NBSLM03E Low Carbon Technologies and Solutions (2010)

Contents

1. Handouts

2. Power Point Presentations

3. Master Class Presentation - Low Carbon Strategies at the University of East Anglia

4. Spreadsheets for practical exercises

5. Video Clips

6. Papers on Energy written by NK Tovey for background reading

7. Information for Assignments

8. Links to Energy Webpages: - Nuclear, Renewable, Conservation, Electricity Supply etc

Handouts

The following handouts are more comprehensive than will be given in actual presentations particularly in the case of Nuclear Power. However, these more comprehensive notes are included for completeness

Handout 1: Low Carbon Conversion and Nuclear Power

1. Introduction

2. Low Carbon Energy Conversion Solutions

3. Combined Cycle Gas Turbines

4. Combined Heat and Power

5. Heat Exchangers and Heat Pumps

6. Nuclear Power – THE BASICS

7. Nuclear Power - FISSION REACTORS

8. The Nuclear Fuel Cycle

9. Nuclear Fusion.

Handout 2 Energy Conservation and Management in Buildings

10. Energy Conservation in Buildings - Basic Considerations

11. Energy Conservation in Buildings – Heat Loss/Heat Gain issues

12. Energy Conservation in Buildings – Energy Management

13. Carbon Emission Factors

Handout 3 Renewable Energy

14. Introduction to Renewable Energy

15. Solar Energy

16. Wind Energy

17. Tidal Energy

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

· Sections 1 – 5 Introduction, Combined Heat and Power, Heat Pumps

· Sections 6 – 8 Nuclear Power

· There is No presentation complementing notes of section 9

· Sections 10 – 13 Energy Conservation in buildings, Energy Management, Carbon Emission factors

· Sections 14 – 16 Renewable Energy: Introduction, Solar and Wind

· Section 17 Renewable Energy Tidal: Note depending on time this presentation may not be given

SPREADSHEETS FOR EXERCISES

• Carbon Footprint Software
• Exercise on Thursday

1. Program File –version June 15^th NOTE: this was updated on 15th June at 15:30

WARNING: must be downloaded into a folder C:\NBSLM03E

Data Files WARNING: must be downloaded into a folder C:\NBSLM03E\data

1. A Victorian Terraced House

2. A two bedroom bungalow

3. A large bungalow in rural Norfolk

4. A three bedroom town house

5. A two bedroom flat

6. Template for assignment

INFORMATION ON ASSIGNMENTS

WARNING: YOU MUST download the template from above AND also the PROGRAM FILE

Even if you have downloaded the Program file already as it has been updated on date indicated above

1. Energy Consumption Data for three Offices in Scotland

2. Energy Consumption Data for NKT’s house

3. Detail of Assignment [Last Update: 21^st June 2010]

4. Setting the MACRO Security level if you have problems with the software