893117 Renewable energy


Type
Lecture
Semester hours
2
Lecturer (assistant)
Al Afif, Rafat , Pfeifer, Christoph
Organisation
Offered in
Sommersemester 2025
Languages of instruction
Deutsch

Content

Austria's energy balance. Distribution on the primary energy sources oil, gas, fossil fuels, hydropower, biomass.

Fundamentals of renewable energy sources and their energy use: biomass (pyrolysis, combustion, gasification)
Use of solar energy for water heating, heating and production of electricity
Hydropower
Wind power
Geothermal

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Previous knowledge expected

Fundamentals of physics and thermodynmacis
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Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

Knowledge of the use of renewable energy systems and their impact on the environment with focus on: hydropower, thermal use of biomass, district heating, thermal solar energy, photovoltaic, wind power, geothermal.

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