The course provides an overview of the main technical and economic issues connected with the fossil fuel and renewable energy conversion and consumption. The main thermodynamic concept necessary to the basic understanding of energy conversion will be introduced, then the main traditional and renewable technologies for electric and thermal energy conversion will be presented. Furthermore, techniques for analysing energy consumption and the main methodologies for analysing energy investments will be introduced.
The course provides the basic laws of thermodynamics; knowledge to understand the fundamental principles of energy conversion and related to renewable energy;knowledge to perform techno-economic analysis of thermal and energy systems
On the successful completion of the course the student will be able to:
Apply the basic laws of thermodynamics
Describe the fundamental principles of energy conversion
Understand the introductory concepts related to renewable energy
Develop methodologies for the techno-economic analysis of thermal and energy systems
The course contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda "sustainable development goals", contributing in particular to the 4-7-9-11-13 goals
Knowledge and understanding of the main indexes for investment valuations (i.e., NPV, IRR, PBP)
The main teaching methods will be frontal lectures and practical sessions including the utilization of PC with particular reference to MS- Excel. Frontal lectures will serve for introducing the topics and illustrate the main theoretical concepts useful for understanding the subject. Practical sessions will serve to illustrate, develop, and discuss real, multidisciplinary case studies.
The course is articulated in the following four macro-areas:
Teaching aids provided by the lecturers
- Çengel YA. Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. McGraw-Hill, 2007
- Energy Economics - Bhattacharyya Subhes C., Ed. Springer
- Bianco V. Analysis of Energy Systems. Management, Planning and Policy. Ed. CRC PRess. 2017
MATTIA DE ROSA (President)
FEDERICO SCARPA
GUGLIELMO LOMONACO (President Substitute)
https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/10716/studenti-orario
Oral discussion with possible presentation of a project.
Students with SLD, with disabilities, or with other regularly certified special educational needs will agree with the teacher on the exam method and the compensatory instruments, by contacting the instructor at least 10 days before the exam. They will also be able to take advantage of the additional time required by law.
The oral examination will focus on the assessment of the level of achieved knowledge of the learning outcomes with specific reference to the application of the basic knowledge of thermodynamics, the description of the fundamentals of energy conversion, the understanding of the main concepts related to renewable energy, and the development of techno-economic analyses related to energy systems.
