ENN556 Sustainable Fuels
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| Unit code: | ENN556 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | Admission to (EN53 or EV53 or EN67 or EN56 or EN73 or EN76) |
| Credit points: | 6 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $582 |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $2,022 |
| International unit fee | $2,826 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 - 6 Week C 2025, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | ENN556 |
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| Credit points: | 6 |
| Pre-requisite: | Admission to (EN53 or EV53 or EN67 or EN56 or EN73 or EN76) |
| Coordinator: | Thomas Moore | t34.moore@qut.edu.au |
Overview
Energy carriers and fuels are an essential part of the mix when moving to a sustainable future. This unit will provide you with the knowledge and skills to understand their implementation and evaluate their value in the renewable energy sector. This unit focusses on the role of energy carriers such as hydrogen, methane, ammonia and methanol in a low carbon economy.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of technical aspects of sustainable fuels
- Use technical approaches to analyse aspects of sustainable fuels and their implementation into low carbon technologies
- Communicate complex, technical information and solutions in professional formats
- Demonstrate ethical and socially responsible professional practice
Content
The content of this unit included:
- Energy carriers overview
- Hydrogen fundamentals, technical challenges and integration with current industries and workforces
- Carbon based fuels, including methane and methanol
- The role of sustainable fuels in a low carbon economy
Learning Approaches
In this unit you can expect to experience the following learning activities:
- A blended approach to content delivery including weekly 2h lectures and online resources delivered by experienced renewable energy engineers to give you insight into the technical aspects of this unit.
- Weekly 2h workshop classes that will give you the opportunity to ask questions, discuss and work collaboratively with your peers to develop knowledge, skills and tools to undertake the assessment. These workshops will provide an opportunity to test your understanding and gain feedback on your work.
Details about contents and coverage in these activities by week of semester will be provided on the Canvas unit schedule. You can also expect to be provided with learning resources including video presentations and readings on a unit Canvas site, which you can access flexibly to complete your learning in this unit.
At the beginning of the unit, you will be made aware of the ways in which you can ask questions or seek clarification from the unit coordinator, lecturers and tutor.
You are expected to:
- Engage with timetabled learning activities on campus and ask questions.
- Engage with online resources outside of timetabled learning activities. They will be available on the unit Canvas site. You will receive regular email announcements regarding the release of these resources.
- Work to complete the assessment. You will also need to undertake independent work outside of timetabled activities to complete assessment tasks.
- Prepare for learning activities according to the unit schedule, and follow up on any work not completed.
- Complete assessment tasks by working consistently throughout the semester and meeting the due dates that are published via the unit Canvas site.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
You will receive informal verbal feedback on your progress in this unit during the workshops and discussions throughout the teaching period. Each assessment submission will be graded against criteria and standards that will be shared with you at the beginning of the teaching period through Assessment Task Descriptions and Marking Rubrics. Marked assessment will include feedback given by the markers against the criteria.
Assessment
Overview
Assessment in this unit has been designed to give you the opportunity to show your learning against the unit learning outcomes. You will work individually to complete a Critical Review on a sustainable fuel technology, then analyse the application of that technology in a real-world scenario. You will be expected to work independently and deploy work practices that align to engineering professional practice.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal
This assessment will be undertaken in two parts. In the first part you will undertake a critical literature review into the state-of-the-art of a sustainable fuel technology of your choice. This will allow you to research various areas of current and future sustainable fuel technology and critically analyse these technologies for their feasibility, challenges and opportunities.
In the second part this assessment you will be required analyse the sustainable fuel researched in part 1 and its application into a real-world scenario. You will need to make use of appropriate theory or methods, demonstrate systems knowledge, show your working, and communicate a complete answer in written report and in an oral interview.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
Learning materials in this unit and links to online resources will be managed from its Canvas site.
Risk Assessment Statement
Risks may be associated with you visiting study areas and/or project sites. You are required to have completed a valid Workplace Health and Safety course. You shall not enter project sites without the Unit Coordinator's approval. You shall not to contact members of the public, public officers or staff associated with any project without permission of the Unit Coordinator. More detailed information will be provided in your Week 1 information class.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.EN53 Master of Renewable Energy
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist discipline knowledge, concepts and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Renewable Energy
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal - Analyse and evaluate Renwable Energy problems using technical approaches informed by contemporary practice and leading edge research to achieve innovative, critically informed solutions
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal - Effectively communicate Renewable Energy problems, related complex data and information, and solutions in contemporary professional formats for diverse purposes and audiences
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal
EN56 Master of Engineering Technology
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist discipline knowledge, concepts and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Engineering Technology
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal - Analyse and evaluate Engineering Technology problems using technical approaches informed by contemporary practice and leading edge research to achieve innovative, critically informed solutions
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal - Effectively communicate Engineering Technology problems, related complex data and information, and solutions in contemporary professional formats for diverse purposes and audiences
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal
EN67 Graduate Certificate in Renewable Energy Systems
- Demonstrate and apply advanced discipline knowledge, concepts and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Renewable Energy Systems
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal - Analyse and evaluate Renewable Energy Systems problems using technical approaches informed by contemporary practice to achieve innovative, critically informed solutions
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal - Effectively communicate Renewable Energy Systems problems, related complex data and information, and solutions in contemporary professional formats for diverse purposes and audiences
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal
EN73 Master of Renewable Energy with Project Management
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist discipline knowledge, concepts, methods and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Renewable Energy and Project Management domains
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal - Analyse and evaluate problems in Renewable Energy and Project Management domains using technical approaches informed by contemporary practice and leading-edge research to achieve evidence based, innovative, critically informed solutions and outcomes
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal - Effectively communicate problems in Renewable Energy and Project Management domains, related complex data and information, and solutions in contemporary professional formats for diverse purposes and audiences
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal
EN76 Master of Renewable Energy with Data Analytics
- Demonstrate and apply advanced and specialist discipline knowledge, concepts, methods and practices as they relate to contemporary practice in Renewable Energy and Data Analytics domains
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal - Analyse and evaluate problems in Renewable Energy and Data Analytics domains using technical approaches informed by contemporary practice and leading-edge research to achieve evidence based, innovative, critically informed solutions and outcomes
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal - Effectively communicate problems in Renewable Energy and Data Analytics domains, related complex data and information, and solutions in contemporary professional formats for diverse purposes and audiences
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal
EN79 Graduate Diploma in Engineering Studies
- Demonstrate and apply advanced discipline knowledge, concepts and practices as they relate to contemporary Engineering practice
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal - Analyse and evaluate Engineering problems using technical approaches informed by contemporary practice and leading edge research to achieve innovative, critically informed solutions
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal - Effectively communicate Engineering problems, related complex data and information, and solutions in contemporary professional formats for diverse purposes and audiences
Relates to: Sustainable Fuel Technology Review and Project Appraisal