Professors: Patrick Hendrick and Michel Huart.
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1. News 2015-2016:
2. Course information
3. Download slides and document
4. Homework
5. Archives 2014-2015
1. News 2015-2016
10/09/2015: First class 15/09/2015 10h00 at VUB.D.2.23
2. Course information
Description
Today, energy and sustainability are matters of primary concern. The course “Sustainable energy” provides some keys of understanding energy, the role it plays in our daily life and in different activities, and the sustainability of the energy systems and the energy consumption.. Through differents applications and case studies, it introduces energy efficiency, rational use of energy and a financial analysis of energy investment.
Course report: download here
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Prof. Patrick Hendrick
3. Download slides and documents
Besides your own notes, you may download the slides and documents. More information and videos of the cours can also be found on https://pointcarre.vub.ac.be , under the “Sustainable Energy” course.
Please check this site regularly for updates.
15-sept – Sustainability (M. HUART) : Notes available here
18-sept – Electricity market and electrical networks (P. HENDRICK) : Notes available here
25-sept – Energy storage (P. HENDRICK): Notes available here
29-sept – Energy basics (M. HUART) : Notes available here
2-oct – Electric vehicles, mobility and storage (P. HENDRICK) : Notes available here
6-oct – Energy Chain and national statistics of consumption (M. HUART) : Notes available here
9-oct – Energy audits (P. HENDRICK) : Notes available here
13-oct – Environmental impacts (M. HUART) : Notes available here
16-oct – Energy efficient buildings, Green housing and NZEB (P. HENDRICK)
20-oct – Combined Heat and Power (CHP) solutions (F. CONTINUO) : Notes available here
23-oct -Energy costs and prices – Rational Use of energy (a general approach) (M. HUART) : Notes available here & here
27-oct – Renewable energy sources (M. HUART) : Notes available here
3-nov – District Heating and Cooling (P. HENDRICK) : Notes available here
10-nov – Discounting – Project investment valuation (O. MORTEHAN): Notes available here
17-nov – Firm valuation – Advanced methods: Monte-Carlo, real options (O. MORTEHAN): Nots available here
24-nov – Heat pumps (P. HENDRICK) : Notes available here
1-déc – Sustainable Transport (F. CONTINO): Notes available here
8-déc – Demand Side Management (P. HENDRICK): Notes available here
4. Homework
In this section, students get the instructions about homework : reports, MA1 project proposal.
Sustainability reports
5. Archives 2014-2015
Notes on the evaluation 2014 – 2015: Pdf
Course notes:
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- Introduction: Slides
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- Water and Energy Management Systems: Slides
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- Efficient Buildings: Slides
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- Sustainable Transport: Slides
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- Introduction to financial and economical concepts applicable to renewable energies: Slides and computation files
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- Household energy consumption: Slides
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- Heat pumps: Slides