D1 (KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING)
to know and understand the economics-environment relationship, by
addressing the issue of energy use and the environmental
consequences
D2 (APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING)
to apply the acquired knowledge to the reading of energy/environment
reports and to the aware use of methods based on life cycle thinking and to profitable cross-disciplinary interactions
D3 (MAKING JUDGEMENTS)
to carry out autonomously an analysis of scientific papers dealing with
Life Cycle Assessment on eneergy systems
D4 (COMMUNICATION SKILLS)
to use specific technical language to describe appropriately the concepts
learned in the course
D5 (LEARNING SKILLS)
to be able, at the end of the course, to apply the learned knowledge and
skills in further specialized courses of study

No mandatory prerequisite is required

1. The Energy Challenge
What is Energy?
Energy Units and Conversions
Classification and Use of Energy Sources. Energy Supply and Demand:
Energy Balances
Energy Outlooks
2. Energy and Sustainability
A Brief History of Sustainability
Climate Change
Energy and Carbon Footprint
Energy policies for sustainable development
3. Energy and LCA studies
goal and scope definition
inventory of all the inputs and outputs
assessment of the potential impacts
interpretation of the inventory data and impact assessment results.
4. Sustainable Energies ?
Biomass and Biofuels. District Heating
Energy Carriers : Electricity and Energy Communities

N. Armaroli and V. Balzani
Energy for a Sustainable World
Wiley-VCH, Weinheim (D) 2011

M. Hauschild, R.K. Rosenbaum and S. Olsen
Life Cycle Assessment Theory and Practice
Springer International Publishing, Cham (CH) 2017

T. Bradford
The Energy System: Technology, Economics, Markets, and Policy
MIT Press Ltd (USA), 2018


Additional readings and support material (lecture slides, scientific papers and reports in PDF format) will be posted on MS.

Lectures. Critical readings and discussion of
scientific papers. Working group sessions.Seminars. Educational visit. Intermediate self assessment tests.

The final exam consists of an oral discussion about the topics treated in
the course. The examination lasts an average of 20 -30
minutes.

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