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Offshore Renewable Energy – Technology
Short course
In Bedfordshire ()
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Engineering Institute of Technology
Foundation degree Online£ 4001-5000 -
Canterbury College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Crownship Developments Ltd
NVQ Distance LearningPrice on request -
Edinburgh Napier University
Postgraduate Distance LearningPrice on request -
North West Regional College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Investment Education Plc
Training InhousePrice on request -
University of Dundee
Master Distance Learning£ 14,000
Description
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Type
Short course
At present, a number of energy sources are utilised on a large scale: coal, oil, gas cover 80% and nuclear energy covers about 7% of the global primary energy supply. Although gas, oil and coal reserves may still be available until the end of this century, ultimately it will get increasingly difficult and costly to extract these resources to satisfy an increasing global energy demand. Besides, the issue of global warming has resulted in growing pressure to switch to renewable sources (e.g. solar, wind, wave, tidal, geothermal, ocean thermal etc.) to reduce carbon emissions. This module aims to provide the student with a knowledge and understanding of the technologies used in capturing renewable sources of energy from the marine environment.
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Subjects
- Renewable Energy
- Design
- Oil and Gas
- Gas
- Global
- Technology
Course programme
On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:
- Apply a sound knowledge of the various technologies that have been developed and proposed for harnessing offshore wind energy, wave energy and tidal steam energy
- Identify and apply the science, technology and engineering that is directly transferable from the offshore oil and gas industry, to the offshore renewable energy sector
- Work effectively within the offshore renewable energy sector (having gained skills and knowledge from other parts of the course). Benefit from an awareness of present research and technical developments in this field.
Core content
- Wind turbines: design, mounting/mooring arrangements, installation. Failure mechanisms, design of wind environment, aerodynamic characteristics of horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines, boundary element method, momentum method, boundary element momentum method
- Wave energy: energy within water wave, description and operation of various systems proposed and in use for inshore and offshore application, design of wave environment, maximum power absorption from ocean waves, hydrodynamic characteristics of wave energy converters, response of floating structures, fluid-structure interactions, time and frequency domain numerical methods both in two and three dimension
- Tidal energy: current stream devices, barrage systems, hydrodynamics characteristics of tidal devices, wave and current effects, fluid-structure interactions, time and frequency domain numerical methods both in two and three dimension
- Energy storage, transmission and distribution: issues and solutions.
Offshore Renewable Energy – Technology
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Engineering Institute of Technology
Foundation degree Online£ 4001-5000 -
Canterbury College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Crownship Developments Ltd
NVQ Distance LearningPrice on request -
Edinburgh Napier University
Postgraduate Distance LearningPrice on request -
North West Regional College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Investment Education Plc
Training InhousePrice on request -
University of Dundee
Master Distance Learning£ 14,000