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Biogas Production in Farm Scale (3 cr)

Code: 8900BO80-3001

General information


Enrollment

26.08.2019 - 08.09.2019

Timing

15.09.2019 - 31.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

3 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Energy and Environmental Technology

Teachers

  • Anna Hallvar

Teacher in charge

Pekka Alho

Groups

  • PEYTES17

Objective

Objective & content

- The student recognizes the resources and the possibilities of production of biogas and is able to calculate the energy and utilization potential of the biogas.

- The student understands what kind of biomass can be utilized as a raw material for biogas production. The student know how and with what kind of technology biogas is produced and how it can be utilized for energy production.

- The student recognizes environmental impacts of production and usage of biogas and is able to define environmentally sound ways to recycle the residues of the process.

- The student realizes the positive impact of the energy utilization of local raw materials for local economy and is able to determine the scale of the processing unit.

Further information

Student places are divided between Turku University of Applied Sciences and other Universities of Applied Sciences, so that 50% of the students are accepted from Turku University of Applied Sciences and 50% of the students are accepted from other Universities of Applied Sciences (e.g. a total of 30 places in the course; 15 students from TUAS, 15 from other UAS).

Evaluation scale

H-5