Wasserkraft und Energiespeicherung - Projektarbeit

What it is about

You work in a small group on the design and planning of a hydropower plant. In the end you will be able to process hydrological data, develop a plant concept, dimension the technical and economic planning, and present your results in writing and verbally.

What you will be able to do

• Assess the hydraulic potential of a site
• Develop a plant concept for a hydropower facility
• Carry out technical planning steps independently
• Determine and process necessary data
• Dimension and sketch planning
• Evaluate annual energy production and economic viability
• Analyze and assess plans
• Describe planning results systematically
• Present results to a knowledgeable audience

What the module consists of

• KurzvorlesungenIntroduction to the individual sub-tasks
• GruppenarbeitDevelopment of plans in small groups (4 students each) with different solution approaches
• Eigenarbeit/SprechstundenIndependent work with need-based support
• Projektbericht und PräsentationDocumentation and presentation of the work as the final deliverable

Teaching method

• Kurzvorlesungenintroduce the methods and tasks
• Diskussiondiscusses the presented methods and fosters critical engagement
• Gruppenarbeit in Kleingruppenenables application of the methods to practical planning tasks
• Eigenarbeit mit Sprechstundenensures independent work with available supervision