Course detail

Alternative Energy Sources

FSI-LAZ Acad. year: 2026/2027 Summer semester

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with an overview of alternative energy sources and the basics of nuclear power plants. Alternative energy sources, including their technological implementation, will also be presented. An overview of energy storage technologies, including promising hydrogen energy technologies, will be added.

Supervisor

prof. Ing. Jiří Pospíšil, Ph.D.

Department

Energy Institute

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Prerequisites

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Language of instruction

Czech

Aims

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-ETI-P: Power and Thermo-fluid Engineering, Master's
branch ENI: Power Engineering, 5 credits, compulsory-optional

Programme N-ETI-P: Power and Thermo-fluid Engineering, Master's
branch FLI: Fluid Engineering, 5 credits, compulsory-optional

Programme N-ETI-P: Power and Thermo-fluid Engineering, Master's
branch TEP: Environmental Engineering, 5 credits, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Syllabus

1. Solar energy


2. Wind energy


3. Hydropower + biomass


4. Introduction to nuclear energy


5. Nuclear fuel cycle, uranium fission, radioactive waste


6. Gas Industry Day


7. Hydrogen and fuel cells


8. Heat pumps – design


9. Heat pumps – low-temperature sources


10. Absorption cycles


11. Energy storage


12. Power to Gas

Exercise

13 hours, compulsory

Syllabus