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Information Session for Stage One Engineering Students

Energy Systems Engineering 6 November 2015

Dr. James O’Donnell, Acting Programme Director, ME (Energy Systems)

Dr. David Timoney, Programme Director, ME (Energy Systems)

UCD School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Have a clear understanding of: 1.  What an ME in Energy Systems is

2.  Why Energy Systems is worth pursuing

3.  What opportunites will be available for you?

Desired Outcomes from Todays Session

World  Primary  Energy  Consump4on  by  Fuel    (1987  –  2012)  Million  Tonnes  of  Oil  Equivalent  

BP  Sta4s4cal  Review  of  World  Energy  June  2013    h"p://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/pdf/sta3s3cal-­‐review/sta3s3cal_review_of_world_energy_2013.pdf    

Coal  Hydroelectri

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Natural  Gas  

Oil  

Nuclear  Energy  

Renewables  

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1987: 7,600 MTOE

2012: 12,400 MTOE

(+63%, 25 yrs)

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.

Energy Systems - many different technologies

•  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 Energy

Wind Turbine Design and Manufacturing

ENERCON

Open Hydro - an Irish Company

2MW, 16m Diameter - Deployment France October 2011

Fossil  Fuels  and  Geology  

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

as to maintain improving living standards for an ever increasing population?

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

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

F. Cuenot et al. / Energy Policy 41 (2012) 98–106

12F. Cuenot et al. / Energy Policy 41 (2012) 98–106

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

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This programme aims to provide students with a strong understanding of the complex multi-disciplinary and often conflicting issues that arise in the search for effective solutions to the energy challenges of the future.

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Not restricted to renewable energy systems - aims to take a holistic or full-systems view. Includes modules dealing with nuclear 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 & Communications Engineering 3.  Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering 4.  Biosystems Engineering 5.  Chemical & Bioprocess Engineering 6.  Geological Sciences 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 §  Civil / Structural / Env. §  Electronic & Computer §  Energy Systems §  Mechanical §  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 BE

Bachelor of Engineering • Chemical and Bioprocess • Civil • Electrical • Electronic • Mechanical • Biomedical • Energy Systems

Stage 4 BE (60 Credit)

Graduate after 3 years with BSc (Engineering Science)

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

Work placement is a core component of this programme, previous positions included:

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Destinations for Graduates of ME in Energy Systems

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8 PH.D.s

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KEY CONTACT INFORMATION

Contact Details:Dr. James O’Donnell

(Room 311, Engineering and Science Centre) (james.odonnell@ucd.ie +353 1 716 1839)

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Dr. David Timoney(Room 305, Engineering and Science Centre) (david.timoney@ucd.ie +353 1 716 1831)

ME in Energy Systems Engineering (Master of Engineering Degree)

•  Built on 3 or 4 years of foundation studies in a traditional engineering specialisation, typically based on either – Mechanical Engineering, or – Electrical Engineering, or – Chemical Engineering (with elec. options) Also –  The Stage 2 & 3 “Flexible Option” is

available as a pathway towards ME (Energy Systems).

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Have you a clear understanding of: 1.  What an ME in Energy Systems is

2.  Why Energy Systems is worth pursuing

3.  What opportunites will be available for you?

Desired Outcomes from Todays Session

Thank  you.    

Any  ques3ons?