The fundamental objective of the "Renewable Energy: Processes and Technologies" course is to provide the student with the knowledge and technical and practical skills for the design and development of plant solutions aimed at producing energy that can be used for both civil and industrial purposes. , also in relation to the renewable energy sector. The expected learning outcomes are the knowledge of the criteria and sizing procedures of systems that base their operation on heat exchange dynamics such as ovens, heat exchangers, thermal systems, condensers, evaporative towers, steam generators and geothermal systems with pumps. of heat to both vertical and horizontal probes. To these are added the theoretical and practical notions associated with the energy cycle, the types of fossil fuels compared to those from renewable sources with obvious references to the dynamics of environmental pollution, biomass, biochemical processes of energy production (biochemical processes, in particular anaerobic digestion with biogas upgrading and thermochemical processes, in particular the gasification process), geothermal energy with low enthalpy plants, solar energy (both thermal and photovoltaic), bioliquids and biofuels, wind energy and hydroelectricity. During the course, purely applicative issues relating to multi-physics simulation software will also be addressed, useful for solving complex and multidisciplinary problems in the industrial sector. In addition, the practical tools typically required in the context of the implementation / identification of strategies for integrated systems for the production of energy in the industrial sector (for example for sustainable industrial districts) will be discussed.
Therefore, the expected learning outcomes include the knowledge and development of a critical sense in terms of the ability to identify the parameters associated with the operation of the aforementioned equipment and systems in order to optimize their operation both in the sizing phase and in the activities (if possible) in relation to the requests of the final user, thus developing a critical sense from a technical point of view, as well as understanding the meaning of the technical terminology used in the renewable energy plant sector, in relation to technologies and processes. At the end of the course, the student will have practical and theoretical notions relating to the main types of plants for the exploitation of renewable energy sources, strengthening the skills already developed in the three-year degree course and having the ability to solve problems relating to issues, including new ones or which require multidisciplinary approaches, in any case deriving from the sector under study. At the end of the course, the student will be able to communicate their conclusions clearly and unambiguously to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors operating in the renewable plant engineering sector. In addition, the expected results include the student's development of a learning ability that allows him to deepen the issues addressed independently, adapting to the needs he will encounter in the workplace.