Project Course in Wind Farm Planning
Syllabus, Master's level, 1GV152
- Code
- 1GV152
- 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, 8 March 2018
- Responsible department
- Department of Earth Sciences
Entry requirements
A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university. The main field of study must be within engineering, science or the social sciences. Also required is Wind Power Project Management, 15 credits, Planning for Wind Energy, 5 credits, Wind Turbine Technology, 5 credits, Wind Power Grid Integration, 5 credits, and Wind Resource Assessment, 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
- design a wind farm for the best energy output and financial outcome
- assess aspects related to site options
- assess a wind farm in a number of energy, economic, environmental, societal and technological criteria based on previous knowledge
- compare a number of competing wind farms and suggest a wind farm for a given site
- conduct a financial analysis of a wind wind farm's major activities
Content
Integrated analysis of wind farms based on technical, economic, environmental and social aspects will be performed. These aspects of a wind farm project will also include consideration of infrastructure such as the grid and roads. Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) methods will be introduced as an appropriate operational tool in analysis of wind farms' design and will be applied in a particular project.
Instruction
Lectures, seminars and group work.
Assessment
Written project report (5 credits).
Other directives
The course cannot be included in the same degree as 1GV142.