The fundamental objective of the "Energy and Environmental Protection" course is to provide the student with the knowledge and technical and practical skills for the choice, the rough dimensioning and the development of plant solutions aimed at the production of energy from sources renewable energy.
1) knowledge and understanding: the expected learning outcomes are 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, 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. Furthermore, the practical tools typically required in the field of biomass energy characterization in accredited laboratories will be discussed;
3) independence of judgement: 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 topics that are also new or that require multidisciplinary approaches, in any case deriving from the sector being studied.
4) communication skills: at the end of the course the student will be able to communicate his conclusions clearly and unambiguously to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors operating in the renewable energy sector;
5) ability to learn: among the expected results, there is the student's having developed a learning ability that allows him to explore the issues addressed independently, adapting to the needs he will encounter in the workplace.