Energetic Options

Year
1
Academic year
2022-2023
Code
02045759
Subject Area
Teaching Area
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
3.0
Type
Elective
Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Knowledge in Physial Chemistry and Materials Chemistry.   

Teaching Methods

Master classes, debates and seminars on emerging topics.

Learning Outcomes

Recognize the role of various energy alternatives for which Chemistry contributes and it relation to the energy needs of our society, and their social, economic and enveronmental impact.

Recognizing the potential and limitations of various relevant technologies. Identify the most important scientific challenges of emerging technologies.

Knowing the language used in the scientific area.

Meet specific content in the study area, including the solar cells, biomass, hidrogénio and wind.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Energy and Society (Efficiency; Economics)

Solar Cells (Silicon Cells and semiconductors; Dye cells; Organic polymer cells)

Solar Fuels (Natural and artificial photosynthesis; Water photo electrolysis; CO2 reduction)

Hydrogen as energetic option

Fuel cell

Biofuels

Nuclear Energy

Wind, Tidal and Waves Energy

Energy and the Future (Learning, World Politics).   

Head Lecturer(s)

Carlos Alberto Lourenço de Serpa Soares

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Intervention in classes : 10.0%
Resolution Problems: 20.0%
Laboratory work or Field work: 20.0%
Teaching a class with debate : 25.0%
Synthesis work: 25.0%

Bibliography

[1] The Future of Energy: The 2021 guide to the energy transition - renewable energy, energy technology, sustainability, hydrogen and more, John Armstrong, Energy technology Publishing, 2021.

[2] Energy for a Sustainable World: From the Oil Age to a Sun-Powered Future, Vincenzo Balzani, Nicola Armaroli, Wiley-VCH, 2011.

[3] Dye-sensitized Solar Cells, Kuppuswamy Kalyanasundaram, CRC Press, 2010.

[3] Polymer Photovoltaics: a pratical approach, Editor Frederik C. Crebs, SPIE Press, 2008.

[5] Wind Energy Essentials: Societal, Economic, and Environmental Impacts, Richard P. Walker, Andrew Swift, John Wiley & Sons, 2015.

[6] Tomorrow's Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and the Prospects for a Cleaner Planet , Peter Hoffmann (The MIT Press) 2012.

[7] Hydrogen Energy. Challenges and Solutions for a Cleaner Future Bahman Zohuri (Springler) 2018.

[8] Energy Economics, Peter M. Schwarz, Routledge, 2017.