This module is complete by itself,but it is also designed to complement module 4M15 Sustainable Energy to be offered in Lent Term

Introduction:

This module is a postgraduate module of Cambridge Judge Business School. It has its origins as an elective course of the MPhil in Technology Policy and the MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development. The module is of the standard size adopted in the Engineering Department and the Judge Business School, i.e. a nominal 16 hours. The course is usually delivered via one two-hour lecture each week for eight weeks.

Aims and Objectives

The module provides students with a firm foundation in modern electricity policy with an emphasis on the UK. It introduces students to a wide a variety of mature and emergent electricity generation technologies. It exposes students to the local, regional and global environmental effects of energy use. It also introduces the key considerations of energy policy and develops frameworks by which progress against policy goals may be achieved

PREREQUISITES

Students should have a basic engineering knowledge of electricity (first year undergraduate) and a familiarity with the units and notation associated with energy science and engineering. An understanding of undergraduate engineering thermodynamics is desirable if the full benefits of the course are to be achieved. Assessment will be structured so as to be accessible to students from a range of backgrounds although basic undergraduate physics or engineering proficiency is expected.

REFERENCES

Please see the Booklist for Group I Courses for references for this module.