Overview
Advanced studies in the economic, environmental and technical ranking of contemporary energy sources, including non-renewable and renewable resources, energy storage, transportation, inter-conversion and end-use systems
About this paper
| Paper title | Advanced Energy Resources |
|---|---|
| Subject | Sustainable Energy |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $2,064.58 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- EMAN 204, EMAN 404 and ENRG 204
- Eligibility
- Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
After completing this paper students will be able to:
- Describe current trends and opportunities for renewable and non-renewable energy resources both in New Zealand and internationally
- Understand energy-conversion technologies and their fundamental limits in terms of the fundamental physical transformations
- Carry out accurate estimates of the energy yield from an energy resource for a variety of different resource types
- Understand, at an in-depth level, the main environmental, social and economic issues and benefits surrounding different types of energy resources and technologies in modern society
- Work independently to locate and use additional sources of information to form detailed, coherent written arguments about the pros and cons of alternative future energy scenarios
Overview
Advanced studies in the economic, environmental and technical ranking of contemporary energy sources, including non-renewable and renewable resources, energy storage, transportation, inter-conversion and end-use systems
About this paper
| Paper title | Advanced Energy Resources |
|---|---|
| Subject | Sustainable Energy |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- EMAN 204, EMAN 404 and ENRG 204
- Eligibility
Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission.
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
After completing this paper students will be able to:
- Describe current trends and opportunities for renewable and non-renewable energy resources both in New Zealand and internationally.
- Understand energy-conversion technologies and their fundamental limits in terms of the fundamental physical transformations.
- Carry out accurate estimates of the energy yield from an energy resource for a variety of different resource types.
- Understand, at an in-depth level, the main environmental, social and economic issues and benefits surrounding different types of energy resources and technologies in modern society.
- Work independently to locate and use additional sources of information to form detailed, coherent written arguments about the pros and cons of alternative future energy scenarios.