| Course Unit Code | 635-2051/01 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 6 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Third Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| VLC37 | prof. Ing. Jozef Vlček, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| The development of human society must have elements of responsibility. One of the pillars for ensuring that future generations can continue to progress is the implementation of the principles of sustainable development. The course introduces students to the issue of sustainability in the field of energy, especially thermal energy. Students will learn what sustainability means, what its social and economic interactions are, the main risks that threaten sustainability are defined, and on the other hand the listener will learn about measures that can eliminate these risks. Last but not least, the course includes an overview of the legislative instruments and economic incentives or restrictions that society adopts with the vision of achieving sustainability. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Student will be able:
- define sustainability in economic, social and environmental terms
- recognise the activities of human behaviour that are limiting to the sustainable development of society
- identify the basic technical measures that will help ensure sustainability in the field of energy resources
- understand the instruments of the European Community that aim to achieve sustainable development of society in the field of energy resources
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| Course Contents |
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1. Sustainability, definitions, insights in the context of meeting human needs, economic opportunities and natural limits
2. Examples of diversity of biological systems and the capacity to sustain it, global threats to the sustainability of biological systems
3. Greenhouse gas emissions and their impacts on human health and biodiversity, other negative impacts of anthropogenic activities on the environment
4. The European Sustainable Society Goals, the Green Deal for Europe in relation to energy management, energy security
5. Primary energy sources, their availability and sectoral consumption, national energy concept
6. Transformation of the use of energy sources over time, thermal energy sources in terms of their sustainability, reducing the negative impacts of fossil fuel use
7. Renewable energy sources, solar energy, wind energy, hydropower, geothermal energy, bioenergy, marine energy
8. Circular economy principles
9. Energy intensity of industrial processes, its assessment and ways of improving its efficiency
10. Energy transformation and storage
11. Economic instruments for reducing the energy intensity of industrial production, emission allowances changing the perspective on energy sourcing and the impact of measures on industrial sectors
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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| 1. PETERS, Greg a Magdalena SVANSTRÖM. Environmental sustainability for engineers and applied scientists. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-107-16682-0. |
1. NOVÁČEK, Pavel. Udržitelný rozvoj. 2. vyd. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011. ISBN 978-80-244-2795-9.
2. Strategický rámec udržitelného rozvoje České republiky: Strategic framework for sustainable development in the CR. Praha: Ministerstvo životního prostředí, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7212-536-4.
3. ŠIMÍČKOVÁ, Marcella a Magdaléna DRASTICHOVÁ. Ekonomie udržitelnosti - alternativní přístupy a perspektivy. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2013. Series on advanced economic issues, v. 21 (2013). ISBN 978-80-248-3286-9
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| Recommended Reading: |
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| 2. SUEYOSHI, T. a Mika GOTO. Environmental assessment on energy and sustainability by data envelopment analysis. Hoboken: Wiley, 2018. Wiley series in operations research and management science. ISBN 978-1-118-97934-1. |
| 1. NÁTR, Lubomír. Rozvoj trvale neudržitelný. Praha: Karolinum, 2005. ISBN 80-246-0987-8. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Tutorials |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Credit and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Credit | Credit | 25 | 15 |
| Examination | Examination | 75 | 36 |