Geothermics and other renewables Field of study: Applied Geology
Programme code: W2-S2GS19.2020

Module name: Geothermics and other renewables
Module code: 2GS-522
Programme code: W2-S2GS19.2020
Semester:
  • summer semester 2025/2026
  • summer semester 2024/2025
  • summer semester 2023/2024
  • summer semester 2022/2023
  • summer semester 2021/2022
  • summer semester 2020/2021
Language of instruction: English
Form of verification: course work
ECTS credits: 1
Description:
You will learn about a few key issues for the matter of energy, CO2 emission and environment. What is energy? Why do we need it? What does it mean ”renewable energy source” (RES)? Why is the by-product of burning fossil fuels – increasing CO2 concentration in the atmosphere – an unwanted phenomena? How much of energy do we produce and consume in Poland and – more importantly – globally? What is the relation between our life quality and our energy consumption etc. The course will teach you about how much energy we can produce with different types of renewable energy sources and how does it compare with our recent and potential future needs at the scale of town, city, country or our entire planet. During the course we will put emphasis on geothermics, but you will learn also about other ”clean” renewable energy sources, including wind, waves, tides, solar energy etc. The course will introduce briefly information on a biomass as one of the renewable energy sources with ”neutral CO2 emission” signature. General information on standard coal, oil, gas energy sources and nuclear power is also provided to complete the picture of energy sources that we have at our disposal.
Prerequisites:
What do you need before start? The course is in English, therefore your written and spoken English must be sufficient to participate in the classes. As a student attending the course you will need to have a working knowledge of physical geology, general geophysics and basic physics. You will need to be familiar with basics of regional geology of Poland. However, the most important for your success will be your curious attitude and willingness to learn.
Key reading:
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Learning outcome of the module Codes of the learning outcomes of the programme to which the learning outcome of the module is related [level of competence: scale 1-5]
Student understands differences between conventional and renewable energy sources, their environmental impacts in various countries. [2GS-522-1]
 2GS_W1 [3/5]
Student understands what is energy, why do we need the energy and how much of energy do we produce and consume in Poland and – more importantly – globally? Student understands the relation between our life quality and energy consumption etc. The emphasis is on various countries of the world and at the global scale. [2GS-522-2]
 2GS_W1 [3/5]
Student is aware of how much of energy we can produce with different types of renewable energy sources. Student understands how those capacities depend on geological and environmental circumstances of various countries. Student understands how these production capacities compare with recent and potential future needs of various communities – the emphasis is on various countries of the world [2GS-522-3]
 2GS_W1 [2/5] 2GS_W3 [2/5]
Student is familiar with geothermal energy: with geological, economic and technical challenges of geothermics. These are discussed based on various countries where geological and environmental circumstances impose different limitations, challenges and opportunities. [2GS-522-4]
 2GS_W1 [3/5] 2GS_W3 [3/5]
Student understands fundamentals, advantages and disadvantages of ”clean” renewable energy sources, including wind, waves, tides, solar energy and biomass. Student is able to compare applicability of various renewable energy sourcves in various parts of the world. [2GS-522-5]
 2GS_U1 [3/5] 2GS_U3 [3/5]
Student is able to communicate and present his knowledge in English [2GS-522-6]
 2GS_U9 [2/5]
Type Description Codes of the learning outcomes of the module to which assessment is related
Esej [2GS-522-w-1]
Students have to prepare an essay/presentation on a selected topics regarding geothermal energy and/or other renewables. The essay has to be written in a logical manner and it must follow strictly the format requirements.
 2GS-522-1 2GS-522-2 2GS-522-3 2GS-522-4 2GS-522-5 2GS-522-6
Form of teaching Student's own work Assessment of the learning outcomes
Type Description (including teaching methods) Number of hours Description Number of hours
lecture [2GS-522-fs-1]
Multimedial presentation and discussion are the fundaments of this lecture.
 15
Students willing to further built on the information provided during the lecture and expand their knowledge will have an opportunity to do so by reaching to literature and rich online resources.
 10 Esej [2GS-522-w-1]
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Syllabuses (USOSweb)
Semester Module Language of instruction
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