Academic Year of Degree:
2023/24
636 - Master's in Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency
66381 - Hydrogen energy
Teaching Plan Information
Academic year:
2023/24
Subject:
66381 - Hydrogen energy
Faculty / School:
110 - Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura
Degree:
636 - Master's in Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency
ECTS:
3.0
Year:
1
Semester:
Second semester
Subject type:
Optional
Module:
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1. General information
To provide the student with the basic notions for the use of hydrogen as an energy vector, and the necessary technologies for its use, including production, transport, storage, transformation and applications. With a load of 3 ECTS, the subject is a transversal elective within the Master's Degree in Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency, so it can be taken both in the electrical and thermal specialty.
These approaches and objectives are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations Agenda 2030(https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/) and certain specific goals, such that the acquisition of the learning results of the subject will contribute to some extent to the achievement of Objectives 7.3, 8.4, 9.4 and 12.2, 12.4 and 12.5.
2. Learning results
- To know different energy storage modes and the limitations of their interchangeability.
- To learn about the possibility of transforming electrical energy into chemical energy (and vice versa), through energy vectors such as hydrogen, ammonia or synthetic natural gas.
- To learn about the different electrolysers on the market and their development prospects.
- To know the types of fuel cells existing in the market, as well as their limitations and main characteristics.
- To know the methods of hydrogen production from organic molecules of renewable origin.
- To know the limitations of hydrogen production by emerging methods.
- To understand the operation of hydrogen refuelling stations and hydrogen-powered vehicles.
- To know the basic safety aspects related to the handling of hydrogen, as well as to identify the
regulations applicable in each case.
- To size the equipment needed to cover the entire hydrogen value chain
3. Syllabus
- Properties of hydrogen. Estimation methods.
- Compressibility and liquefaction.
- Hydrogen storage, transportation and distribution.
- Electrolytic production. Types of electrolysers.
- Thermochemical production: reforming, gasification, pyrolysis. Thermochemical cycles.
- Emerging production methods: solar furnaces, high temperature electrolysis, photo electrolysis, biohydrogen.
- Fuel cells. Fuel cell types, characteristics and performance.
- Safety, regulation and standards.
- Hydrogen supply stations. Flow diagrams and equipment. Applicable regulations.
- Hydrogen-powered vehicles.
- Hydrogen markets. Guarantees of origin.
4. Academic activities
- Lectures(15 h) where the theory of the different topics that have been proposed will be taught and
model problems will be solved.
- Face-to-face classes of problem solving and case studies (15 h).
- Special practice session (2 h) corresponding to a company visit, expert talk, thematic seminar or similar
, as a training complement to the previous activities.
- Tutorial work(5 hours non face-to-face), individual or in groups. An activity will be proposed and
supervised by the teachers.
- Practical application and research work. (15 h non-face-to-face), consisting of the resolution in group(2
or 3 students) of a large-scale problem.
- Individual study(20 hours non face-to-face). It is recommended that the student studies individually in a continuous manner
throughout the semester.
- Assessment(3 h). There will be a global test (exam), where the theoretical and practical knowledge
achieved by the student will be evaluated.
5. Assessment system
Option 1:continuous assessment
- Completion of the proposed problems and cases(CPP) throughout the development of the subject. Exercises
proposed and solved and evaluated by observation. Class attendance and participation.
- Tutored work(TTE). 1 per academic year.
- Performance of a large practical exercise(Final Project)(TFC) in groups of 2 or 3 students.
- Completion of an exam(EXA) at the end of the subject. This test will comprise a theoretical part and a practical part (problems) related to the subject (
). The problem part will be of the "open book" type. Students may use individual resources (notes, books, data tables, programmable calculators,...). The resolution of the exam will always be individual.
The grade for the subject will be calculated according to the following weighting:
Grade= 0.1 ×CPP+ 0.1 ×TTE+ 0.2 ×TFC+ 0.6 ×EXA
All assessment categories will be graded out of 10 points. A minimum grade of 4 out of 10 on the exam(EXA) will be required to pass the subject.
Items 1 to 3 will only be graded during the teaching period of the subject.
Option 2:global assessment.
The final grade will correspond exclusively to the grade obtained in the exam(EXA). It will be graded out of 10, and will include the possibility of an extra exercise to assess the acquisition of skills corresponding to the TTE and TFC headings.
Note= 1.0 ×EXA
Options 1 and 2 are mutually exclusive.