Certificate in Sustainable Energy
Special Purpose Award – Level 7
15 ECTS Credits
Students who complete the modules listed below will be entitled to a Certificate in Sustainable Energy (Special Purpose Award – Level 7). These modules can also be taken and certified individually.
- Energy & Environmental Management
- Sustainable Energy in Buildings
- Introduction to Wave Energy
Course Code
CR_EENMG_7
Course Fee
€850
includes course notes and exam fee.
This course examines the impact of the generation, distribution and use of electricity and electrically powered products on the environment, and the management methodologies to be applied to reduce and avoid these impacts.
Course Content
- Environmental Management Systems
- Products: Design for Environment
- Auditing
- Ecomapping
- Legislative Framework
- Impacts of the use of electricity
Entry Requirements
Students are recommended to first complete the Certificate in Sustainable Energy (Special Purpose Award – Level 6).
Duration
One night a week for 12 weeks
Awarding Body
CIT: 5 credits at level 7 on the NFQ.
Note: This course is restricted to 10 participants. Eligible candidates will be considered on a first come first served basis.
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Course Code
CR_ESENB_7
Course Fee
€850
includes course notes and exam fee.
This course involves the study of the energy processes involved in building operations, evaluation of heating, cooling, ventilation and natural lighting technology.
This course enables participants to appraise the energy systems involved in building operations and to calculate the operational performance of equipment used in building heating, cooling and ventilation, utilising sustainable sources.
Course Content
- Sustainable Heating Options
Biomass, waste, chp, passive solar, heat pumps (gshp,ashp,wshp)
- Sustainable Cooling Options
Heat Pumps, Solar refrigeration, evaporative cooling, ground tubes
- Sustainable Ventilation Options
Natural (stack effect), wind induced, solar chimneys.
- Sustainable Lighting Options
Daylight, photovoltaic, light tubes, advanced glazing technology
Entry Requirements
Students are recommended to first complete the Certificate in Sustainable Energy (Special Purpose Award – Level 6).
Duration
One night a week for 12 weeks.
Awarding Body
CIT: 5 credits at level 7 on the NFQ.
Note: This course is restricted to 10 participants. Eligible candidates will be considered on a first come first served basis.
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Course Code
CR_EMAST_7
Course Fee
€850
includes course notes and exam fee.
This module deals with the engineering aspects of structures in a marine environment, covering waves and wave action, buoyancy and stability, anchoring and marine corrosion with a particular focus on marine based sustainable energy systems.
Course Content
Wave geometry, wave energy, wave spectra.
Displacement, initial stability, metacentric height, degrees of freedom.
Types of corrosion, cathodic protection, protective coatings, materials in a marine environment.
- Seafloor and Marine Soils
Dense sands, calcareous sands, boulders, overconsolidated silts, silts and clays.
Deep ocean operation, multicomponent slack mooring, tension mooring, coastal zone operation, multipoint mooring system, deadweight, drag embedment, plate and pile anchors.
Entry Requirements
Students are recommended to first complete the Certificate in Sustainable Energy (Special Purpose Award – Level 6).
Duration
One night a week for 12 weeks.
Awarding Body
CIT: 5 credits at level 7 on the NFQ.
Note: This course is restricted to 10 participants. Eligible candidates will be considered on a first come first served basis.
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