44101 - Renewable Resources Management Modulübersicht

Module Number: 44101 - module is no longer offered from WS 2018/19
Module Title:Renewable Resources Management
  Nachwachsende Rohstoffe und Erneuerbare Energien
Department: Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences
Responsible Staff Member:
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Arellano-Garcia, Harvey
Language of Teaching / Examination:English
Duration:1 semester
Frequency of Offer: On special announcement
Credits: 6
Learning Outcome:Lecture of regenerative energies:
  • Providing an overview on the most important regenerative energy sources (wind, solar, hydro and biomass), their current and forthcoming applications and their integration into existing energy systems. Apart from technological aspects, economical as well as environmental aspects will be discussed. Based upon an integrated assessment, advantages and disadvantages of these regenerative energies will be discussed. 
  • As bioenergy is regarded as one of the most promising options of regenerative energies, the course introduces to sustainable forestry and agriculture as sources for bioenergy carriers. The most promising ways of cultivating, harvesting and processing energy crops ( like short rotation forestry, new plant species as miscanthus but as well “traditional crops” like grain and corn) will be presented. Conversion technologies for converting these crops into solid, liquid an gaseous biofuels will be discussed.
  • At the end of this course students will be prepared to discuss the future contribution of renewable energies by means of technical, ecological and economical aspects. Additionally, they will obtain a solid base-knowledge on modern forms of sustainable biomass cultivation with respect to bioenergy applications.
Lecture of renewable raw materials:
Students will be able to:
  • describe the reasons, development and history of renewable resources
  • describe how and where renewable resources can be used and which restrictions follow from this
  • understand methods, potentials and barriers of production, processing and use
  • describe case studies of processing lines for different bio resources as natural oils, fibres or starch
  • use and understand the basic concepts of life cycle assessment on a certain example
Contents:Introduction to regenerative energies:
  • Current status and further development of the global energy demand
  • Regenerative energies – and why we have to disseminate them today 
  • Currents status of regenerative energies in different energy systems
  • General overview: wind, solar, hydro, biomass: sources for electricity, heat and fuels
  • Regenerative energies in detail: current technologies, economical and environmental aspects, integration into existing energy systems
  • Comparative assessment of the regenerative energies discussed with special respect to ecological aspects
Introduction to renewable resources:
  • Definition of renewable resources
  • Significance of renewable raw materials for sustainable development and enviromental protection, economic and sociopolitical aspects of the cultivation of renewable raw material
  • Connection to landuse systems
  • Processing procedures and preparation equipment for renewable raw materials
  • Application and utilisation of renewable raw materials
  • Material specific case studies
Recommended Prerequisites:None
Mandatory Prerequisites:None
Forms of Teaching and Proportion:
  • Lecture / 2 Hours per Week per Semester
  • Seminar / 10 Hours
  • Excursion / 20 Hours
  • Self organised studies / 120 Hours
Teaching Materials and Literature:
  • Boyle, Godfrey (ED.): Renewable energy, power for a sustainable future, Oxford University Press, 1998
  • Al-Bassam, Nasir: Energy plant species : their use and impact on Environment and development, London : James & James, 1998
=> only limited actual and specific resources for the field of non energetic use of renewables are available in library:
  • Hall, D.O., Grassi, G., Scheer, H.: Biomass for Energy and Industry. Proceedings of the International Conference on Biomass for Energy and Industry held in Florence, Italy, 5-9 October 1992
  • Klaas, D.L.: Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels and Chemicals, Academic Press, 1998
  • Kaplan, David L. [HRSG.]:Biopolymers from renewable resources, Verlag Springer 1998
  • Bozell, J.J.: Chemicals and materials from renewable resources. 2001
  • Sørensen, B.: Renewable energy, Verlag Acad. Press 2000
  • Afgan, N.: Nwe and renewable technologies for sustainable development. 2002
  • Scholz, C.: Polymers from renewable resources. 2000
  • Hydrothermale Carbonisierung, Band 33, Gülzower Fachgespräche (2009
  • 2. Symposium Energiepflanzen, Band 34, Gülzower Fachgespräche (2009)
  • Eigenschaften biogener Festbrennstoffe, Band 17, Schriftenreihe "Nachwachsende Rohstoffe" (2000)
  • Gärrestaufbereitung für eine pflanzenbauliche Nutzung - Stand und F+E-Bedarf, Band 30, Gülzower Fachgespräche (2009)
  • Biocrudeoil, Band 28, Gülzower Fachgespräche (2007)
  • Messen, Steuern, Regeln bei der Biogaserzeugung, Band 27, Gülzower Fachgespräche (2007)
  • Studie zur Markt- und Konkurrenzsituation bei Naturfasern und Naturfaser-Werkstoffen (Deutschland und EU), Band 26, Gülzower Fachgespräche (2008)
  • Tagungsband "Biogas in der Landwirtschaft - Stand und PErspektiven", Band 32, Gülzower Fachgespräche (2009)
  • Voraussetzungen zur Standardisierung biogener Festbrennstoffe, Band 23, Schriftenreihe "Nachwachsende Rohstoffe" (2004)
  • Erdgassubstitute aus Biomasse - eine Bestandsaufnahme, BAnd 29, Gülzower Fachgespräche (2008)
  • Stoffliche Nutzung von Lignin, Band 31, Gülzower Fachgespräche (2009)
Further recommended is review of internet sources and scientific use of these information’s
Module Examination:Continuous Assessment (MCA)
Assessment Mode for Module Examination:In total 100 points can be earned in this module:
  • Paper, 10 pages (20 points)
  • Short presentation, 15 min (20 points) 
  • Written examination, 80 min (60 points)
At least 50% of the points have to be achieved in each.
Evaluation of Module Examination:Performance Verification – graded
Limited Number of Participants:None
Part of the Study Programme:
  • no assignment
Remarks:No offer in SS 2018!
Module Components:
  • 230190 Lecture Renewable Resources Management
  • 230110 Examination Renewable Resources Management
  • 230172 Examination Renewable Resources Management 
Components to be offered in the Current Semester:
  • no assignment
Follow-up Module/s: Phase-out module since: 24.11.2016
  • without Follow-up Module/s