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CEM160: Renewable Energy Systems
Module code: CEM160
Module provider: School of Construction Management and Engineering, School of Built Environment
Credits: 40
Level: Postgraduate Masters
When you'll be taught: Semester 1 / 2
Module convenor: Dr Maria Vahdati, email: m.m.vahdati@reading.ac.uk
Module co-convenor: Dr Emmanuel Essah, email: e.a.essah@reading.ac.uk
Pre-requisite module(s):
Co-requisite module(s):
Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):
Module(s) excluded:
Placement information: NA
Academic year: 2024/5
Available to visiting students: Yes
Talis reading list: Yes
Last updated: 11 November 2024
Overview
Module aims and purpose
The aim of this module is to provide the students with a knowledge of the technical, environmental and social issues associated with a range of renewable energy technologies. These include biomass, solar, wind, hydro and marine energy technologies. Technical and non-technical barriers and issues limiting widespread use of renewable energy are discussed.
Assessment through laboratory work, use of energy software and group activities gives students an opportunity to examine and analyse data as well as to investigate issues concerned with the use of renewable energy. Feasibility of renewable energy options for specific locations is included.
Module learning outcomes
By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to:
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a range of the renewable energy technologies covered, supporting their arguments with quantitative analysis.
- Assess the technical, environmental and social issues associated with a range of renewable energy technologies.
- Conduct resource feasibility studies for the renewable energy technologies covered.
- Undertake the outline specification and design of commonly used concepts for the exploitation of several types of renewable resources.
Module content
The underlying science and technical principles necessary for the assessment and analysis of the聽following renewable energy technologies:
- Wind energy (including relevant elements of fluid mechanics)
- Hydro power (including relevant elements of fluid mechanics)
- Biomass (including relevant elements of heat transfer and thermodynamics)
- Solar, encompassing PV and solar thermal
Structure
Teaching and learning methods
Assessment through laboratory work, use of energy software and group activities gives students an opportunity to examine and analyse data as well as to investigate issues concerned with the use of renewable energy. Site visits will allow engagement with the application of these technologies.
Study hours
At least 100 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.
聽Scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Lectures | 50 | 50 | |
Seminars | 5 | 5 | |
Tutorials | 5 | 5 | |
Project Supervision | |||
Demonstrations | |||
Practical classes and workshops | 10 | 10 | |
Supervised time in studio / workshop | |||
Scheduled revision sessions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Fieldwork | |||
External visits | 5 | 5 | |
Work-based learning | |||
聽Self-scheduled teaching and learning activities | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Directed viewing of video materials/screencasts | |||
Participation in discussion boards/other discussions | |||
Feedback meetings with staff | |||
Other | |||
Other (details) | |||
聽Placement and study abroad | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Placement | |||
Study abroad | |||
聽Independent study hours | 聽Semester 1 | 聽Semester 2 | 听厂耻尘尘别谤 |
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Independent study hours | 125 | 125 |
Please note the independent study hours above are notional numbers of hours; each student will approach studying in different ways. We would advise you to reflect on your learning and the number of hours you are allocating to these tasks.
Semester 1 The hours in this column may include hours during the Christmas holiday period.
Semester 2 The hours in this column may include hours during the Easter holiday period.
Summer The hours in this column will take place during the summer holidays and may be at the start and/or end of the module.
Assessment
Requirements for a pass
Students need to achieve an overall module mark of 50% to pass this module.
Summative assessment
Type of assessment | Detail of assessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of assessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Written coursework assignment | Solar report | 25 | 2,000-3,000 words max. Page limit applies. | Semester 1, Teaching Week 9 | |
Written coursework assignment | Wind report | 25 | 2,000-3,000 words max. Page limit applies. | Semester 1, Assessment Week 3 | |
Written coursework assignment | Biomass report | 25 | 2,000-3,000 words max. Page limit applies. | Semester 2, Teaching Week 7 | |
Written coursework assignment | Hydro report | 25 | 2,000-3,000 words max. Page limit applies. | Semester 2, Assessment Week 3 |
Penalties for late submission of summative assessment
The below information applies toall full time and flexible modularstudents on taught PGT programmes in SBE
The Support Centres will apply the following penalties for work submitted late:
Assessments with numerical marks
- where the piece of work is submitted after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): 10% of the total marks available for that piece of work will be deducted from the mark for each working day (or part thereof) following the deadline up to a total of three working days;
- the mark awarded due to the imposition of the penalty shall not fall below the threshold pass mark, namely 40% in the case of modules at Levels 4-6 (i.e. undergraduate modules for Parts 1-3) and 50% in the case of Level 7 modules offered as part of an Integrated Masters or taught postgraduate degree programme;
- where the piece of work is awarded a mark below the threshold pass mark prior to any penalty being imposed, and is submitted up to three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline), no penalty shall be imposed;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension to the deadline): a mark of zero will be recorded.
Assessments marked Pass/Fail
- where the piece of work is submitted within three working days of the deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): no penalty will be applied;
- where the piece of work is submitted more than three working days after the original deadline (or any formally agreed extension of the deadline): a grade of Fail will be awarded.
The University policy statement on penalties for late submission can be found at:聽/cqsd/-/media/project/functions/cqsd/documents/qap/penaltiesforlatesubmission.pdf
You are strongly advised to ensure that coursework is submitted by the relevant deadline. You should note that it is advisable to submit work in an unfinished state rather than to fail to submit any work.
Formative assessment
Formative assessment is any task or activity which creates feedback (or feedforward) for you about your learning, but which does not contribute towards your overall module mark.
Student presentations
Reassessment
Type of reassessment | Detail of reassessment | % contribution towards module mark | Size of reassessment | Submission date | Additional information |
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Written coursework assignment | Solar report | 25 | 2,000-3,000 words max. Page limit applies. | Students will be contacted once module marks have been finalised to confirm the resit date. | |
Written coursework assignment | Wind report | 25 | 2,000-3,000 words max. Page limit applies. | Students will be contacted once module marks have been finalised to confirm the resit date. | |
Written coursework assignment | Biomass report | 25 | 2,000-3,000 words max. Page limit applies. | Students will be contacted once module marks have been finalised to confirm the resit date. | |
Written coursework assignment | Hydro report | 25 | 2,000-3,000 words max. Page limit applies. | Students will be contacted once module marks have been finalised to confirm the resit date. |
Additional costs
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Printing and binding | ||
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Specialist clothing, footwear, or headgear | ||
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Travel, accommodation, and subsistence |
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS MODULE DESCRIPTION DOES NOT FORM ANY PART OF A STUDENT'S CONTRACT.