This course aims to bring students into contact with the main concepts relating to energy management, providing an integrated view of its applicability in industry and services. The perspective taken is that of a multidisciplinary view of concepts, management processes and applicable legislation, accompanied by the transmission of theoretical foundations with practical examples and skills training.
Learning objectives and expected outcomes To equip students with the concepts of conservation and the rational use of energy. To provide students with knowledge of energy management in SMEs with a view to carrying out energy diagnoses of consumer installations and drawing up action and investment plans, and consequently reducing energy consumption and energy bills in SMEs' manufacturing installations.
Skills to be developed Developing an energy management plan Implement the best energy management technologies Demonstrate the ability to keep up to date with technical, technological and regulatory developments Adapt to changes in energy management processes
Programme
1. Introduction to Energy - Main concepts and notions about energy use.
2. Energy characterisation of installations and equipment in industrial SMEs. 3. Efficient use of energy and regulatory provisions on the use of energy in industry. 4. Forms of renewable and non-renewable energy. Renewable energy in buildings. 5. Mediation equipment and safety procedures. 6. Mediation, Verification and Tariff Management. 7. National regulations on the rational use of energy. 8. Energy management in buildings: service sector and SME industrial facilities. 9. Energy management in industry. Electricity peak control technologies. 10. Energy certification of buildings. 11. Energy audits. 12. Intensive Energy Consumption Management System (SGCIE | DL no. 71/2008). 13. ISO 50001 - Energy Management Systems. 14. Energy Rationalisation Plan.
Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the curricular unit's learning objectives
This curricular unit will teach content that will enable students to acquire the knowledge and skills to:
1. identify and characterise the main energy consumers in buildings and industry. 2. select the most appropriate tariffs for the type of installation. 3. identify the most appropriate processes for efficient energy management.
Main literature
Norma ISO 50001 ¿ Sistemas de Gestão de Energia
Manuais Técnicos Agência Nacional da Energia
André Fernando Ribeiro de Sá; Gestão de Energia e eficiência energética, Pubindústria. ISBN: 978-972-8953-29-4
Supplementary Bibliography
Albert Thumann, D. Paul Mehta, ¿HANDBOOK OF ENERGY ENGINEERING¿; The Fairmont Press, Inc, CRC Press; 2012
Tester, Jefferson W. 340; Sustainable energy. ISBN: 0-262-20153-4
David Thorpe; ¿Energy Management in Industry: The Earthscan Expert Guide¿; Routledge; 2013 (SGCIE | DL nº 71/2008)
Learning Methods
The contents of this curricular unit will be presented in theoretical-practical classes using expository and demonstrative methods that combine theoretical exposition with the discussion of practical cases and the resolution of application exercises. During the lessons, students will be encouraged to express their understanding of the contents.
Assessment Components
Avaliação apenas com exame final
Assessment Components
Description
Type
Time (hours)
Conclusion Date
Attendance (estimated)
Lessons
30
Teste/Exame
2
Projectos
30
Study
45
Total:
107
Continuous Assessment
Written test I: 35%
Written test II: 35% Group work: 30% Work must be submitted via the ELearning platform in accordance with the final dates defined in the PIA, using the Turnitin database available on the ELearning platform.
Under the terms of the General Regulations: a) Students' actual attendance at classes will be recorded and, if the number of absences per student exceeds 30 per cent of the total number of contact sessions planned for each course unit, it will automatically be transferred to the final assessment of the normal term; b) A minimum mark of 7.5 is required in the written tests and in the defined assessment elements; c) If the student fails or obtains a mark lower than 7.5 in the tests or assessment elements referred to in the previous paragraph, they will automatically be transferred to the final assessment of the normal period; d) If the student fails or obtains a mark of less than 7.5 in the second written test (taken on the same date as the final written test of the normal period), he/she may apply for enrolment for assessment in the appeal period; e) All written academic work included in the assessment (reports, case studies, etc.) must be submitted in the Turnitin database, available on the ISAG E-Learning platform, with a similarity rate of up to 30 per cent being acceptable.
Final Exam
Final exam: 100%
Demonstration of the coherence between the teaching methodologies and the learning outcomes
The teaching methodology takes on theoretical and practical characteristics appropriate to the nature of the subjects taught and the objectives of the course. A spirit of reflection and discovery is encouraged in students as a way of truly obtaining qualifications, both in terms of assimilating theoretical knowledge and in terms of being able to apply it to practical situations. In this way, the defined objectives will be achieved, both in terms of understanding the concepts and in terms of the ability to apply them in practice.