Energy and environmentLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The course will be an introduction to energy and environment technologies. The student will get familiar with energy producing methods and with the basic concepts of energy and environment technologies. The course covers also the renewable energy sources and the emissions of traditional energy sources and methods to reduce them.

Content

1. Society and energy
2. Saving energy
3. World energy sources
4. Energy transformation
5. Emissions and its impacts on environment
6. Greenhouse effect
7. Direct and indirect energy use
8. Energy production processes
9. Energy production technologies
10. Emissions of energy production
11. Emission reduction technology

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1. The student knows the traditional energy sources and renewable energy sources
2. The student knows energy production methods

Assessment criteria, good (3)

1. The student understands the emissions of energy production
2. The student understands what the greenhouse effect means
3. The student knows the methods for reduction of emissions

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

1. The student masters the basics of emissions and how they are generated
2. The student masters the basics of energy production technologies
3. The student masters the basics of reduction of emissions