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FENT1101

Introduction to Renewable Energy 1

Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Autumn 2025
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

- Overview of Norway's and the world's energy situation

- Basic chemistry and thermodynamics- Environmental challenges with energy production (CO2 and NOx emissions)

- Different forms of renewable energy (hydropower, wind power, solar energy, bioenergy, salt power, and thermal power)

- Comparison of renewable energy with other forms of electricity production such as coal power, gas power, diesel power and nuclear power

- Heat pumps, heat recovery, ENØK measures for buildings, passive houses and plus houses

- Carbon capture and storage (CCS)

- Circular economy and sustainability within renewable energy

Learning outcome

The candidate has knowledge of:

- basic engineering methodology

- basic sustainability analyses

- basic professional ethics and health, environment and safety (HSE)

- basic digitization (e.g. use of Matlab and Python programming)

- various forms of energy production

- Norwegian energy supply and energy use together with the national and international energy situation

- environmental problems related to energy production and energy use

- various measures for energy efficiency

- research and development work within the field of renewable energy.

- innovation and entrepreneurship within renewable energy

The candidate is able to (skills):

- update their knowledge within the field through information gathering

- apply knowledge to solve theoretical, technical and practical problems within the fields of energy production

- assess the energy and environmental consequences of various energy solutions

- make simple calculations on heating and cooling systems

- find, assess, use and refer to information and subject matter and present this in such a way that it illuminates an issue within Renewable Energy

The candidate must be able to (general competence):

- evaluate different methods of energy production against each other

- consider appropriate measures for energy efficiency

- assess the role of engineers in society

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercises

Compulsory assignments

  • Calculation exercises

Further on evaluation

Written school examination, 4 Hours

Compulsory work requirements:

- 8 out of 10 exercises must be approved.

A re-sit examination will be held in August and may be changed from written to oral.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Renewable Energy - Engineering (BIFOREN)

Course materials

Notes distributed via Blackboard.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
FENA1001 5 sp Autumn 2023
FENG1001 5 sp Autumn 2023
FENT1001 5 sp Autumn 2023
FENA1101 7.5 sp Autumn 2023
FENG1101 7.5 sp Autumn 2023
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Energy and Process Engineering
  • Engineering Subjects

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: School exam
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Date 2025-12-02 Time 09:00 Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment
Place and room for school exam

The specified room can be changed and the final location will be ready no later than 3 days before the exam. You can find your room location on Studentweb.

Sluppenvegen 14
Room SL415
14 candidates
Room SL310 turkis sone
29 candidates
Room SL311 brun sone
26 candidates
Room SL310 hvit sone
2 candidates
Room SL311 orange sone
8 candidates

Re-sit examination - Summer 2026

School exam
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code D Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.