Economic Evaluation of Sustainable Energy
Delivered at: Nottingham
1 February 12 - 16 May 12
This module will introduce topics related to the economic analysis of investments in energy conservation and sustainable energy sources for building applications. The module will include alternative technologies for building energy supply systems (thermal energy and electrical energy), life cycle cost method and procedure. It will also cover supplementary economic measures, handling inflation, dealing with uncertainty, and evaluation design alternatives. The module will provide students with a basic understanding of the factors and examples that they will need to undertake a successful economic evaluation of sustainable energy technology in the built environment.