About this course
Traditional energy platforms rely on energy extraction from fossil fuels and a centralized system for energy distribution to consumers. Our warming world, however, requires major transformations in these current energy systems. In Scandinavia, these disruptions are already underway.
This course focuses on decarbonizing the global economy while moving us toward localized and renewable energy ecosystems. How do we shift linear, one-way power flows – from centralized energy generation to end consumers – to more sustainable, digitized, and dynamic energy systems? Study the technological and societal considerations needed to implement these new platforms, which aim to reduce our carbon footprint while moving societies toward the energy cloud – a dynamic and decentralized energy ecosystem that manages local energy sources, supply, and demand.
Syllabus
If multiple syllabi for multiple sections, list them as Fall 2024 – Section B, Fall 2024 – Section C, etc.
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Pre-requisites
Two courses in math, plus a total of five courses within engineering, basic science (biology, chemistry, physics), and/or computer science, all at university level. At least one of these courses should be an engineering course.
Faculty
Willem Pallard
FacultyPh.D. candidate, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (2016–present). M.Sc. in Energy and Climate Engineering, National Institute of Applied Sciences Strasbourg (2013). Currently consulting on geoenergy, heat pumps, HVAC engineering, and energy systems at Bengt Dahlgren AB. Previous experience working on dehumidification systems in ice rinks. With DIS since 2024.