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Sustainability and Renewable Energy (On-campus)
Undergraduate | CUR-ELEN1002 | 2021
Course information for 2021 intake
- Study method
- On-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR needed,
- No prior study
- Duration
- 16 Weeks weeks
HECS-HELP available
Sustainability and Renewable Energy (On-campus)
About this subject
- understanding the role of energy production and energy markets in global sustainability management
- applying sustainability principles and reduction in carbon footprint to energy choice/production decisions
- apply sustainability principles in renewable energy technology choice and impact assessment
- apply sustainability principles in renewable energy technology choice and impact assessment
- explain the role of renewable energy sources in achieving a sustainable society
- Introduction to Sustainability and Renewable Energy
- Sustainability indicators, assessment, and analysis
- Energy related Physics and Mathematics
- Energy, energy conversion and delivery, energy storage and the electricity grid
- Hydro and tidal power
- Solar power
- Wind power
- Geothermal energy
- Bio energy
- Wave energy
- Energy networks and energy markets
- Sustainability challenges and the renewable energy transition
This unit provides an introduction to sustainability challenges in engineering decision making and reviews the importance of the move towards renewable energy systems in the context of reducing our global footprint. The unit focuses on introducing the main global sustainability challenges together with an introduction to renewable energy technologies including Wind energy, Hydro energy, Geothermal energy, Tidal energy, Bio-energy, Solar energy and Wave energy, their application, efficiency and sustainability benefits. The course also reviews the broader technical, economic and environmental challenges faced in incorporating renewable energy into mainstream electricity production systems. The unit frames the use and need for renewable energy systems within a global context and the drivers and barriers faced by government and industry in adopting renewable energy systems.
1. Online quiz - open book, 10 percent, ULOs assessed 1,2,3,4;
2. Online submission vis Turnitin, 40 percent, ULOs assessed 1,2,3,5;
3. Final Examination, 50 percent, ULOs assessed 1,2,3,4,5.For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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