Master's Degree in Sustainable Electricity Generation
PRESENTATION
The objective of the program is to provide technical, economic, environmental, and project management knowledge for the sustainable generation of electricity through the use of renewable energy sources.
Objectives
The goals of this program are to enable students to:
- Understand the global energy landscape and its dependence on fossil fuels, as well as the main policies for the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.
- Analyze traditional electricity generation technologies using coal, natural gas, and nuclear energy
- Learn about new electricity generation technologies using renewable resources: wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass, ocean energy, etc.
- Study hydrogen energy as a new energy carrier and understand its importance in energy storage and transportation
- Learn the importance of smart grids, distributed generation, and electric mobility as elements that will transform the city of the future and make it more sustainable.
- Learn the management methodology applied to renewable energy projects
- Design and implement a renewable energy project.
- Learn work methodologies (including computer tools) currently used by companies in energy-related projects.
Methodology
At Educa PHAROS, we use a highly practical methodology focused on the direct application of knowledge in the student’s professional environment, combining theoretical content with real-world cases, digital tools, and support from a team of specialized instructors.
Program
- Global Energy Context
- Climate Change
- Decarbonization of the economy and the energy transition
- Climate Neutrality. The Green Deal
- Smart Cities
- Sustainable Development Goals
- United Nations Climate Summits: The Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement
- Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI)
- Emissions Trading
- CO2 Capture and Utilization
- Energy Security. Energy Policy of the European Union
- Penetration of Renewable Energy and Electrification by 2050
- The Importance of Hydrogen
- The batteries
- Distributed generation
- General Aspects of Energy Efficiency (I)
- General Aspects of Energy Efficiency (II)
- Energy Efficiency in Transportation
- Energy Efficiency in Buildings
- Circular economy
- Introduction to Thermodynamics
- Fuels and Combustion
- The Steam Power Plant (I). The Regenerative Rankine Cycle
- The Steam Power Plant (II). General Arrangement. Main Equipment
- Types of Steam Power Plants
- The gas turbine. The Brayton cycle
- Types of gas turbines. Parts of a gas turbine. Technologists
- Simple-cycle power plants
- Combined-cycle power plants
- General layout of a combined-cycle power plant. Components
- The internal combustion engine. The Otto cycle and the Diesel cycle
- The Diesel Engine. Types. Technologists
- The Engine Power Plant: Types and Configurations
- General Layout and Components
- Current Status and Outlook for Conventional Thermal Power Generation
- Basic Concepts of Nuclear Energy
- Fundamentals of Nuclear Technology
- Conventional nuclear power plants
- Nuclear Power Plant Safety and Radiation Protection
- The Role of Nuclear Energy in the Transition to Decarbonization
- Introduction and General Information on Hydroelectric Power Generation
- Typology of Hydroelectric Power Plants
- Hydraulic Resource Assessment
- Dams and Weirs (I). Introduction and Typology
- Dams and Weirs (II). Actions, Landfills, and Drainage
- Intake Works
- Channels and pressure galleries
- Penstocks
- Gates and Valves
- Hydraulic circuit equipment
- Powerhouse and Introduction to Turbines
- Fields of Application for Turbines and Power Turbines
- Reaction turbines
- Turbine Selection Criteria and Performance
- Generators, Regulation, and Control
- Pumped-storage power plants
- Feasibility Studies
- Sizing Example
- Hydroelectric Projects
- Environmental assessment. Environmental impact mitigation
- The sun's energy
- Radiation Measurement and Databases
- The photovoltaic effect
- The solar cell
- The photovoltaic solar panel
- Classification of PV Solar Technologies
- Crystalline Silicon Technology
- Thin-Film Panel Technology (I)
- Thin-Film Panel Technology (II)
- Concentrator photovoltaics
- Solar Energy Production. The PR Concept
- PVSYST. Site Definition and Meteorological Basis
- PVSYST. Component Modeling (I)
- PVSYST. Component Modeling (II)
- PVSYST. Energy simulation and results
- Photovoltaic self-consumption. PVSYST simulation program
- Solar trackers and mounting systems
- Main Electrical Equipment
- Medium-voltage cables and electrical substations
- Civil Engineering
- The History of Hydrogen
- What is hydrogen?
- Current Electricity and Energy Mix
- Hydrogen as an energy carrier
- Prospects for the Hydrogen Roadmap
- PEM electrolysis
- Alkaline electrolysis
- SOEC and AEM electrolysis
- Hydrogen Storage
- Hydrogen Distribution
- Fuel Cells
- PEM fuel cell
- High-temperature fuel cell
- Hydrogen Turbines and Engines
- Hydrogen vehicles
- Refuelling stations
- Sizing of Main Equipment
- Safety Considerations: Explosive Atmospheres
- Design of Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Facilities
- Examples of installation calculations
- Introduction to Biomass
- Biomass as an Energy Source
- Characterization of Biomass as an Energy Resource
- Problems Associated with the Use of Biomass
- Biomass Technologies and Processing Methods
- Introduction to Biogas
- Biogas Production
- Biogas Production Technologies
- Operations Before and After Biomethanation
- Use of biogas
- HVO Biodiesel
- Biodiesel Fame
- Bioethanol
- Bioethanol Production
- Combustion reaction. Reagents
- Combustion reaction. Products
- Design of Combustion Facilities
- Electricity Generation from Biomass
- Solar Thermoelectric (I)
- Solar Thermoelectric (II)
- Introduction and Objectives
- Smart Cities
- Some Examples of Smart Cities
- Energy in Cities
- The consumer at the center. Smart meters
- The need to decarbonize transportation
- Possible actions to decarbonize transportation
- The electric vehicle
- The electric bus
- New business models
- Overview of Renewable Distributed Generation
- Boosting distributed generation and self-consumption
- Incorporation of self-consumption into the electricity system
- Energy communities
- Some experiences
- Electricity Distribution (I)
- Electricity Distribution (II)
- Networks and the Energy Transition
- New tools. Gaining flexibility
- Smart grids
- Renewable Energy Projects: Definition and Types of Projects
- Project Objectives
- Different organizations and roles in the project
- The project team. The project manager
- Site Search and Land Management
- Acquisition of projects in the development phase
- Project Analysis. Detailed Business Plan
- Project Processing
- Project Execution Strategy (I)
- Project Execution Strategy (II)
- Bidding Processes
- Contracts
- Risk Management (I). Risk Matrix
- Risk Management (II). Contingency Estimation
- Project Planning
- Project Budget and Financial Control
- Safety and Environmental Management
- Procurement Management and Equipment Manufacturing Control
- Construction and Commissioning Supervision
- Completion of construction, contract closeout, and transfer to the operations organization
- History of Wind Energy
- Wind Meteorology
- The Physics of Wind Resources
- Site Selection
- Wind Resource Measurement Campaign
- Wind resource
- Practical exercise. Descriptive statistical analysis of wind resources. Windographer program
- Wind Turbines (I)
- Wind Turbines (II)
- Wind Turbines (III)
- WASP program. Data analysis model (WASP Climate Analyst)
- WASP program. Topographic terrain modeling (WASP map editor)
- Exercise. Power curve and thrust coefficient
- WASP program. Power simulation (I)
- WASP program. Power simulation (II)
- Wind Farm Construction Project
- Wind Farm Electrical Power Facilities and Installations
- High-voltage electrical power substation
- Overhead high-voltage power line
- Offshore Wind Power
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