Students, after completing this course, will be able to:
CB6 Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context
CB7 That students know how to apply the acquired knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ¿¿study
CB8 That students are capable of integrating knowledge and facing the complexity of formulating judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments
CB9 That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way
CB10 That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
- Acquire adequate knowledge of Renewable Energies: resources and technology. They must know in more detail those energies more frequent in our environment: wind energy, solar thermal energy and solar photovoltaic.
- Design, calculate and design products, processes, facilities and renewable energy plants.
- Conduct research, development and innovation in products, processes and methods related to renewable energies.
- Follow the technological evolution of renewable energies and have a prospective knowledge of this evolution.
Further:
- They will know the operating principles of the following electricity generation technologies: Thermoelectric solar, minihydraulic, biomass, cogeneration, geothermal and wave power.
- They will know the current state of technical and economic development of these technologies, as well as the social needs, advantages and disadvantages.
- They will understand the function of the main elements of each technology, their relative importance and the limits of each one of them.
- Know the existing alternatives for each technology, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each one.
- They will be able to evaluate the potential of the resource and carry out a basic sizing for thermoelectric, minihydraulic and biomass solar power plants.