Energy Efficiency in the Water Sector - GSOE9110
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
School: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Course Outline: http://www.chse.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Kensington Campus
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
PLEASE NOTE
- For non-award students, the appropriate background is normally a Bachelor of Engineering. Other Bachelor degrees in Science, Commerce and Law might be acceptable.
- This course will be offered through flexible delivery or “blended-online” mode, combining three face-to-face workshops with online activities and where appropriate workplace-based learning. The course can be taken to contribute towards an Engineering Masters program (as 6 Units of Credit), or be taken as non-Award (without academic assessment), contributing instead towards Continuing Professional Development (CPD). An engineering degree is not essential but assignments will require students to have either tertiary qualifications or vocational training related to water resource management with emphasis on urban water issues.
This course provides advanced training on energy issues in the water sector. Topics include; energy consumption in surface water, groundwater, and recycled water treatment; energy requirements and recovery in seawater desalination; Power requirements for wastewater collection and treatment in centralised and decentralised systems; Opportunities for power generation through biogas processing; Techniques for assessing the greenhouse gas foot print of urban water systems; and, strategies to off-set emissions and minimise power costs of water delivery.
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