Economic and Ecological Aspects of REEE

Compentency

Understanding the importance of renewable energies with regards to environmental and economical impact of energy industry and assessing potential alternatives

Module type

elective module

Semester

winter

Site

Cairo

Language

English

Workload

120 hours course attendance; 80 hours self-study

Credits points

8

Recommended qualifications

none

Environmental Issues and Managing the Effects

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Environmental Issues and Managing the Effects the students are able to:

  • recognize different effects of energy use on environment, society and economy, methods of greenhouse gas balances and concepts for mitigation
  • distinguish different energy concepts relating to their environmental impacts

Content

  • Environmental consequences of energy use and production:
    • climate change / global warming
    • air pollution
    • water use and pollution
    • natural disasters
    • sea level rise
    • migration
    • climate change
  • Mitigation:
    • political framework (Kyoto protocol, UNFCCC)
    • technologies for mitigation such as RE, EE, clean coal
  • Adaptation:
    • risk management
    • land use change
  • Greenhouse gas balances:
    • fundamentals, methods, calculation

Details

  • Lecturer: Osama Elbahar
  • Teaching method: lecture, seminar
  • SWS: 2
  • Credit points: 2
  • Examination: midterm (40%): group report, individual assignment; final exam (60%)

Macroeconomic Aspects of RE

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Macroeconomic Aspects of RE the students are able to:

  • assess economic aspects of production, distribution, consumption of energy and energy trade (including sustainability aspects)
  • interpret economic and administrative rules and regulations, functions and structure of regional, national and international organisations involved in the energy sector

Content

  • Basics:
    • the national energy balance (who produces what type of energy, where, and from which source, who consumes it, where, and for what purpose)
    • energy related units
    • conversions
    • formulas
  • Sustainability criteria:
    • economic, social, ecologic and political aspects
    • criteria and indicators of the concept of sustainable energy supply
    • global and European-Arab strategies of energy supply
    • trade and security
    • "plan solaire"
  • Policies:
    • role of state / market / private sector
    • decentralisation
    • standardisation
    • policy options and mix
    • awareness building
  • Regulations:
    • laws and law enforcement
    • division of labour among organisations
    • feed-in, economic and social functions of tariffs
  • Organisations:
    • functions and structure of public and private organisations in the energy sector on the national, regional and international level (e.g. IEA, IAEO)

Details

  • Lecturer: Mohamed El Sobki
  • Teaching method: lecture
  • SWS: 2
  • Credit points: 2
  • Examination: midterm (40%): group presentation; final exam (60%)

Engineering Economics and Feasibility Studies for REEE

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Engineering Economics and Feasibility Studies for REEEthe students are able to:

  • interpret basic economic concepts (e.g. demand supply equilibrium, risk analysis, depreciation)
  • conduct feasibility studies, concepts of decision making, cost estimation techniques and funding strategies

Content

  • Economic decision, money-time relationship, cost and cost estimating
  • Feasibility study: detailed introduction into building and structuring
  • Methods of economic studies and selection
  • Calculating:
    • depreciation
    • income taxes, after-tax considerations, price change and exchange rate
    • replacement analysis and probabilistic economic analysis
    • funding requirements
    • financial accounting and benefits analysis
    • complete feasibility study

Details

  • Lecturer: Sayed Kaseb, Mohamed Fawzi El-Refaie
  • Teaching method: lecture
  • SWS: 2
  • Credit points: 2
  • Examination: midterm (40%): feasibility study in groups, home exam, calculation tasks; final exam (60%)

Potentials of RE in the MENA Region and Europe

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Potentials of RE in the MENA Region and Europe the students are able to:

  • assign conversion efficiencies for different forms of energy with special respect to implementation in MENA Region

Content

  • Actual energy situation in EU and MENA countries resp. student’s home countries
  • definitions of potentials
  • researching specific information sources
  • actual state and potentials of renewable energies in the different countries
  • actual projects for renewable energies: DESERTEC, Aqua/MED CSP
  • economics and calculating technical potentials of RE in the MENA region

Details

  • Lecturer: Adel Khalil, Sayed Kaseb
  • Teaching method: seminar
  • SWS: 2
  • Credit points: 2
  • Examination: midterm (40%): group presentation, individual report; final exam (60%)