Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency - Management, Engineering and Application, Master (PO-2026)
| Unique module number | ETechn-9600-M |
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| Module number / code | W-JNTUH-01 |
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| Module name | Fundamentals of REEE |
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| Type of module | Elective module |
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| Learning outcomes, acquired competencies and qualification goals | After their successful participation in the course Renewable Energy Technologies, students will be able to:
- Understanding national and international regulations and framework conditions for renewable energy systems.
- Explain the characteristics of solar radiation and its global distribution.
- Outline the utilisation of renewable resources, including wind, biomass, hydrogen, fuel cells, ocean, and geothermal energy in domestic and industrial applications.
- Analyse the energy potential of renewable energy resources.
- Understand the principles and applications of sustainable energy solutions.
After their successful participation in the course Solar Power Engineering, students will be able to:
- Explain the constructional features and performance criteria of solar thermal energy collectors.
- Evaluation of Flat Plate Collector and Evacuated Tube Collector systems' performance and their applications, such as solar drying, air heating, and process heating.
- Performance and constructional features of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Distributed Solar Power (DSP) systems for steam turbine operation, reducing fossil fuel reliance.
- Analyse high-temperature thermal energy generation from concentrating systems in solar distributed power plants.
- Offer high-temperature applications for heating, drying, sterilisation, chemical production, and power production.
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| Course types | VLmP (2 SWS), VLmP (3 SWS) |
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| Content | Renewable Energy Technologies
- Fundamentals of Energy
- Renewable Energy scenario
- Solar radiation and measurement
- Sun-earth relations
- Wind Energy
- Wind turbine operational characteristics
- Biomass Energy
- Biogas
- Hydrogen energy
- Ocean Energy
- Geothermal power plants
- Fuel cell Principle
Solar Power Engineering
- Basics of Solar Radiation
- Flat Plate Collectors (FPC)
- FPC Performance
- Solar Concentrators
- Central Receiver Power Plant
- CSC Performance
- Distributed Thermal Power Plant
- Solar Energy Applications
- Low-Temperature Applications
- Energy Conversion and Storage
- Solar Energy Storage
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| Title of courses | Renewable Energy Technologies
Solar Power Engineering |
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| Teaching and learning methods | lecture (Renewable Energy Technologies)
lecture (Solar Power Engineering) |
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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 winter 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 | 210 hours (75 h course attendance, 135 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: Renewable Energy Technologies - written exam (90 min)
Grade weighting P1: 43%
Examination P2: Solar Power Engineering - written exam (90 min)
Grade weighting P2: 57% |
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| Credit points (ECTS) | 7 cp |
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| Teaching unit | Elektrotechnik |
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| Responsible person | Prof. Naik |
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| Lecturer(s) | M.T.Naik |
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| Media used | black board and beamer, lectures and presentations |
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| Recommended literature |
- Renewable Energy Sources, Twidell, J.W. and Weir, A., EFN Spon Ltd., 1986.
- Renewable Energy Sources, Basic principles and applications N Tiwari& M K Ghoshal.
- Renewable Energy Engineering and Technology, Kishore VVN, Teri Press, New Delhi, 2012.
- Renewable Energy Power for a Sustainable Future, Godfrey Boyle, Oxford University, Press, U.K., 1996.
- Duffie, J.A., Beckman, W.A. “Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes”, 3rd ed., Wiley, 2006.
- Kalogirou, S, “Solar Energy Engineering”, Processes and Systems, Elsevier, 2009.
- Yogi Goswami, Frank Kreith, Jan F. Kreider, “Principles of Solar Engineering”, Second Edition, Taylor & Francis, 2003.
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| Comments | 7 cp (3 cp - Renewable Energy Technologies; 4 cp - Solar Power Engineering) |
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