Energy and Environmental Policy

Code:

EQ0126

Acronym:

PEA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2019/2020 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIEQ	12	Syllabus	5	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main objectives of the PEA course are:

1. Understand the importance of policies and legal instruments in the energy and environmental field;
2. Contact national personalities with expertise in defining and/or with great knowledge of the energy and environmental policies, national and international;
3. Develop and deepen technical knowledge about energy and environmental policies, both national and international.

Learning outcomes and competences

 Knowledge of the national energy and environmental policy and sensivity to the policy aspects in general.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Since the curricular unit is based on seminars, the program below may not be the final program:

Presentation. Distribution of projects and issues
Environmental and Enery Policy
Diversification of sources of energy production and power grid
Towards zero energy buildings: photovoltaic and photoeletrochemical devices
Present and future of fossil fuel market
Electric Mobility
Hydroelectric power in Portugal: past, present and future Construction technology of solar photovoltaic panels, solar concentrators of power and wind turbines
Producing energy from biomass in Portugal
The economic regulation of the energy sector
Public-private partnerships in the sector environment and energy: business or bribery deal?
Environmental anda energy law
Project presentation

Mandatory literature

ed. by David S. Ginley and David Cahen; Fundamentals of materials for energy and environmental sustainability. ISBN: 978-1-107-00023-0

Complementary Bibliography

ed. Godfrey Boyle; Renewable energy. ISBN: 0-19-926178-4
António Barreto Archer; Direito do Ambiente e Responsabilidade Civil, Almedina, 2009. ISBN: 978-972-40-3887-2

Teaching methods and learning activities

The course has two components:
1 - seminars.
2 - written review report and its oral presentation and discussion.

keywords

Technological sciences > Technology > Energy technology > Renewable energies
Technological sciences > Technology > Environmental technology
Technological sciences > Engineering > Chemical engineering

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	25,00
Trabalho escrito	75,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	20,00
Elaboração de projeto	30,00
Estudo autónomo	25,00
Frequência das aulas	25,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in at least 75 % of the classes

Calculation formula of final grade

25 % - Presence ande degree of participation in the debate section of the seminars.
75 % - Report and oral presentation.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

75 % - Exam.
25 % - Report and oral presentation

Classification improvement

75 % - Exam.
25 % - Report and oral presentation (previous).