Nuclear Sources and Zero-emission Energy (FSI-LME)

Academic year 2023/2024
Supervisor: doc. Ing. Marek Baláš, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: EÚ all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: Czech
Aims of the course unit:

The purpose of the course is to bring new and current topics into the undergraduate curriculum. The aim is to introduce students to the new technologies that are coming to the fore in the context of global changes in the energy sector.
Learning outcomes and competences:

Graduates will be introduced to current trends in energy transformation, storage and use. They will have an overview of developments in the field of energy and will be able to critically evaluate possible scenarios of change in practice.
Prerequisites:

Energy basic knowlage
Course contents:

 The course will discuss topics that reflect current trends in the energy sector. The course is divided into three parts. The first part will be devoted to CCS and CCU technologies, which are technologies related to the capture of carbon dioxide released during combustion processes. The next part of the course will focus on the new field of hydrogen energy and energy storage - power to X (gas, heat...) systems. The last part will be devoted to the topic of nuclear energy.
Teaching methods and criteria:

Teaching will take place in blocks where frontal teaching, independent work and solving assignments in teams will be combined.
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:

The evaluation of the course will be carried out within the framework of a classified credit. The graded credit will take the form of a test (paper or online).
Controlled participation in lessons:

Classes will be held in blocks, participation is compulsory.
Type of course unit:
    Lecture  13 × 2 hrs. optionally                  
Course curriculum:
    Lecture

1. Basics of carbon dioxide emissions, basics of CCS and CCU methods


2. CO2 capture methods


3. Methods of CO2 storage


4. Methods of CO2 recovery


5. Energy systems involving hydrogen generation


6. Energy storage, Power to X system


7. Synthetic methane and biomethane


8. Energy self-sufficiency


9. Conceptual design of NPPs with pressurized water reactors, fast reactors


10. Small modular reactor concepts


11. NPP fuel cycle, storage and disposal of used nuclear fuel and radioactive waste


12.Thermonuclear fusion, Radioisotope generators
Literature - fundamental:
1. Bailera, M, Lisbona, P, Peña, B, & Romeo, LM 2020, Energy Storage : Hybridization of Power-To-Gas Technology and CarbonCapture, Springer International Publishing AG, Cham. Available from: ProQuest Ebook Central. ISBN-13: 978-3-03046-526-1
5.

Boudellal, Méziane. Power-to-Gas: Renewable Hydrogen Economy for the Energy Transition, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110559811
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
B-ENE-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- GCr 3 Compulsory 1 3 S