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A number of universities offer courses which specialise in energy management, energy data collection and analysis, including producing an energy mass balance.
Listed below are links and contact details of university courses which may be of interest to participants who wish to improve their skills in this area. There is also a brief overview of how each course is relevant to the Energy Efficiency Opportunities program.
Murdoch University
http://www.eepe.murdoch.edu.au/areas/energy/welcome.htm
Possible courses include: Postgraduate Diploma in Energy Studies, Postgraduate Certificate in Energy Studies, Postgraduate Diploma in Energy and the Environment, Master of Science in Renewable Energy or Professional Development Courses in Energy Studies.
| Murdoch University Units | Topics Relevant to EEO Assessments |
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| PEC594 “Energy Management” | - Total energy use (basic data analysis)
- Energy benchmarking
- Examining energy trends (graphing energy consumption data including examining seasonal trends)
- Energy tariffs
- Setting targets for savings energy
- Energy intensity indicators for various facilities
- X-Y plots (data analysis)
- Linear regression (data analysis)
Energy Audits
Introduction to energy efficiency opportunities in: - HVAC systems
- Building design
- Lighting
- Electric motors
- Steam and compressed air systems
- Boilers and furnaces
- Heat recovery
- Road transport
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| PEC625 “Energy Efficiency, Systems Analysis and Auditing” | - Examining energy trends (graphing energy consumption data including examining seasonal trends)
- How to conduct an energy-mass balance
- Heat transfer/thermodynamics
- Basic pinch analysis (data analysis)
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| PEC626 “Industrial and Commercial Energy Efficiency Technologies” | - Heat transfer/thermodynamics
- Pinch analysis
- Analysis of energy use/transfer in common systems: boilers and steam systems, refrigeration, pumps and fans, boilers and steam systems, heat exchangers.
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For more details or information about the courses, contact:
Dr Trevor Pryor
Program Chair, Energy Studies
Murdoch University
South Street
MURDOCH WA, 6150 AUSTRALIA
Email: T.Pryor@murdoch.edu.au
Phone: +61 8 9360 2416
Fax: +61 8 9360 6332
RMIT
http://www.rmit.org.au/
Possible courses include: Master of Engineering (Sustainable Energy) Program by coursework, incorporating Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Energy or Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Energy.
RMIT University Units | Topics Relevant to EEO Assessments |
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MIET2125 “Energy Efficiency and Demand Management” | Energy auditing and demand management, including conduct of a trial walk-through audit at an actual manufacturing or commercial establishment, including: - Lighting technologies
- Compressed air
- Services - steam, hot water, chilled water
- Ventilation and air conditioning
- Understanding processes:
- Energy balances
- Mass balances
- Seasonal cycles
- Performance indicators
- Data logging
- Hydraulic systems
- Office equipment
- Process specific technologies
- Analysis of energy use/transfer in common systems: boilers and steam systems, refrigeration, pumps and fans, boilers and steam systems, heat exchangers.
- Examining energy trends (graphing energy consumption data including seasonal trends)
- Total energy use (basic data analysis)
- Energy benchmarking
- Examining energy trends (graphing energy consumption data including examining seasonal trends)
- Energy tariffs
- Setting targets for savings energy
- Energy intensity indicators for various facilities
- Maintenance
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MIET2126 “The Economic, Social and Environmental Context for Sustainable Energy" | Policy and regulatory context for energy efficiency and renewables in Australia and internationally |
MIET2127 “Developing and Evaluating Proposals for Sustainable Energy Systems" | How to develop persuasive proposals for implementation of sustainable energy options in industry, the commercial sector, government, and local government |
MIET2128 “Sustainable Energy Design Project" | Research and presentational skills in a minor thesis on a specific sustainable energy option |
MIET2129 “Sustainable Energy Systems and Design" | Triple bottom line valuation (economic, social and environmental value) of sustainable energy options Introduction to ISO14001 (an environmental management standard) |
MIET2130 “Sustainable Energy Technologies I" | Introduction to a wide range of specific energy efficiency (e.g. cogeneration and waste heat recovery) and renewable energy technologies (solar thermal, photovoltaic, biomass, wind energy, sustainable transport, geothermal, and carbon geosequestration) |
MIET2131 “Sustainable Energy Technologies II" | As above, but with emphasis on medium to longer term technological prospects rather than those that are already or near commercial today |
For more details or information about the courses, contact:
Dr John Andrews
School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Tel: +61 3 9925 6085
Fax: +61 3 9925 6108
Email: andrews.john@rmit.edu.au
Disclaimer
These links have been provided by the Department of Resources Energy and Tourism (RET) for the sole purpose of assisting participants in the Energy Efficiency program to obtain further information on university training courses regarding Energy Efficiency.
If you are having trouble viewing links or finding information on the Energy Efficiency Opportunities program, phone the EEO Hotline on 1300 799 186.