Postgraduate Course: Multi-Scale Energy Demand (MSc) (PGEE11263)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course will introduce students to the nature of energy use at multiple scales ranging from domestic to industrial and will cover energy demand from the buildings, transportation, commercial and industrial sectors, land use and so on. The course is designed to provide quantitative information on energy uses that are major sources of carbon emissions. It will introduce students to the spatio-temporal consumption of energy and discuss the drivers of that use, as well as covering associated barriers and constraints.The course will analyse multiple different energy use-cases-particularly those identified as energy intensive -across sectors and assess various interventions that can contribute to more sustainable operation. The course will introduce concepts and methodologies around energy demand management and operational flexibility. |
| Course description |
The course comprises core elements (see list below) that are augmented with Guest Lectures from domain expert academics from the School of Engineering and partnered other Schools, including Schools of Politics and Social Sciences and Geosciences. These lectures are incorporated to provide a multi-disciplinary and holistic perspective to multi-scale energy demand.In addition, Guest Lectures will be provided from industry and wider stakeholders to give real-world examples and case-studies from energy users.
Core taught components:
Our Energy Use
The Energy Network
The Water, Food, Energy nexus
Net-zero Buildings
Industrial and Domestic Heating & Cooling
Transportation¿Energy Use and Demand in a Changing Climate
The Management of Energy Use and Demand
N.B -Scheduling of components is indicative and likely to change depending on circumstances, e.g. domain expert scheduling, optimisation of assessment topics and availability of guest speakers etc.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
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Weeks |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 24,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 8,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 6,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 3,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
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Coursework
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Practical Exam
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 100% |
| Feedback |
Coursework will be done in two parts and will include individual and group submissions.
The first part will be delivered following week 4 of the course and students will receive formative feedback ahead of the second submission following completion of the lectures.
Feedback on the second submitted course work will be given via Learn through the Turnitin grademarker which will be used to attach comments throughout submitted documents. |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an ability to analyseenergy demand across sectors on domestic and commercial scales, across geographies and across timeframes from intra-day to those relevant to climate-change
- Apply nexus and whole systems approaches to the identified interfaces and inter-dependencies between Climate, Land, Energy and Water systems.
- Identify and evaluatethe functionalities and the operational flexibility brought to the energy system by demand management and coordination
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Reading List
| Tooraj Jamasb, Michael G. Pollitt, the Future of Electricity Demand: Customers, Citizens and Loads, 2011, Cambridge University Press |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Energy use,Energy demand,Sustainable Energy Systems,Climate change,Energy Efficiency |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Desen Kirli
Tel:
Email: dkirli@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Mhairi Sime
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: msime2@ed.ac.uk |
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