- 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