Energy System Analysis

Teacher(s)

Willems Bert;

Language

English

Prerequisites

Undergraduate courses in energy systems from a technical perspective, microeconomics, systems analysis.

Main themes

Some of the topics treated in the course include:
o Central energy management for generation
o Generation technologies
o Energy transmission and distribution
o Energy storage
o Energy sources, location and constraints.
o Local energy management
o Energy economics, cost function for generation, transmission and distribution.
o New technologies
o Market actors and locations
o Technical regulation of generation and transport

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

The course provides a techno-economic basis for students to understand the energy generation, storage, transmission, distribution and consumption from a system-economic perspective.  The scope includes gas and electrical systems and their specificities.   After the course, the students should be able to understand in the techno-economic interactions of various actors and processes in the energy system. In terms of methodology, the students should be able to perform managerial energy economic analyses using tools and approaches that are applied in the sector.

Content

Some of the topics treated in the course include:
o Central energy management for generation
o Generation technologies
o Energy transmission and distribution
o Energy storage
o Energy sources, location and constraints.
o Local energy management
o Energy economics, cost function for generation, transmission and distribution.
o New technologies
o Market actors and locations
o Technical regulation of generation and transport
Note: The content of the course might be adjusted based on the availability of guest speakers.

Teaching methods

Ex-cathedra lectures, lectures with active student participation (such as group work, computer simulations, and student presentations), and guest lectures if possible.

Evaluation methods

Written exam after the end of the course (70%). Group works, and student presentations are part of the final grade (30%). A resit is only organized for the written exam, the grade for the group work and student presentations is final. 

Other information

The communication between the professor and the students takes place through the electronic platform Moodle. You should enroll in the course on Moodle to have access to the online documents such as course notes, slides and additional material that will be posted.

Faculty or entity

CLSM