1. General introduction: Motivation, Global situation

2. Basics of renewable energies: Energy balance of the earth, potential definition

3. Hydro

4. Wind

5. Solar

6. Biomass

7. Geothermal

8. Other renewable energies

9. Promotion of renewable energies

10. Interactions in systemic context

11. Excursion to the "Energieberg" in Mühlburg

Learning Goals:

The student

• understands the motivation and the global context of renewable energy resources.
• gains detailed knowledge about the different renewable resources and technologies as well as their potentials.
• understands the systemic context and interactions resulting from the increased share of renewable power generation.
• understands the important economic aspects of renewable energies, including electricity generation costs, political promotion and marketing of renewable electricity.
• is able to characterize and where required calculate these technologies.

The total workload for this course is structured as follows:

• Attendance at lectures/exercises (presence time) (2 SWS × 15 weeks): 30 h

• Preparation and follow-up of course content: 40 h

• Exam preparation and participation in the assessment: 35 h

Total workload: 105 h (corresponds to 3.5 ECTS credits)

Weiterführende Literatur:

• Quaschning, V. (2019), Regenerative Energiesysteme, Technologie - Berechnung – Klimaschutz,  Carl Hanser Verlag München
• Quaschning, V. (2016), Understanding Renewable Energy Systems, Earthscan/Routledge London.
• Infield, D. & Freris, L. (2020), Renewable Energy in Power Systems
• Jenkins, N. & Ekanayake, J. (2024), Renewable Energy Engineering
• Stutzmann, M. & Csoklich, C. (2024), The Physics of Renewable Energy
• Löschel et al. (2020), Energiewirtschaft – Einführung in Theorie und Politik
• Batic, M., Stanojevic, M. & Vranes, S. (2025), Renewable Energy Technologies
• Victoria, M. (2025), Fundamentals of Solar Cells and Photovoltaic Systems Engineering. Academic Press

Blockveranstaltung, freitags 14:00-17:00 Uhr, 13.11.26, 27.11.26, 11.12.26, 08.01.27, 22.01.27, 05.02.27, 19.02.27