Course detail

Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources (EVB)

FAST-BTA018Acad. year: 2025/2026

Primary and secondary energy sources and their application in systems of building services.
Renewable energy sources and their application in building services.
Systems for transformation of solar energy, geothermal energy, water energy and wind power.
Biomass, phytomass and phytofuels and their importance.
Utilization of waste heat.
Principles of combined heat and power production: cogeneration units.
Influence of renewable energy sources on building energy consumption. Cost efficiency of renewable energy sources.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Marcela Počinková, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Building Services (TZB)

Entry knowledge

Basics of physics, thermal engineering, heating, HVAC and building physics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Primary energy, its resources and transformations for the creation of the indoor climate. Renewable energy resources and technical tools of its utilization in systems of environment. Economic and ecological effects of energy transformations.
After graduation studnet will be able to do standard designs of enviroment systems with renewable energy resources. Student will be able to use this knowledge for complex design of buildings.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Bašta J., Brož K., Cikhart J., Štorkan M., Valenta V: Topenářská příručka 3. Agentura ČSTZ s.r.o. Praha, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86028-13-2. (CS)
Solární energie, Fotovoltaika - perspektivní trend současnosti i blízké budoucnosti, Praha 2006, ISBN 80-213-1488-5 (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-EVB Bachelor's 3 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Marcela Počinková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Permanently sustainable development and main areas of permanently sustainable development of building construction. 2. Primal energetic sources, renewable energy sources. Energetic systems in the buildings.
  • 3. Basics methods of energy conversions. Biomass, phytomass and phytofuels production. Theory of combustion solid fuels.
  • 4. Boiler rooms for biomass, storage of fuels. Accumulation of thermal energy. Multi-source heat systems.
  • 5. Passive systems of use solar energy in buildings. Active solar systems with use of air.
  • 6. Active solar systems for heat production for hot water heating, heating support, design and dimensioning.
  • 7. Active solar systems for pool water heating for outside and inside pools., design and dimensioning.
  • 8. Photovoltaic insular solar systems. Use of wind energy.
  • 9. Low potentialheat sources. systems with heat pumps in area of technical equipment of buildings.
  • 10. Design and dimensioning thermal systems with heat pumps.
  • 11. Principles of heat and electricity joint production from biogas and biomass.
  • 12. Secondary energy sources. Use of waste heat in systems of technical equipment of buildings.
  • 13. The use of renewable sources and energy performance of buildings. Economic and environmental evaluation of sources and energy systems in buildings

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Marcela Počinková, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Ecological footprint.
  • 2. Fuel properties.
  • 3. Fuel combustion, demand for heat and fuel.
  • 4. The heating curve.
  • 5. Heat source design for solid renewable fuel, solution of boiler room and fuel storage. Heat accumulation in water.
  • 6. Determine the effectiveness of thermic solar collectors.
  • 7. Design and balance thermic solar system for hot water preparation.
  • 8. Dimensioning distribution and design elements of solar system for preparation of hot water.
  • 9. Design and balance thermic solar system for pool water heating.
  • 10. Balance the needs of electrical energy. The design area of photovoltaic system.
  • 11. The design of heat pump air-water, earth-water.
  • 12. Balance of heat pump operation.
  • 13. Simplified balance of cogeneration unit.