Renewable Energy Project Development (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Day 1: Kick-off lectures, visiting lectures and project work selection
Day 2: Mid-term briefing session
Day 3: End Seminar and evaluation

Objective

After completing the course, the student is able to:
- Design a large scale Renewable Energy project (Solar Photovoltaic or Wind Power)
- Evaluate project sustainability and requirements for environmental impact assessment
- Understand Social Acceptance aspects
- Evaluate energy yield prediction calculations
- Evaluate quality assurance requirements and practices

Content

Large commercial and utility scale renewable energy power plants are becoming the most economical way to generate sustainable energy. In Nordic countries the new type of renewable electrical energy plants are Wind Power and Solar Photovoltaic. Large scale renewable electricity power plant represent a complex projects to be realized. The Renewable Energy Project Development course aims at giving insights about aspects beyond technology, linked to the practical realization of renewable energy projects, from economy, social issues and sustainability.

The following topics are covered:
- Project development
- Legislation and regulation
- Environmental impact assessment
- Social Acceptance processes
- Energy yield prediction and simulation
- Project Bankability
- Competitive bidding processes
- Due diligence processes
- Energy Storage integration
- Grid integration
- Quality assurances and Commissioning
- Maintenance and Warranty

Teaching methods

Project work, pair work

Student workload

16 hours of Lectures and Seminars
120 hours of non-guided work

Evaluation methods and criteria

The evaluation is based on the project work and the related report

Qualifications

Understanding in electrical energy distribution systems, Photovoltaic systems and Wind Power systems basics.