33964 - Environmental Impact of Energy Systems M

Academic Year 2020/2021

  • Docente: Lisa Branchini
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: ING-IND/08
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Engineering Management (cod. 0936)

Learning outcomes

world primary energy consumption, mix of energy sources, production of electricity. The Italian situation: electricity produced, mix of energy sources, renewables and their peculiarities / problems. The national energy strategy, goals and projections to 2030.

Climate change and the main climate-alternating emissions: the greenhouse effect and the ozone hole.

Transition to distributed generation and the penetration  of renewable energy sources: the concept of smart grids, micro-cogeneration systems, renewable energy sources (programmable and non-programmable), electrical and thermal storage systems

Geothermal energy: geothermal heat pumps.

Medium / low enthalpy heat recovery systems: Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC).

Hydrogen

Biomass and municipal solid waste 

 

Course contents

world primary energy consumption, mix of energy sources, production of electricity. The Italian situation: electricity produced, mix of energy sources, renewables and their peculiarities / problems. The national energy strategy, goals and projections to 2030.

Climate change and the main climate-alternating emissions: the greenhouse effect and the ozone hole.

Transition to distributed generation and the penetration of renewable energy sources: the concept of smart grids, micro-cogeneration systems, renewable energy sources (programmable and non-programmable), electrical and thermal storage systems

Geothermal energy: geothermal heat pumps.

Medium / low enthalpy heat recovery systems: Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC).

Wind energy.

Solar energy.

The role of storage systems (traditional and innovative)

Readings/Bibliography

"Sistemi Energetici" G. Negri di Montenegro, M. Bianchi, A. Peretto – Pitagora Editore

"Sistemi Energetici: Complementi" M. Bianchi, F. Melino, A. Peretto – Pitagora Editore

"Sistemi Energetici: Impatto Ambientale" M. Bianchi, A. De Pascale, A. Gambarotta, A. Peretto – Pitagora Editore

Teaching methods

The teaching methodology combines relations or frontal lessons with numerical exercises.

Assessment methods


The final grade is defined by a single oral exam, testing the student's knowledge in all topics covered in the 6 CFU.

Teaching tools

teaching material presented in class will be made available to  students in electronic format via VIRTUALE.

Office hours

See the website of Lisa Branchini