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Code
SE-UTS1
Version
2.0
Offered by
Supply Engineering
ECTS
5
Prerequisites
General admission requirements.
Main purpose
Supply of water and energy and handling of waste water and storm water is managed by utility companies. The performance of these utilities depends on the legal framework, their organisation and economy and their strategies in relation to important issues such as sustainability.
Knowledge
Upon completion of the course, the student has gained knowledge of:
• Basic parameters defining utility services within drinking water, district heating, storm water and wastewater
• The utility framework and legislation in Denmark
• Community/publicly owned utilities
Skills
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
• Identify stakeholders in the utility sector
• Suggest suitable resources for heating and drinking water
• Suggest suitable solutions for handling wastewater and storm water
• In general terms describe the legal framework concerning utility companies
Competences
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to apply knowledge and skills to:
• Perform a simple feasibility study for a wastewater/storm water, drinking water and district heating project
Topics
Teaching methods and study activities
The teaching style is based on the theories of Problem Based Learning (PBL) and the activities are a mixture of lectures, individual information retrieval, collection of data and its analysis, discussions in groups assisted by the lecturer, presentations, self-study, and homework assignments.
137.5 hours of work for the student.
Resources
1. Water in Figures. DANVA 2019
2. District Energy, White paper. State of Green 2018
3. Acts, regulations and guidelines for the utility sector – country specific.
4. Collection of articles and related material will be provided as required.
All books and papers are public domain.
Evaluation
Examination
Prerequisites:
Mandatory assignments handed in before deadline and accepted.
Type of examination:
Ongoing assessment of 3 assignments during the semester and a final exam in the form of a written test, each weighing 25%.
Internal assessment.
Allowed tools:
NA
Re-exam:
Individual oral examination with internal assessment.
Grading criteria
Grading based on the Danish 7 point scale.
Additional information
Lecturers:
Henrik Bjørn
Allan Stokvad Abildskov
Irina Pitropova
Responsible
Henrik Bjørn
Valid from
8/1/2021 12:00:00 AM
Course type
Compulsory for Supply Engineering
1. semester
Keywords
The utility sectors requirements and obligations, legislation, economy, business conditions, organization, stakeholders, resources, community owned business model.