduate with the ability to acquire key principles, techniques and knowledge that would be required to participate at a professional level in decision making relating to energy planning. This could be in a policy making body or energy company. It will also investigate the development of new energy technology and assist an energy consumer to optimise their system. Students will get an in-depth understanding of 'Energiewende' (German for "energy transition"); often regarded as the front runner in the global energy transition. The module investigates a planned transition to a zero/negative carbon using environmentally sound, reliable, and affordable sustainable energy system. This transition will be enabled by clean energy vectors such as electricity and hydrogen. This module will advance knowledge in new and advanced energy technologies including; energy efficiency, low and zero emissions vehicles, renewable energy technologies, waste management, heat recovery, carbon capture and storage systems. More in-depth knowledge in hydrogen technologies, hydrogen’s future role in heating & power generation, gas turbine, hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen electric vehicles will also be addressed. This module will cover proposed solution to the energy problems taking into account the practical constraints of the system and ability to propose technical solutions.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically discuss the global energy transition and policy that can enable a sustainable transition
2. Reconstruct energy system roadmaps or energy system models using various input scenarios
3. Explain the characteristics and limitations of energy efficiency, waste management, heat recovery and material resources in the energy system
4. Evaluate the role of low and zero emissions vehicles (bio-fuel, electric vehicle, hydrogen) in the energy transition
5. Critically assess the role of carbon capture and storage systems in the energy transition
6. Explain the system characteristics of sustainable energy storage and energy vectors such as synthetic fuels, electricity, ammonia and hydrogen and their role in the energy transition.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	36	Course Material & Discussions
Independent Study	151	Study and Assignments
Total Workload: 187

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Introduction
A review of Climate Change and the role of greenhouse gases, global ambitions, scale and urgency of required mitigation and risks.

Energy transition
Energy need, GDP & CO2. Energiewende (German for "energy transition") - a solution to more problems than climate change; Energy & system decarbonisation, biodiversity, health, energy democracy, economic systems.

Transport
Advance knowledge in current and new and advanced energy technologies and systems including; energy efficiency, driver-less tech, low and zero emissions vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells and hydrogen electric vehicles.

Electricity
Advance knowledge in current and new and advanced energy technologies and systems including; energy efficiency, renewable energy technologies, waste management, heat recovery, energy storage, energy vectors, batteries, hydro, gas turbine technology, hydrogen’s future role in power generation.

Heating/Cooling
Advance knowledge in current and new and advanced energy technologies and systems including; energy efficiency, renewable energy technologies, waste management, heat recovery, energy storage, energy vectors.

Industry / Food / Housing
Industry’s role, waste management, CCS, supply chains and sector coupling. Sustainable food production. Advance knowledge in current and new and advanced energy technologies and systems including; building fabric, independent and community based energy generation and storage technologies.

Bringing it together
People, Policy & Plan; Data & Models; a zero/negative carbon, environmentally sound, reliable, and affordable sustainable energy system, enabled by sector coupling clean energy vectors of electricity and hydrogen.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	%	Examination Weight	%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
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Indicative Reading List

Morris, Craig, Jungjohann, Arne: 2016, Energy Democracy Germany’s Energiewende to Renewables, 1, 978-3-319-318
Chris Goodall: 2020, What We Need to Do Now For a Zero Carbon Future, 1, UK, 9781788164719
Richard Heinberg, David G. Fridley: 2016, Our Renewable Future Laying the Path for 100% Clean Energy, 1, UK, 978-61091-779
Daniel Yergin: 2012, The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, 9780143121947

Other Resources

38923, Website, 0, website: European Commission[EU] 2030 climate & energy framework, https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/stra tegies/2030_en,

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