Energy and Environment

Overview

Compentency: Implementing energy management systems, energy transition and sustainable development


Module type: elective module


Semester: winter


Site: Monastir


Language: English


Workload: 60 hours course attendance; 40 hours self-study


Credits points: 4


Recommended qualifications: none

Courses

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Energy and Environmental Context, Energy Transition and Sustainable Development the students are able to:

  • recognize the effect of energy use on the environment
  • drive a sustainable energy management
  • identify the improvement areas and cost reduction
  • implement an energy management system

Content

  • Energy and environmental context: growth of energy consumption; energy and climate change; energy independence and security act; state of the world's energy resources; opening of energy markets and price trends; the energycontext in MENA region. 
  • Energy transition and sustainable development: new energy technologies; biofuels (different production); biofuels (industrial processes); sustainable development and its limits; CO2 issue; energy optimization in the refinery; CO2 capture and storage; H2 (new energy vector); energy transition and globalresponsibility; economic estimates

Details

  • Lecturer: Habib Ben Aissia, Hacen Dhahri
  • Teaching method: lecture, exercise
  • SWS: 2
  • Credit points: 2
  • Examination: midterm assignments (1/3); final exam (2/3)

Learning Outcome

After the successful participation in the course Energy and Environmental Management Systems the students are able to:

  • drive a sustainable energy management
  • identify the improvement areas and cost reduction
  • implement an energy management system
  • know and interpret the requirements of ISO 14001
  • acquire the tools and measurement indicators for the successful ISO 14001 certification

Content

  • Energy Management Systems: initiate the optimizing energy consumption process; discover the ISO 50001; initiate an Energy Management System ISO 5000; implement an Energy Management System; monitoring andmeasurement; management review. 
  • Energy and environmental management systems: the challenges of environmental management system; establishment of an EMS according to ISO 14001; acquire the key tools to build EMS according to ISO 14001; continuousimprovement; organize efficient management reviews

Details

  • Lecturer: Souheil El Alimi, Ramla Gheith
  • Teaching method: lecture, exercise
  • SWS: 2
  • Credit points: 2
  • Examination: midterm assignments (1/3); final exam (2/3)