Heating and Cooling Sources

The course provides an overview of sources for heating and cooling, their characteristics, and their role in the energy mix. You will learn to quantify available heating and cooling capacities based on local conditions. The following sources are covered:  

• Solar thermal 

• Borehole Heat Exchangers 

• Geothermal  

• Waste Heat: data centres, industry, cooling demand) 

• Aquathermal and other environmental sources 

Formative: quizzes on Classify, Contrast and Connect HenC sources

Case study presentation and report

Summative:

Written exam: conceptualize heat sources, quantification of heat availability profile, quantify heat transfer processes (75% weight) 

Group project presentations (25% weight)

Scale: 1-10 

Resit/ Repair opportunities:

In case of an insufficient final result, repair options may exist in accordance with Article 17A, Times and number of examinations, sub 1, of the Teaching and Examination Regulations, for:

written exam: Written exam or oral exam (depending on the amount of students)

Disclaimer: information may change depending on unforeseen circumstances or measures (see: TER Art 2, sub 5).