NBS-M016 Contemporary Issues in Climate Change and Energy 2010

NOTE: This Module is only available to those students registered on the MBA in Strategic Carbon Management. Research Students (PhD and MPhil) may be permitted to participate in selected parts of the course relevant to their research at the discretion of Dr N.K. Tovey.

Note: This module has been superceded by NBS-M018 and much of the material below is no longer taught

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Contents

Handouts for main part of the Module	· Links to Energy Resources on the WEB
Spreadsheets for Practical Exercises	· Links to information on Nuclear Power including 3^rd Generation Reactors and issues associated with Fukushima
PowerPoint Presentations including supplementary Presentations showing data looming gas gap	· Key Government Papers on Energy
Master Classes also open to General MBA	· Recent Papers of relevance by N.K. Tovey including Published Letters in the Press · Recent Papers of relevance by N.K. Tovey including responses to consultations and published letters in the press
· Time Table	o Presentations for UK Energy Project including templates of projections, Powerpoint Presentations and written reports – when available
· Video-clips on relevant topics	Monday Group	Tuesday Group
· Frequently Asked Questions during Revision Period	CDM Presentation given by GEC students on 27^th April 2010

Handout 1

Details of the Course	1. Introduction	6. Thermal Comfort
Course Assignment	2. Units	7. Conservation Opportunities
Summary Lecture Notes Part 1	3. Definitions	8. Summary of UK Energy Consumption
Question for Discussion	4. Potential of Energy Resources	9. Introduction to Electricity |Generation
	5. Barriers to Conservation	10. Thermodynamics and Introduction to CHP and Heat Pumps

Handout 2 -

11. Combined Cycle gas Turbines	15. Reactor Types
12. Combined Heat and Power	16. The fuel Cycle
13. heat Pumps	17. Nuclear fusion
14. Nuclear Power – basics

Handout 3 -

18. Energy Balance Tables	20. Energy Conservation in Buildings: Heat Loss/Heat Gain Calculations
19. Energy Conservation In Buildings: The basics	21: Energy Conservation in Buildings: Energy Management

Handout 4 -

22. Renewable Energy: Overview	24. Wind Energy
23. Solar Energy	25. Tidal Power

Spreadsheets for Practical Exercises

• Spreadsheet for Balance Table Exercise
• Energy Ratio Data for UK – supplementary exercise for Wednesday 3^rd March 2010

Powerpoint Presentations

· Sections 1, 2 & 3: 2^rd/9^th February Introduction and Units/Definitions

The following Power Point Presentations will become available at the time the associated lecture is given

• Phil Jones 3rd February – given by Phil Jones [includes WEB links of WG2 and WG3]
• Potential of Energy Resources, Barriers to Conservation Technical Opportunities for Energy Conservation (Sections 4 – 9)
• Energy Conservation/Conversion – CHP/Heat Pumps – Sections 10 - 13
• Nuclear Power

o Nuclear Power Basics and Reactor Types – Sections 14 and 15

o Nuclear Power – The Fuel Cycle – Section 16

• Energy Balance Tables
• Energy Conservation in Buildings – Energy Management: Practical Methods
• Renewable Energy – sections 22 - 24
• Energy Analysis (to be supplied by G. Middleton)

· Link to copy of Bath University ICE Database [downloaded on 18^th April 2009]

• Revision Session
• Graph showing looming GAS GAP under present Government /EU Policies as of mid 2010

Letters in the National Press

· Letter in Independent on 28^th January 2009 Tidal Power – Lead Letter

• Letter in Independent on 10^th March 2009 – Proportion of Electricity generated by Fossil Fuels – see 4^th letter on page

· Links to Energy Related WEB Pages

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