MSc Renewable Energy and Clean Technology

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2027, the tuition fees are as follows:

• MSc (full-time)
  UK students (per annum): £15,400
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £40,300

The fees quoted above are fully inclusive of tuition, administration and computational costs.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION

• Revision of the main definitions and concepts of: power system planning and long-term security; energy market; short-term security; power system operation and traditional UC, ED and OPF formulations
• Introduction to low-carbon technologies
• Impact of low-carbon technologies on the long-term and short-term security
• Impact of low-carbon technologies on the energy market
• Impact of low-carbon technologies on power system operation

3. Decarbonisation of heat and transport

5. Introduction to Electric Distribution Networks

The unit aims to:

• Describe and analyse the main concepts behind smart grids and low-carbon networks, two prominent changes in power systems.
• Allow students to understand and assess the impacts of low-carbon technologies and new loads (e.g., electric vehicles and heat pumps) on the power system.
• Explain environmental concerns as well as the technical, economic and social (the energy quadrilemma).

On successful completion of the course, a student will be able to:

ILO 1: Evaluate the technical, environmental, and economic impact of flexibility and low carbon technologies.

ILO 2: Model a variety of distribution systems with varying levels of generation/demand flexibility and low carbon technologies.

ILO 3: Describe what is meant by smart grids and explain the drivers and challenges of low carbon technologies.

ILO 4: Use a power system analysis software.

Written examination

Four questions, answer all questions

Duration: 3 hours

Calculators are permitted

This examination forms 80% of the unit assessment

Course Work- Laboratories

Coursework Report - 10 pages.

Feedback is provided online through Blackboard.

This course work forms 20% of the unit assessment

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• A survey on smart grid technologies and applications, G. Dileep, Renewable Energy, 2020
• A survey on electric vehicle transportation within smart grid system, N. Shaukat, et al., Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018
• Making demand side response happen: A review of barriers in commercial and public organisations, Catarina Araya Cardoso et al., Energy Research & Social Science, 2020