Course detail
Energy Sources
FSI-LEZ Acad. year: 2025/2026 Winter semester
The course introduces students to energy sources used in traditional and innovative energy systems. The energy sources that make up the global energy mix will be introduced and the constraints and challenges associated with their use will be presented. In the form of working diagrams, students will be introduced to the principle of technologies used for energy transformation. The scope of the course will provide a comprehensive overview ranging from the use of fossil fuels, to renewable sources, to the future possibilities of hydrogen energy. Furthermore, the technologies used for the storage of thermal, mechanical and electrical energy and the possibilities of subsequent use of the stored energy will be presented. In the field of chemical energy storage, power-to-gas technology based on the generation of hydrogen and other synthesis gases will be presented. Current trends in the Czech and world energy sector will be commented during the course.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
5
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
Undergraduate level knowledge of physics and thermomechanics.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Credit: participation in the exercise, preparation of independent tasks.
Examination: written form including theoretical questions from the lecture and short examples to check understanding of the subject.
Aims
After completing the course, students will be able to orientate themselves in the global energy mix, the energy technologies used and current development trends. They will be able to make informed decisions about the opportunities, needs, impacts and benefits of different energy sources.
Study aids
The main teaching support are presentations from lectures and materials from exercises published in e-learning.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme N-SUE-P: Computational Simulations for Sustainable Energy, Master's, compulsory
Type of course unit
Lecture
39 hours, optionally
Syllabus
1. Forms of energy, energy transformation, breakdown of sources, energy mix.
2. Steam cycle of heat exchangers, components, efficiency improvement, ORC-cycle.
3. Oil and Natural Gas – extraction, transportation, storage, liquefaction.
4. Natural Gas – boilers, gas turbines, gas engines, cogeneration.
5. Steam gas cycle, schematic, T-s diagram, steam cycle of nuclear power plant.
6. Solar energy – photothermal systems.
7. Solar energy – photovoltaic systems.
8. Wind and water energy.
9. Biomass energy, biogas plants, biomass gasification, biomass reprocessing.
10. Hydrogen, fuel cells.
11. Industrial heat pumps, trigeneration.
12. Energy storage electrical, mechanical, thermal.
13. Chemical energy storage – Power-to-gas systems.
Exercise
13 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
1. energy performance of buildings
2. energy sources, heat cycles
3. solar energy
4. wind and water energy
5. biomass energy
6. semester project consultation
7. checking independent work and classification