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The Sustainable Energy module will discuss the drivers of energy services, the challenges associated with satisfying the rising energy demand, the trade-offs in energy policy aiming to provide secure, affordable, and environmentally benign energy carriers, and the important role of analytical tools for shaping energy policy.

Students will leave this module with a clear understanding of the paramount significance of reliable, affordable, and environmentally sustainable supply of energy to modern societies and how these requirements trade within an interlinked energy system. In addition, they will understand how an interdisciplinary focus can deliver key insights into a critical science and engineering challenge. They will also learn the need to appreciate all aspects of energy issues; that quantitative science and engineering-based analysis must be considered in the context of societal, economic and political considerations. Students will become familiar with energy modelling and analysis, and how quantification and analytical rigour is critical for engagement between disciplines.听

Teaching Delivery

This module is taught in two, 1-hour weekly lectures and one weekly PGTA-led seminar.

Indicative Topics

PART I: Foundations

PART II: End-use Sectors: Energy Services and Final Energy Use

PART III: Energy Transformation

PART IV: Energy Reserves and Resources

PART V: Balancing Demand and Supply听

Module Aims and Objectives

Students will leave this module with a clear understanding of the paramount significance of reliable, affordable, and environmentally sustainable supply of energy to modern societies and how these requirements trade within an interlinked energy system. In addition, they will understand how an interdisciplinary focus can deliver key insights into a critical science and engineering challenge. They will also learn the need to appreciate all aspects of energy issues; that quantitative science and engineering-based analysis must be considered in the context of societal, economic and political considerations. Students will become familiar with energy modelling and analysis, and how quantification and analytical rigour is critical for engagement between disciplines.听

Recommended Reading

Chapter 1 鈥淓nergy Primer鈥� from Global Energy Assessment - Toward a Sustainable Future, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria (2012).听

Sweeney, J.L., Energy efficiency: Building a Clean, Secure Economy. Hoover Press (2016).听