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MJ2511 Energy Management 7.5 credits

The course aims at broadening the students’ abilities to cope with analytic and strategic issues related to energy systems and management through systems thinking and modeling. The course has been developed with the general idea that this broad topic cannot be taught exclusively in a conventional way (lectures, assignments, written exam etc). Instead, the smart urban landscape will be analyzed and scrutinized in an extensive project considering local possibilities for increasing the share of renewable energy, decreasing the demand, local energy production, smart load management, cost effectiveness, waste recovery, smart lifestyles, etc. into account. This is a unique and challenging viewpoint in energy systems, because it takes the high level analysis common for “city managers” and combines it with high resolution focus on bottom up and techno-economic analysis of the system.

About course offering

For course offering

Spring 2025 Start 14 Jan 2025 programme students

Target group

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Part of programme

Master's Programme, Energy Innovation, åk 1, RENE, Mandatory

Master's Programme, Innovative Sustainable Energy Engineering, åk 1, Mandatory

Master's Programme, Sustainable Energy Engineering, åk 1, Mandatory

Periods

P3 (3.0 hp), P4 (4.5 hp)

Duration

14 Jan 2025
2 Jun 2025

Pace of study

25%

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

English

Course location

KTH Campus

Number of places

Places are not limited

Planned modular schedule

Application

For course offering

Spring 2025 Start 14 Jan 2025 programme students

Application code

60318

Contact

For course offering

Spring 2025 Start 14 Jan 2025 programme students

Examiner

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Course coordinator

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Teachers

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Headings with content from the Course syllabus MJ2511 (Spring 2023–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

  • Systems thinking and systems analysis
  • Energy economy
  • Uncertainty and scenario analysis
  • Energy challenges for future cities and districts involving several interested parties and multiple optimisation criteria. modelling and simulation of energy systems at district and city level
  • Innovative business models for energy systems

Intended learning outcomes

After passing the course, the student should be able to:

  1. Analyse and model large and complex energy systems on district/city level in a methodological way.
  2. Examine uncertainties, through scenarios and sensitivity analysis, connected to future cities and districts.  
  3. Evaluate the cost efficiency for sustainable energy systems by applying appropriate economic methods.
  4. Develop and evaluate innovative business models that handle local socio-techno-economic challenges in city scale

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Degree of Bachelor of Science. Preferably knowledge in thermodynamics (equivalent to MJ1112), heat transfer (equivalent to MJ1401), renewable energy (equivalent to MJ2411) and systems modeling. 

Recommended prerequisites

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Equipment

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Literature

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Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • PRO1 - Project work, 6.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • SEM1 - Seminar, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination

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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination

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Examiner

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

Mechanical Engineering

Education cycle

Second cycle

Add-on studies

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