2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Graduate major in Global Engineering for Development, Environment and Society
Technologies for Energy and Resource Utilization
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Global Engineering for Development, Environment and Society
- Instructor(s)
- Fumitake Takahashi
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Tue
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- GEG.E404
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Apr 4, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course, you will learn about waste/biomass-to-energy technology. At first, you will learn thermal efficiency based on basic thermodynamics. You will also learn basic technologies of exhaust gas and wastewater treatments. After that, you will practice simulations of urban metabolisms including water supply, wastewater treatment, and waste management. It will be helpful for you to understand the advantages and disadvantages of waste/biomass-to-energy technology.
Course description and aims
[ Target] Students will understand the advantages and disadvantages of waste/biomass-to-energy technology.
[ Theme ]In this course, you will learn thermal efficiency based on basic thermodynamics, the basic technologies of exhaust gas and wastewater treatments. By simulations of urban metabolisms including water supply, wastewater treatment, and waste management, you will understand the advantages and disadvantages of waste/biomass-to-energy technology.
Keywords
Biomass, Waste management, Utilization, conversion to fuels
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
- Students will learn how to evaluate waste and biomass as alternative fuel, understand waste/biomass-to-power mechanisms and its theoretical limit, and practice an application to urban metabolism simulations.
Class flow
In the first half of the course, you will learn basic thermodynamics and basic technologies for environmental protection. In the latter half of the course, you will practice simulations of urban metabolisms.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Biomass-to-Energy focusing on calorific value | Students will learn the calorific value to analyze the energy balance of Biomass-to-Energy. |
| Class 2 | Biomass and wastes upgrading technologies | Students will learn the principles and technology for biomass and wastes upgrading. |
| Class 3 | Gas/Wastewater treatment technologies | Students will learn the principles and technology for gas/wastewater treatment. |
| Class 4 | Basic thermodynamics I: Thermal efficiency | Students will learn basic thermodynamics, in particular, thermal efficiency. |
| Class 5 | Basic thermodynamics II: Enthalpy, entropy, and exergy | Students will learn basic thermodynamics, in particular, thermal efficiency. |
| Class 6 | Simulation of urban metabolism 1: Mass flow | Students will practice simulating urban metabolism including water supply and waste management. |
| Class 7 | Simulation of urban metabolism 2: Cost and energy | Students will practice simulating urban metabolism including water supply and waste management. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
No recommended textbook
Reference books, course materials, etc.
No recommended textbook
Evaluation methods and criteria
Your score will be evaluated by your reports.
Related courses
- GEG.E512 ： Utilization of Resources and Wastes for Environment
- GEG.E403 ： Environmental Cleanup and Pollution Control Technology
Prerequisites
No recommendation
Other
The maximum number of course registration will be 45.