| 1. | Course Title | Energy and Environment | |||||||||||
| 2. | Code | 4ФЕИТ04003 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Study program | 1-OIE, 4-EE | |||||||||||
| 4. | Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||||||
| 5. | Degree (first, second, third cycle) | Second cycle | |||||||||||
| 6. | Academic year/semester | I/1 | 7. | Number of ECTS credits | 6.00 | ||||||||
| 8. | Lecturer | Dr Anton Chaushevski | |||||||||||
| 9. | Course Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
| 10. | Course Goals (acquired competencies):
By completing this course, the student acquires knowledge about the impact of the electric power facilities operation on the environment. It is trained in the preparation of analyzes and studies for ensuring sustainable energy development and operation of power facilities in accordance with environmental standards and ecological requirements. |
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| 11. | Course Syllabus:
Production of electricity from different technologies and their impact on the environment. Atmospheric and geological composition. Types of fossil fuels and their chemical content. Impact of the fossil fired thermal power plant on the environment. Solid waste (ash) and gas emissions (nitrogen, sulfur and carbon oxides) from TPP operation. Greenhouse effect (GHG) and ozone layer of meaning to life on earth. Technologies for generating electricity. Technologies for reduction of emissions of the TPP fossil fuels and their economic evaluation of the plant operation and electricity outcome price. Assessing the economic needs of external costs. Simulation work on different technologies of electricity production on the environment. Impact of the nuclear power plant operation on environment. Classification of radioactive waste and ways to address them. Low and high radiological waste treatment Effects of the hydroelectric power plants on the environment and evaluate the effects of disruption of bio cycle, locally and globally. Sustainable energy development. Quantification of the risk on the man’s life and environment from power plant facilities. |
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| 12. | Learning methods:
Teaching supported by presentations, interactive lectures, project preparation and case study analysis |
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| 13. | Total number of course hours | 180 | |||||||||||
| 14. | Distribution of course hours | 3 + 3 | |||||||||||
| 15. | Forms of teaching | 15.1 | Lectures-theoretical teaching | 45 hours | |||||||||
| 15.2 | Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 45 hours | |||||||||||
| 16. | Other course activities | 16.1 | Projects, seminar papers | 30 hours | |||||||||
| 16.2 | Individual tasks | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 16.3 | Homework and self-learning | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 17. | Grading | ||||||||||||
| 17.1 | Exams | 30 points | |||||||||||
| 17.2 | Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 50 points | |||||||||||
| 17.3. | Activity and participation | 20 points | |||||||||||
| 17.4. | Final exam | 0 points | |||||||||||
| 18. | Grading criteria (points) | up to 50 points | 5 (five) (F) | ||||||||||
| from 51 to 60 points | 6 (six) (E) | ||||||||||||
| from 61 to 70 points | 7 (seven) (D) | ||||||||||||
| from 71 to 80 points | 8 (eight) (C) | ||||||||||||
| from 81 to 90 points | 9 (nine) (B) | ||||||||||||
| from 91 to 100 points | 10 (ten) (A) | ||||||||||||
| 19. | Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam | 60% of the course activities | |||||||||||
| 20. | Forms of assessment | Tests can be conducted during the semester. Preparation of a seminar paper or a project assignment is also foreseen. The final grade includes the points from the tests and from the seminar paper or the project assignment. | |||||||||||
| 21. | Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||||||
| 22. | Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Self-evaluation | |||||||||||
| 23. | Literature | ||||||||||||
| 23.1. | Required Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | D. Feretić, Ž.Tomsic, N. Čavlina, D. Subaić | Elektrаnе i okolis | Element, Zagreb | 2002 | |||||||||
| 23.2. | Additional Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | A. Fay, D. Golomb | Energy and the Environment | Oxford University Press | 2002 | |||||||||
| 2. | John Andrews, Nick Jelley | Energy science, principles, technologies and impacts | Oxford University Press | 2007 | |||||||||
