ESS421 Energy Commodities I.

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Tomáš Vlček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Jan Osička, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Filip Černoch, Ph.D.
Department of International Relations and European Studies – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Olga Cídlová, DiS.
Timetable
Wed 9:45–11:15 U33
Prerequisites
The aim of the course is to cover the basic trends of the technological and the economic aspects of an energy sector. The main attention is focused on explaining the mechanisms and operation of energy machinery and some important features of technology and economy/economics for conducting an energy-focused research or assessing an energy policy. The course thus deals mostly with three main areas: the production chain and the energy use of commodity, the relation between energy and economy, and how the energy commodities are marketed. The course Energy Commodities I consists of topics of coal, nuclear energy, renewables, all around electricity utility sector. Electrification of industry and consumption is a modern trend increasing the demands on production and quality of electricity. The course thus responds to modern up to date trends in worldwide development of energy usage.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to involve issues beyond political science into their understanding of the energy matters. The students will also obtain knowledge about power utility sectors of different countries worldwide, thus they will be able to analyse power utility sectors with proper knowledge both in technical, as well as numeral and political areas.
Syllabus
  • Electricity Systems: An Introduction
  • Coal: Production, Transportation, Pricing, Marketing and Use
  • Nuclear: Uranium Cycle, Pricing and Marketing
  • Renewable Energy Resources – Electricity and Heat Production, Market Mechanisms
  • Electricity Systems and Electricity Trading
  • Global Trends in Electricity Utility Sector
  • Workshop on Electricity Price Modeling
Literature
  • SOVACOOL, Benjamin K. Contesting the future of nuclear power : a critical global assessment of atomic energy. Singapore: World Scientific, 2011, x, 296. ISBN 9789814322751. info
  • CZISCH, Gregor. Scenarios for a future electricity supply : cost-optimised variations on supplying Europe and its neighbours with electricity from renewable energies. Stevenage: Institution of engineering and technology, 2010, xl, 580. ISBN 9781849191562. info
  • Renewable energy conversion, transmission, and storage. Edited by Bent S²rensen. Boston: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2007, x, 327 p. ISBN 0123742625. info
  • WARKENTIN-GLENN, Denise. Electric power industry in nontechnical language. 2nd ed. Tulsa, Okla.: PennWell Corporation, 2006, x, 294. ISBN 1593700679. URL info
  • SIOSHANSI, Fereidoon P. and W. PFAFFENBERGER. Electricity market reform : an international perspective. Boston: Elsevier, 2006, xxix, 656. ISBN 008045030X. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, Presentations, Discussions
Assessment methods
Discussion, Paper Presentation, Mid-Term Test, Written Exam
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
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