Forest Energy

Course: Forest Energy
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Prerequisites: Mandatory
Credits: ECTS 5
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COURSE OUTLINE

  1. GENERAL
SCHOOL Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
DEPARTMENT Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources
LEVEL OF STUDIES Undergraduate
COURSE CODE   SEMESTER 9ο 
COURSE TITLE Forest Energy
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
in case the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to a course as a whole, then please note down the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits.		 TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK ECTS CREDITS
Lectures and Laboratory Exercises / Practice Exercises 5 5
     
     
Add lines if necessary. The teaching organization and methods used are described in the point 4.    
COURSE TYPE

Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development

 Scientific area, Skills Development
PREREQUISITES:

 

  
TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: Greek
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: Yes (in English)
URL COURSE: https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE02263/
  1. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course.
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the concepts of forest biomass as a raw material for the production of bioenergy and biofuels, the characteristics of forest biomass and its potential as an energy source, the capacity of forests and woodlands for the production of bioenergy and biofuels and the needs of the local population in particular for bioenergy consumption, the evaluation and the prospects of forest energy utilization.

Upon successful completion of the course students will be able to:

• Resolve issues related to the potential of energy utilization of different types and origins of forest biomass.

Evaluate a. the existing potential and prospects for the utilization of forest biomass for the production of bioenergy and biofuels, b. the economic, social and environmental benefits of using forest biomass as an energy source, and c. the contribution of forest bioenergy to local and regional development.

• Recognize the different types and origins of forest biomass, its characteristics as well as the various technologies of energy utilization and the corresponding products produced.

• Apply the knowledge gained in the professional field.

 

 

 
General Skills
Taking into account the general skills that the graduate must have acquired (as they are listed in the Diploma Supplement and are listed below), which of them is intended (for the course)?
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

Adaptation to new situations

Decision making

Autonomous work

Teamwork

Working in an international environment

Working in an interdisciplinary environment

Production of new research ideas

 Project design and management

Equity and Inclusion

Respect for the natural environment

Sustainability

Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues

Critical thinking

Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking
•             Decision making

• Work in an interdisciplinary environment

• Promoting free, creative and inductive thinking

 
  1. COURSE CONTENT
WEEK        THEMATIC LECTURE UNIT

 

1. Main forms of biomass available for energy production

2. Types and origins of forest biomass available for energy production

3. Characteristics of forest biomass as an energy source

4. Preparation of the raw material for energy utilization

5. Forest biomass potential available for energy purposes

6. Technologies of energy utilization of forest biomass and the corresponding produced products

7. Prospects for the utilization of forest biomass for energy production – Bioenergy parks

8. Categories of bioenergy parks

9. Bioenergy park structure

10. Consumers of bioenergy parks

11. Strategy for the development of bioenergy parks

12. Benefits from the utilization of forest biomass as an energy source

13. Contribution of forest bioenergy to local and regional development

 

 

WEEK         THEMATIC UNIT OF LABORATORIES

 

1.Estimation of the theoretical potential of forest biomass available for energy recovery

2.Estimation of the technically exploitable potential of forest biomass available for energy recovery

3.Estimation of the economically exploitable potential of forest biomass available for energy recovery

4.Estimation of forest biomass production for energy purposes

5.Estimation of forest biomass consumption for energy purposes

6.Predictions of forest biomass production for energy purposes with the help of mathematical equations

7.Predictions of forest biomass consumption for energy purposes with the help of mathematical equations

8.Evaluation of the technologies of energy utilization of the forest biomass and the respective produced products

9. Estimates of economic benefits from the energy utilization of forest biomass

10. Estimates of social benefits from the energy utilization of forest biomass

11.Estimation of environmental benefits from the energy utilization of forest biomass

12.Estimations of the contribution of forest bioenergy to local development

13.Estimations of the contribution of forest bioenergy to regional development

 
  1. LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD
Face to face, Distance learning, etc.		 Face to face
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students		 Use of e-Media: Power Point presentations, Use of eclass (asynchronous distance learning), Use of the modern distance learning platform Skype for business, Use of emails, Presentation of videos related to forest bioenergy applications in various parts of the world and in Greece.
TEACHING ORGANIZATION

The way and methods of teaching are described in detail.

Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.

 

The student study hours for each learning activity are listed as well as the non-guided study hours so that the total workload at the semester level corresponds to the ECTS standards.
Activity Workload/semester
Lectures 40
Bibliography analysis and classroom presentation 10
Practice exercises with application of methodologies in individual management issues 40
Group work in case studies (problem solving process) 5
Independent study 30
   
   
Course Set 125
Student Evaluation

Description of the evaluation process

 

Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Public Presentation, Laboratory Report, Clinical examination of a patient, Artistic interpretation, Other/Others

 

Explicitly defined assessment criteria and if and where are accessible to students are mentioned.

  

Written final exam (in Greek) with development questions (knowledge, conclusions, problem solving).

Students with identified dyslexia problems are examined orally.

Students’ grades are announced publicly. The student can see his / her writing at any time.

 
  1. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Students are advised to search for topics related to the course from the international literature and mainly from publications of relevant reputable international scientific journals.

 

-Related scientific journals: Biomass and Bioenergy, Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, International Journal of Green Energy, International Journal of Sustainable Energy, International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, Energy, Sustainability and Society, International Journal of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

 

Textbooks:

Bioenergy and Biofuels. Author: Tsatiris M., Papazisis Publications, Athens. Year of Publication 2018, p. 193.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE

 

Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations

 

Teacher (full name): Michael Tsatiris
Contact details: tsatiris@fmenr.duth.gr
Supervisors: (1)  
Evaluation methods: (2) Written examination via e-Class (this was stated). But if there is a problem, then Oral remote examination via SKYPE FOR BUSINESS will be done.
Implementation Instructions: (3) The examination in the course will take place with a written examination through e-Class on Tuesday 23-6-2020 from 10:00 to 11:00.

In case there is a problem, then alternatively the examination will be performed orally through SKYPE FOR BUSINESS. The link will be sent to students via eclass exclusively to the institutional accounts of those who have registered for the course and have learned the terms of distance education. Students will have to log in to the examination room through their institutional account, otherwise they will not be able to participate. They will also take part in the examination with a camera which they will have open during the examination. Before the start of the exam, students will show their identity to the camera, so that they can be identified.

Each student should answer 4 questions. Each of the questions is scored with 2.5.

 

  • To be completed with YES or NO
  • Note down the evaluation methods used by the teacher, e.g.
  • written assignment or/and exercises
  • written or oral examination with distance learning methods, provided that the integrity and reliability of the examination are ensured.
  • In the Implementation Instructions section, the teacher notes down clear instructions to the students:

α) in case of written assignment and / or exercises: the deadline (e.g. the last week of the semester), the means of submitting them to the teacher, the grading system, the participation of the assignment in the final grade and every other detail that should be mentioned.

β) in case of oral examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for conducting the examination (e.g. in groups of X people), the way of pronouncing topics, the applications to be used, the necessary technical means for the implementation of the examination (microphone, camera, word processor, internet connection, communication platform), the way the hyperlink is sent, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the participation of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the inviolability and reliability of the exam is ensured and every other detail that should be mentioned.

γ) in case of written examination with distance learning methods: the instructions for assigning the topics, the way of submitting the answers, the duration of the exam, the grading system, the participation of the exam in the final grade, the ways in which the integrity and reliability of the exam is ensured and every other detail that should be mentioned.

There should be an attached list with the Student Registration Numbers only of the beneficiaries to participate in the examination.