Acquiring knowledge of the potential applications of renewable energy sources.

Training students to use knowledge gained in further education and future engineering practice.

Energy, economy and enivonment (general section). Solar energy: resources, solar technologies (PV technologies, technology conversion of solar heat), solar systems (PV economically independent and interactive systems, distribution and central entrance systems), use of ocean thermal energy. Wind energy: resources, use of wind energy, machines working on the wind (VAWT and hawt), systems based on wind power (independent and interactive), technical problems and solutions. Hydro energy: resources, use of driving forces of water, estimates of available energy, momentum and reaction turbines, hydro power plants as part of power systems, small hydro, wave energy usage. Geothermal energy: types of geothermal resources, resources, technology and systems to exploit them (direct or indirect usage) effects on the environment. Biomass: biomass characteristics, technologies and systems for biomass (combustion, gasification, pyrolysis), biofuels. Nuclear energy: the process of obtaining nuclear energy, nuclear fuel, nuclear installations (reactors, power plants), nuclear waste (legislation). New technologies (fuel cells, compressed hydrogen ...). Energy storage: general part, the accumulation of hydro energy, electrochemical energy storage (batteries), the process of electrolysis, the stored energy of compressed hydrogen, the accumulation of energy momentum.

Lectures, and computer exercises, mentoring, consultancy. Under the supervision students write seminar paper in groups for the selected area / topic that individually defend in front of colleagues and teachers. Selection of topics is consistent with students` interests. The teacher assesses the work and the presentation of each candidate and the average score is established by the audience (students). The final test covers the whole teaching material during the lectures and it is eliminatory. The final grade comprises the evaluations of seminar paper, the test result and student`s overall activity during lecture hours.