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IPLUSO 11747

Renewable Energies

Electrical Installations and Automation
  • ApresentaçãoPresentation
    The relevance of Renewable Energy in the energy outlook, both nationally and worldwide, has been growing in the last few years, and this tendency shall remain or even increase in the next decades. With environmental concerns due to global warming, de decarbonisation of the economy and the electrification of productive processes, energy demand will grow and it shall be supplied predominantly from renewable sources. This curricular unit will address mature technologies, such as wind and small hydro, as well as strongly emerging technologiest, such as solar (PV and thermal) and developing technologies (waves, tidal, etc.).
  • ProgramaProgramme
        Solar Energy: Solar radiation; Solar thermal and photovoltaic energy. Wind energy: Wind power; Wind turbines; Wind installations; Environmental impacts. Hydro energy: Types of plants; Hydrological study; Design criteria; Environmental impacts. Other renewable energy sources: geothermal, biomass, ocean energy. Applications; Current and future perspectives. Legal framework for renewable energies in Portugal: Individual and collective self-consumption. Analysis of case studies.
  • ObjectivosObjectives
    Identification of endogenous resources with high potential for energy use; Design and dimensioning of energy production systems using endogenous resources; Technical and economic evaluation of energy production projects from endogenous resources.
  • BibliografiaBibliography
    [Preencher APELIDO], [Preencher Primeiros Nomes] - [Preencher Título]. [Preencher Edição. Local de publicação :Editor, Ano de publicação. Descrição física. Série. ISBN)] [Preencher APELIDO], [Preencher Primeiros Nomes] - [Preencher Título]. [Preencher Edição. Local de publicação :Editor, Ano de publicação. Descrição física. Série. ISBN)  
  • MetodologiaMethodology
    The teaching methodology is theoretical and practical and according to the programmatic contents mentioned above.
  • LínguaLanguage
    Português
  • TipoType
    Semestral
  • ECTS
    5
  • NaturezaNature
    Mandatory
  • EstágioInternship
    Não