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Course: 2025/2026

Bioenergy
(20062)
Master in Renewable Energy in Thermal Systems (Plan: 544 - Estudio: 408)
EPI


Coordinating teacher: ANCA COUCE, ANDRES

Department assigned to the subject: Thermal and Fluids Engineering Department

Type: Compulsory
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course: 1º
Semester: 1º



Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
Thermal engineering / thermodynamics. Chemical basis of engineering.
Objectives
Assess biomass as an energy source and its energy potential. Know the necessary energy transformations that convert biomass into bioenergy for different final energy uses. Select and design thermo-chemical, biological and physico-chemical processes for converting biomass into bioenergy. Dimension and design bioenergy plants for the production of heat, electricity and biofuels. Assess the energy uses of biomass.
Learning Outcomes
Link to document

Description of contents: programme
Part I: Biomass as an energy source - Types and properties. - Conversion processes. - Bioenergy uses. Part II: Thermochemical processes - Combustion. - Gasification. - Pyrolysis. Part III: Biological and physico-chemical processes - Digestion. Biogas. - Transesterification. Biodiesel. - Hydrotreating. HVO. - Fermentation. Bioethanol. Part IV: Bioenergy plants - Biomass plants and biorefineries. - Production and use of heat, electricity and biofuels.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 50
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 50

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Basic Bibliography
  • Anju Dahiya. Bioenergy. Biomass to Biofuels and Waste to Energy. Academic Press. 2020
  • Martin Kaltschmitt, Nickolas J. Themelis, Lucien Y. Bronicki, Lennart Söder, Luis A. Vega. Renewable Energy Systems. Springer. 2013
  • Prabir Basu, Priyanka Kaushal. Biomass Gasification, Pyrolysis, and Torrefaction. Practical Design, Theory, and Climate Change Mitigation. Academic Press. 2023
Recursos electrónicosElectronic Resources *
  • TNO Biobased and Circular Technologies · Phyllis2, database for (treated) biomass, algae, feedstocks for biogas production and biochar : https://phyllis.nl/
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The course syllabus may change due academic events or other reasons.