The fundamental objective of the "Energy and Environment Laboratory" course is to provide the student with the knowledge and technical and practical skills for the choice, rough sizing and development of plant solutions aimed at producing energy from renewable energy sources. .
1) knowledge and understanding: the expected learning outcomes are the knowledge of the criteria and strategies aimed at choosing, analyzing and optimizing aspects related to energy and the environment, with a view to sustainable development ;
2) applied knowledge and understanding: theoretical and practical notions associated with the energy cycle, with 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. In addition, the practical tools typically needed in the energy characterization of biomasses at accredited laboratories will be discussed;
3) independent judgment: 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 related problems to issues, even new ones or which require multidisciplinary approaches, in any case deriving from the sector under study.
4) communication skills: at the end of the course the student will be able to communicate his conclusions in a clear and unambiguous way to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors operating in the renewable energy sector;
5) ability to learn: among the expected results is 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.