The 'Energy and the City' course: Energy Transition and Smart Grids It offers you a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a booming sector with growing demand for skilled workers. The energy transition is a vital issue, as society seeks sustainable solutions to climate change. This course will enable you to gain key knowledge on how to to optimise energy use through energy efficiency and to explore new generation and distribution systems. You will become familiar with smart grid management, which will equip you with the skills needed to be an agent of change in the urban transformation towards smarter and more sustainable cities. Taking part in this course places you at the forefront of a field that is crucial for the future, enabling you to contribute actively to the development of more efficient and environmentally friendly urban environments.
Energy and the City: Energy Transition and Smart Grids
Architecture, construction and urban planning
40 hours
Introduction
Objectives
- To understand the importance of the energy transition in today’s urban context.
- To identify energy efficiency strategies applicable to urban environments.
- Assess the benefits of new power generation systems and their environmental impact.
- To analyse the structure and operation of smart grids in the city.
- To explore emerging technologies in efficient energy distribution.
-To develop skills for the sustainable management of smart grids.
- Interpret energy data to optimise the use of resources in the city.
Table of Contents
TEACHING UNIT 1. ENERGY AND THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Energy and energy consumption
An Introduction to the Energy System and Energy Sustainability
Resources and technology
Impacts of the energy transition
Energy efficiency
TEACHING UNIT 2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Smart Buildings (I)
Smart buildings (II) and electric vehicles
Implications of energy efficiency project management (I)
Implications of energy efficiency project management (II)
Support and information required for its management, best practice and keys to success
TEACHING UNIT 3. NEW POWER GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
Electricity supply system
Smart Grids, new generation and distribution systems (I)
Smart Grids, New Generation and Distribution Systems (II)
Telecommunications in Smart Grids (I)
Telecommunications in Smart Grids (II)
TEACHING UNIT 4. SMART GRID MANAGEMENT
Data in the Smart Grid (I)
Data in the Smart Grid (II)
The Role of Project Management in Smart Grids (I)
The Role of Project Management in Smart Grids (II)
Regulations, funding and success stories in smart grid projects