Project Course in Wind Farm Site Optimisation
Syllabus, Master's level, 1GV142
- Code
- 1GV142
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Wind Power Project Management A1F
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 10 March 2016
- Responsible department
- Department of Earth Sciences
Entry requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science or Social Sciences. Introduction to Wind Power Project Management, 10 credits, Policy, Planning and Permission for Wind Energy, 5 credits, Wind Turbine Technology, 5 credits, Wind Power Grid Integration, 5 credits and Wind Resource Assessment and Energy Estimations, 10 credits.
Learning outcomes
After having passed the course the student should be able to:
- apply clean energy project analysis software for a particular wind farm
- optimise a wind farm for best energy output and financial outcome
- assess aspects related to site options
- evaluate wind projects in a number of energy, economic, environmental, societal and technological criteria based on previous knowledge
- compare a number of competing wind power projects and decide the optimum wind power project for a given site
- conduct a financial analysis of a wind power projects' major activities
Content
Optimisation of wind farms based on technical, economical, environmental and social aspects will be studied. These aspects of a wind farm project will also include consideration of infrastructure such as grid and roads. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods will be introduced as an appropriate operational tool in wind farm site optimisation and will be applied in a particular project.
Instruction
Lectures, seminars and group work.
Assessment
Written project report, 5 credits.