| 1. | Course Title | Environmentally Friendly and Energy Efficient Technologies for Electricity Generation | |||||||||||
| 2. | Code | 4ФЕИТ04002 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Study program | 14-ESOR | |||||||||||
| 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 Sofija Nikolova-Poceva | |||||||||||
| 9. | Course Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
| 10. | Course Goals (acquired competencies):
Upon completing this course, the student acquires knowledge about energy efficient technologies for electricity generation and environment friendly technologies in the direction of improving energy efficiency. |
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| 11. | Course Syllabus:
Increasing energy efficiency in electricity generation. New technologies and methods for coal combustion. Precombustion technologies. In situ technologies. Postcombustion technologies. Technologies for coal fluidized-bed combustion. Utilization of natural gas as an energy resource and as environmentally friendly fuel. Gas turbines and their application in a combined-cycle power plants. Cogeneration power plants. Environmentally acceptable technologies for electricity generation from Renewable Energy Sources (RES) in addition to energy efficiency. |
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| 12. | Learning methods:
Lectures supported by presentations, interactive lectures, independent preparation of project assignments. |
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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% success of all pre-exam activity | |||||||||||
| 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. |
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| 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. | Gilbert M. Masters | Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems | John Wiley & Sons | 2004 | |||||||||
| 2. | Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff | Clean Electricity Through Advanced Coal Technologies: Handbook of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production | Elsevier Inc. | 2012 | |||||||||
| 3. | R.Kehlhofer, B. Rukes, F. Hannemann, F. Stirnimann | Combined-Cycle Gas & Steam Turbine Power Plants, 3rd Edition | PennWell Corporation | 2009 | |||||||||
| 23.2. | Additional Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | Tony Giampaolo | Gas Turbine Handbook: Principles and Practice, 4th edition | The Fairmont Press | 2011 | |||||||||
| 2. | Volker Quaschning | Understanding Renewable Energy Systems | Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH & Co. KG | 2005 | |||||||||
