GEO 3.6a Climatic and spatial determinants of development of renewable energy sources

Faculty : 
Faculty of Environmental and Mechanical Engineering
MODULE TITLE: 
Geoinformation and spatial management (GEO)
Semester: 
2026/2027 winter semester
ECTS: 
3
teaching hrs : 
30
self stud: 
30

Renewable energy sources definitions types and availability, Spatial and temporal variability energy budget in the landscape (solar constant, geography, landscape structure, mathematical theory of available energy etc.), solar energy (heat collectors, photovoltaic panels), Wind energy (wind farms, locations, wind statistics etc.), Geothermal energy the origin and availability (heat pumps), Biomass energy assessment and availability.

KNOWLEDGE:

GEO_W5 - the basics of statistics and modelling in the GIS environment

GEO_W6 - rules for geoprocessing data from GIS

SKILLS:

GEO_U6 - based on the knowledge gained from literature, lectures and study visits, present, on advanced level, a point of view on development of modern technologies in geoinformation applying scientific, social and ethical arguments

GEO_U9 - use the right methods of geoinformation analysis; cooperate in research in other scientific disciplines applying geodata, and remote sensing

SOCIAL SKILLS:

GEO_K3 - effectively work individually and in a team, assuming different roles in it

GEO_K5 - think and act creatively and enterprisingly