2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
CAPE3411 Renewable Technologies
20 creditsClass Size: 40
Module manager: Dr R Crook
Email: r.crook@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
This module is mutually exclusive with
| CAPE5411M | Renewable Technologies |
Module replaces
PEME3461 Renewable TechnologiesThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module provides an introduction to the key renewable technologies (excluding biomass): wind, solar, hydro, ocean, and geothermal. Comparative and broader energy topics are also covered: policy, trends, and financial and carbon costing.Objectives
The objectives of this module are:- to deliver an introduction to the technology, application, and resource for the main renewable energy technologies, enabling the students to solve technology-specific problems;
- to deliver a broader context of renewable technology, enabling the students to address open-ended technology-comparative questions;
- to guide the students' completion of critical literature reviews, enhancing research skills and extending research knowledge.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should:
- have a broad knowledge of renewable energy trends, drivers, and policy;
- have the ability to perform comparative calculations regarding renewable energy resource, capacity, storage, costs, and carbon;
- have detailed knowledge of solar, wind, hydroelectric, ocean, and geothermal energy technologies;
- have the ability to solve detailed technology-specific renewable energy problems;
- have developed the ability to critically review scientific literature;
- have improved scientific writing skills.
Syllabus
Introduction to renewable energy - technology overview, capacity factors, carbon intensity, levelised costs, energy trends, energy policy, commercial awareness.
Solar Energy - solar resource, photovoltaics, solar thermal, system technology.
Wind Energy - wind resource, turbine aerodynamics, system technology.
Hydroelectric and Ocean Energy - energy resource, hydroelectric schemes, wave power, tidal power, system technology.
Geothermal energy and heat pumps.
Energy Storage - batteries, electrolysis and fuel cells, pumped hydro, thermal storage.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Visit | 3 | 3.00 | 9.00 |
| Class tests, exams and assessment | 1 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Lecture | 22 | 2.00 | 44.00 |
| Independent online learning hours | 20.00 | ||
| Private study hours | 124.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 56.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
Independent online learning:Each week students will complete an online MCQ, extending the lecture material. This is formative assessment, and will not count towards module marks. Feedback will be provided in the subsequent lecture. (approximately 20 hours)
Private study:
Review of lecture notes (approximately 40 hours)
Exam revision (approximately 30 hours)
Preparation and writing of critical literature reviews (approximately 30 hours)
Directed reading of texts recommended in lectures (approximately 20 hours)
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
The primary formative assessment will be the online MCQ, which will cover material delivered during the lectures and extended online. The students also complete three assessed critical literature reviews during semester 1 and semester 2, which will further help monitor student progress.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Literature Review | 4 pages | 10.00 |
| Literature Review | 4 pages | 15.00 |
| Literature Review | 4 pages | 15.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 40.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 3 hr | 60.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 60.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
There is no reading list for this moduleLast updated: 23/12/2015
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