Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Management, Engineering and Application, Master (PO-2026)
| Unique module number | ETechn-9160-M |
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| Module number / code | W-UK-07 |
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| Module name | Energy Storage 1 |
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| Type of module | Elective module |
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| Learning outcomes, acquired competencies and qualification goals | After the successful participation in the course Introduction to Energy Storage the students are able to:
- distinguish different storage technologies and their role for the RE system
- decide on the application of Energy Storage solutions for given storage tasks and compare costs and potentials of storage systems
After the successful participation in the course Hydrogen and Power-to-Chemical Technologies the students are able to:
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- Identify role of hydrogen and Power-to-chemicals in sustainable energy systems
- Get acquainted with the different hydrogen production technologies
- Conversion of Hydrogen with CO2 or N2 to PtX molecules
- Evaluate simply PtX process chain from energy and economic perspectives
- Get a glimpse on the recent research and development trend in this value chain
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| Course types | VLmP (2 SWS), VLmP (3 SWS) |
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| Content | Introduction to Energy Storage
- Description of energy storage technologies:
- power to gas
- battery technologies
- pumped hydro storage
- compressed air energy storages
- thermal energy storages
- Efficiency of energy storage systems
- Economics of different energy storage solutions
- Energy Storage Solutions including sector coupling, especially Power-to-Heat and Power-to-Mobility
Hydrogen and Power-to-Chemical Technologies
- Description of different hydrogen production technologies
- Thermodynamics fundamentals for electrochemical hydrogen production and storage
- Chemical reaction engineering fundamentals for hydrogen conversion to PtX
- Based on stoichiometric or ideal approach, identify the efficiency of the PtX value chain
- Evaluate the cost of production of Hydrogen and PtX based on short-cut methods
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| Title of courses | Introduction to Energy Storage
Hydrogen and Power-to-Chemical Technologies |
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| Teaching and learning methods | lecture (Introduction to Energy Storage)
lecture (Hydrogen and Power-to-Chemical Technologies) |
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| Usabilitiy in other programs | |
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| Duration | 1 Semester |
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| Frequency of module offer | annually in summer semester |
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| Teaching language | English |
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| Recommended (knowledge) prerequisites | |
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| Required prerequisites for participation | none |
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| Student workload | 150 hours (75 h course attendance, 75 h self-study) |
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| Required course work | none |
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| Prerequisites for examination(s) | none |
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| Module examination(s) | Examination P1: Introduction to Energy Storage - written exam (90 min) or report (5-6 pages)
Grade weighting P1: 40%
Examination P2: Hydrogen and Power-to-Chemical Technologies - report (5-6 pages)
Grade weighting P2: 60% |
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| Credit points (ECTS) | 5 cp |
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| Teaching unit | Elektrotechnik |
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| Responsible person | Prof. Dahlhaus |
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| Lecturer(s) | Ingo Stadler, Matteo Genovese |
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| Media used | Black board and beamer, presentations, computer models, PC based software development |
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| Recommended literature |
- Stadler: Handbook of Energy Storage: Demand, Technologies, Integration. ISBN-13: 978-3662555033, ISBN-10: 3662555034
- Lecture notes on Energy Storage.
- Ouda M. et al. (2019) Power-to-Methanol: Techno-Economical and Ecological Insights. In: Maus W. (eds) Zukünftige Kraftstoffe. ATZ/MTZ-Fachbuch. Springer Vieweg, Berlin, Heidelberg. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-58006-6_17
- Olah, G. A. (2005). Beyond oil and gas: the methanol economy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 44(18), 2636-2639.
- CRABTREE, George W.; DRESSELHAUS, Mildred S.; BUCHANAN, Michelle V. The hydrogen economy. Physics today, 2004, 57. Jg., Nr. 12, S. 39-44.
- O'CONNELL, John P.; HAILE, James M. Thermodynamics: Fundamentals for applications. Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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| Comments | 5 cp (2 cp - Introduction to Energy Storage; 3 cp - Hydrogen and Power-to-Chemical Technologies) |
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