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| FORN310 |
Bioenergy -Resources, Profitability and Solutions |
| Course responsible |
Torjus Folsland Bolkesjø |
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| Number of credits allocated |
5.0 |
| Language |
English |
| Limits for class size |
A maximum of 30 students |
| Semester/trimester |
| August block |
Autumn parallel |
January block |
Spring parallel |
June block |
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| Colour explanation: Red/yellow = teaching periods. The red period indicates when the teaching starts. |
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| Teachers |
Erik Trømborg, Olav Høibø and others from UMB and lecturers from NTNU |
| Type of course |
Ca. 35 hours lectures, excursions and seminars |
| Compulsory educational activities |
Workshops and approved term papers. |
| Prerequisites |
FORN210 or FORN200 or similar |
| Recommended prerequisites |
FYS100 or similar |
| Exam |
S |
| Assessment methods |
3-hour written exam |
| Grading |
A-F |
| Examination aids |
B1: distributed calculator, no other aids. |
| Nominal workload |
150 hours |
| Course frequency |
Annually |
| Comment on frequency |
- |
| Teaching methods |
Lectures (videoconferences in collaboration with NTNU), workshops in Ås and Trondheim, term paper, discussions, independent study |
| Teaching support |
Fronter. During office hours, lecturers can provide academic supervision to students. |
| Examiner |
The examiner assesses all exam answer papers. |
| Entrance requirements |
Special requirements in Science
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| Preferential right |
M-FORNY |
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| FORN310 is given in cooperation with NTNU, and parts of the course will be given as long distance education. |
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| Objective of course |
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The course shall provide an in-depth understanding of technological, environmental and economic consequences related to bioenergy. Students shall be able to work with interdisciplinary problems and planning processes related to the establishment of bioenergy facilities and be able to analyse, synthesise and present knowledge from different diciplins. |
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| Course contents |
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| Through lectures, exercises and workshops, the students will get insights into the resource availability and biomass supply, conversion technologies and technological solutions for small-scale and large-scale facilities. Also the economics of bioenergy, both from the firm and society point of view will be addressed. |
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| Syllabus |
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| A reading list will be handed out at the first lecture. |
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| Last updated |
2011-04-13 |
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