Courses
GEOTHERMAL PRODUCTION/ POWER PLANTS (FEM 836)
Introduction to integrated production systems. Review of reservoir inflow characterization. Single-phase and multi-phase flow modelling in wells. Flow assurance issues. Surface facilities. Productio...
ADVANCED GEOTHERMAL DRILLING/COMPLETION TECHNOLOGY (FEM 834)
Drilling Concepts (Drilling the Limit, etc.). Drilling Optimisation. Drilling Performance Analysis. Drill string Dynamics. Drilling Problems (Risk Analysis, Solutions). Under-Balanced Drilling. New ...
GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR ENGINEERING (FEM 832)
Geothermal reservoir types. Concepts of geothermal systems. Mathematical foundations of single and multi- phase flow in porous media. Analytical and numerical methods. Phase behavior. Well producti...
MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGIES FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS (FEM 826)
Introduction - Membrane applications in solar hydrogen production. Solar water electrolysis. Thermochemical water-splitting cycles. Solar membrane steam reforming. Membrane technologies for solar-hy...
CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION TECHNOLOGIES (FEM 824)
Membranes for CO2 capture and hydrogen production. Metal-organic frameworks as molecular gas cylinders for CO2 capture. CO2 capture technologies 3 – absorption. CO2 capture technologies 4 – ad...
INTRODUCTION TO MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY (FEM 822)
Introduction – General Principles of Membrane Technology. Membrane Process – Overview of Membrane Process Unit operations. Membrane Materials and structure. Membrane Manufacturing techniques. Pr...
BIO-ENERGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (FEM 816)
Biomass chemistry. Biomass for modern biotechnology applications. Biofuel suitability and feasibility for different application. Advanced modern methods for biomass treatment and handling. Complex ...
BIO-FUEL (FEM 814)
Biodiesel, bioethanol, methanol, biogas (Chemistry, feedstock, production process, uses). Fischer-Tropsch fuels (Overview, coal-to-liquid processes, gas–to-liquid processes, biomas-to-liquid proc...
BIO-ENERGY SYSTEMS (FEM 812)
Thermal power plants, heat energy and heat production (Biomass-based power & heat generation, biomass combustion power systems, biomass gasification power systems, biomass-fueled internal combu...
ADVANCED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS (FEM 806)
Solar resource & irradiation data sources. Different solar PV technologies. Photo-voltaic panel: electrical characteristics, maximum power point, influence of shading & diffuse irradiation,...
PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION (FEM 804)
Types of solar cell/Generations of solar cells. First generation solar cells (crystalline Si, GaAs, Polycrystalline silicon solar cells). Second generation solar cells (Thin film solar cells – am...
SOLAR THERMAL CONVERSION SYSTEMS AND APPLICATION (FEM 802)
Solar radiation: Nature and measurement. Solar collection and thermal conversion. Solar collectors (flat-plate collectors, evacuated-tube collectors, concentrating collectors, Fresnel lens concentr...
FUTURE ENERGY SYSTEMS III (FEM 807)
Hybrid systems/energy mix: Hybrid power generation systems. Combined wind-solar systems. Hybrid thermal energy systems; combined solar-thermal and geothermal systems, Hybrid wind-diesel systems, PV-...
FUTURE ENERGY SYSTEMS II (FEM 805)
Hydropower technologies: Hydropower as renewable energy technology and its development. Components of Hydropower facilities. Classification of Hydroelectric power plants. Advantages and disa...
FUTURE ENERGY SYSTEMS I (FEM 803)
Solar energy technologies: Solar resource and solar radiation (the sun, solar radiation, solar spectral distribution, solar constant, solar insolation and position of the sun w.r.t surfaces on eart...
ENERGY/ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND MANAGEMENT (FEM 801)
Socioeconomic (sustainability) aspects determining the selection of conventional and alternative fuel balance for energy generation. Renewable energy economics and financing (national, regional, in...