The course Energy, Sustainability and Society (ESS) is one of the non-technical courses of the SET master program. The main goal of the ESS course is to teach on the socio-economic context of energy in general and sustainable energy technology in particular.
The intended learning outcomes of the course are:
At the end of the course students have proven (by assignments) to be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key energy challenges in the Global North and Global South
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concept of sustainable development and its implication for energy supply in the Global North and Global South
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the (economic) organization of energy markets in particular electricity markets
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the societal significance and impact of (renewable) energy
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of climate change and its implications for energy in society
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of key concepts of energy management and energy planning
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of core problems in national electricity markets in the world
- Analyze core problems in national electricity markets in the world
- Produce clear and feasible solutions for identified problems in national electricity markets in the world
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Energy is one of the vital resources of societies and a secure and reliable supply of energy, therefore, is crucial. It requires not only resources and technologies, but also (economic) organization and coordination. Due to the world’s sustainability ambitions national energy supply has become more and more a challenge of transforming the resource base from conventional resources like fossils and nuclear to renewable resources like wind, solar and biomass. This is a huge challenge throughout the globe. The course will teach about the energy challenges in national energy systems and how systems cope with these challenges. The course predominantly focuses on European energy markets, but the challenges of energy markets in the Global South are covered too.
The course applies student centered learning as much as possible in combination with explanatory lecturers. This means that subscription of this course implies obligatory participation in all lecture, tutorial and presentation meetings. At the beginning of the course students will organize themselves in a team of 2/3 students. Throughout the course the teams will work on assignments. The results of these assignments will be presented in class and will be reviewed by students and staff. Both the content and the presentation of the assignments, together with attendance and (active) participation, will provide the base for the individual grading of the course.
Assessment
• Attendance and participation in meetings
• Team assignments
• Written exam
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