Wind Power Planning, 7.5 credits

Academic year 2023/2024

  • Autumn 2023, Mixed, 50%, Distance learning

    Start date: 31 October 2023

    End date: 14 January 2024

    Application deadline: 17 April 2023

    Application code: UU-18232 Application

    Language of instruction: English

    Location: Flexible

    Selection: Final school grades (66%) - Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (34%)

    Outline for distance course: The course is given as a net-based course. Assignments are submitted in the e-classroom on internet and you will receive personal feedback by the teacher. The course also includes other mandatory exercises. A forum for discussion is available.

    Number of mandatory meetings on campus: 0

    Number of voluntary meetings on campus: 0

    Registration: Please contact the department.

Entry requirements: General entry requirements

Fees:

If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application or tuition fees. Formal exchange students will be exempted from tuition fees, as well as the application fee. Read more about fees.

Application fee: SEK 900

Tuition fee, first semester: SEK 16,250

Tuition fee, total: SEK 16,250

About the course

The course is about how to use land and plan as efficiently as possible for energy production while also taking into account the environment. Topics like wind power policies, energy policy, spatial planning, planning strategies/methods, opinion and acceptance, the environmental impact of noise and shadows as well as wind power's impacts on the landscape will be studied. You will also analyse the wind power policy and planning strategy in your own country, region or municipality.

More information

Contact

Department of Earth Sciences

Geocentrum, Villavägen 16 752 36 Uppsala

Villavägen 16, 752 36 UPPSALA

Ylva Anderberg, Study Administation

Email: studentservice-cg@uu.se

Telephone: +46 498 10 82 41