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Please note: the information in the course manual is binding.
After completion of this course students
- have insight in the most important research methods for energy science and are able to apply them themselves.
- have insight in the strong and weak points of these research methods and understand the level of uncertainties in using them.
- can apply these research methods to analyse and evaluate options in the field of energy science.
- are able to provide critical peer feedback.
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This course covers:
- Understanding and using the concept of technological learning for analyzing and predicting the development and performance of technologies over time.
- Process analysis by setting up energy and mass balances and performance calculations of complex technologies, using principles from Life Cycle Assessment and process technology.
- Economic analyses of technologies and systems, using knowledge from cost engineering.
- Proper use of energy and other statistics for comparing and analyzing performance of e.g. economic sectors.
- Using Input/Output analysis as a tool to evaluate impacts on a national economy, e.g. impacts on GDP and employment generated by deploying different technologies.
- Using life cycle assessment to analyse and evaluate the environmental performance of energy technologies.
- Using (simple) Multi-Criteria Analysis as a system to combine very different types of information to provide an integrated evaluation.
This course is an entry requirement for:
- Master’s thesis (30 EC: GEO4-2510/ 45 EC: GEO4-2523)
- Natural Science Research Project (GEO4-2518)
- Internship Energy Science (15 EC: GEO4-2524/ 22,5 EC: GEO4-2520)
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