Information Session for Stage One Engineering Students

Energy Systems Engineering(Master of Engineering Programme Only)

26 February 2016

Hub 2.18 Accenture Theatre, O’Brien Centre for Science

Dr. David Timoney,

Programme Director, ME (Energy Systems)

UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

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World Energy Use (1820 to 2010)Exajoules (1018) Per Year

World Primary Energy Consumption by Fuel (1989 – 2014)

(in MTOE or Million tonnes of oil equivalent)

Coal

Natural Gas

Oil

Renewables

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BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 2015http://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/pdf/Energy-economics/statistical-review-2015/bp-statistical-review-of-world-energy-2015-full-report.pdf

Year

(>60%,25 yrs)

International Energy Agency: 2013 KEY WORLD ENERGY STATISTICShttp://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/KeyWorld2013_FINAL_WEB.pdf 4

OECD Countries

China

Asia

World CO2 Emissions by Region (1971 – 2011)

(Million tonnes of CO2 Emitted per year)

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Net import of oil by China and other large

countries/regions

(Millions of Barrels per day)

Past, Present & Future Projection

O. Odgaard, J.Delman/ Energy Policy 71 (2014) 107–117 6

China’s Net Import of Energy as a % of Total

Consumption (1980 – 2035)

O. Odgaard, J.Delman/ Energy Policy 71 (2014) 107–117

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Estimated per capita annual passenger kilometres by mode and region, 2005.

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Passenger kilometres of travel by motorised mode: 2005 and Baseline scenario 2050, OECD and non-OECD

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Recent Monthly Average Mauna Loa CO2

August 2014: 397.01 ppm August 2015: 398.82 ppm

Hawaii

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World Energy versus world GDP (scaled to fit)

Energy is a proxy

for world GDP

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Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Economic Sector

http://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/global.html

Source: IPCC (2014); based on global emissions from 2010.

Transport accounts for 14% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions

• Climate Change

• Diminishing Fossil Fuels

• Increasing Demand for Energy

• Energy Security

• Stringent Carbon Emission Constraints

MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING REQUIRED

Why Energy Systems Engineering?

• Aims to prepare graduates to meet the engineering,

economic and environmental challenges facing the energy

systems of developed countries in the future.

• Will focus on the interdependence between;

• The electricity system,

• Building energy systems,

• The industrial production system,

• The food supply chain, and

• The transport system,

- taking account of security of supply and climate impact /

CO2 emissions.

Master of Engineering (ME) in Energy Systems Engineering

Maintenance of current living standards in the developed

world will require new ways to use energy more efficiently

and also much bigger contributions from

• solar energy,

• wind energy,

• wave / tidal energy

• energy from crops / biomass / algae,

• nuclear energy, and

• from advanced fossil fuel technologies.

Energy Systems Engineering

• Greater use of electrical energy in buildings and in transport is likely.

• “Smart Grid” and Energy Storage Technologies are needed.

Fossil Fuels and Geology

Energy Systems - many different technologies

• Second most mature technology after wind

• PV, CSP, DSSC - (not commercial yet)

• Chemical Engineering

PV CSP

Solar Power

Nanomaterials

MEMS

Nano Drugs

Dye Sensitised

Solar Cells

Nano

Particles

CNT’s

Chemical Processes

Algae Biofuels

• Most mature of all new renewable

energy technologies (excluding

hydropower)

• Competitive with conventional fuels

• Continually evolving and improving

– Offshore Wind Power

– Floating Turbines

� E.g. Hywind – Statoil, Ideol

• Electrical/Civil/Mechanical

Wind EnergyWind Turbine Design and Manufacturing

ENERCON

Open Hydro - an Irish Company

2MW, 16m Diameter - Deployment France October 2011

• Is Climate Change Real?• What do we do now?• Who is going to re-arrange the world so

as to maintain improving living standardsfor an ever increasing population?

Accountants?Lawyers?Marketing people?Politicians??????

ME in Energy Systems Engineering

This programme aims to provide studentswith a strong understanding of the complexmulti-disciplinary and often conflictingissues that arise in the search for effectivesolutions to the energy challenges of thefuture.

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Not restricted to renewable energy systems - aims to take aholistic or full-systems view. Includes modules dealing withnuclear power, with fossil fuel extraction, processing,combustion and carbon sequestration and storage.

Inputs to the programme are provided from;

1. Mechanical & Materials Engineering

2. Electrical & Electronic Engineering

3. Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering

4. Earth (Geological) Sciences

5. Civil Engineering

6. Biosystems & Food Engineering

7. Physics

8. Economics

9. Business

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ME (Energy Systems) at UCD - Modules

• Energy Systems & Climate Change

• Fossil Fuels, Carbon Capture & Storage

• Engineering Thermodynamics II & III

• Chemical Process of Sustainable & Renewable Energy

• Wind Energy

• Power System Operation

• Energy Systems in Buildings

• Energy in Transport

• Kinetics & Thermodynamics of Materials, Nanomaterials

• Air Pollution / Environmental Engineering Fundamentals

• Nuclear Physics

• Energy Economics and Policy

• Entrepreneurial Management / Entrepreneurship in Engineering

• Control Theory / Process Instrumentation & Control

• Electrical & Electronic Circuits / Electrical Energy Systems II

• Power System Design / Power System Engineering

• Power Electronics and Drives / Applications of Power Electronics

• Research Skills and Techniques / Technical Communication

• Research Project / Thesis

UCD Engineering Degree Programme Pathways DN150

Choose one of:

�Biomedical

�Chemical & Bioprocess

�Civil

�Electronic & Electrical

�Mechanical

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Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

Stage 1

(60 Credit)

Stage 2

(60 Credit)

Stage 3

(60 Credit)

Single-Stage ME (2-years, 120 Credit)

Master of Engineering (ME)* specialising in...

� Biomedical� Biosystems & Food� Civil / Structural / Env.� Electronic & Computer

� Energy Systems � Mechanical / MSE� Engineering with Business

*Minimum GPA Required

for Entry to ME Programmes

DN150

Stage One Engineering

(Common)

Graduate after 5 years with both

BSc (Engineering Science) and ME

Graduate after 4 years with BEBachelor of

Engineering • Chemical and

Bioprocess• Civil • Electrical • Electronic • Mechanical • Biomedical

Stage 4 BE (60 Credit)

Graduate after 3 years with BSc (Engineering Science)

28*ME: 6-8 month Professional Engineering Work Placement after Christmas in Year 4

ME in Energy Systems Engineering

(Master of Engineering Degree)

• Built on 3 or 4 years of foundation studies in a

traditional engineering specialisation, based on

either

–Mechanical Engineering,

or

–Electronic & Electrical Engineering.29

Thank you.

Any questions?