Future Technologies in Power Plants
Zukunftstechnologien in Kraftwerken
6 CPSummerENno longer offered
Prerequisites
Mandatory, as written
Module 35449 Power plant Technology I
Recommended, as written
Basic of Thermodynamics, Energy resources and conversion, Heat transfer, Fluid mechanics
Contents
Supercritical and Ultra-supercritical steam power plants; Boiler and Steam turbine Materials for high pressure and temperature applications; Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC); Indirect fired combined cycle; Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD); Emerging Coal Combustion technologies (pressurized fluidized bed combustion, oxy fuel combustion and chemical looping combustion); Advanced gas turbine and gas-steam combined cycles; Solar-steam turbine hybrid power plants; solar-gas turbine hybrid power plants ; Energy storage (Battery, Compressed air)
Learning outcomes
Students will acquire knowledge about emerging technologies in power generation. They will be able to identify the need and trend of future power plant technologies in relation to the environmental issues and economic aspect
Assessment
• Homework: Written report on a given topic ( • Presentation and discussion of the topic in class (45 minutes) The final mark is based on the report (75%) and the presentation (25%).
Literature (1)
- Script
Remarks
The contents of the course are not limited to the topics listed above. Based on the developments of new technologies, additional topics can be added whenever deemed necessary
Source: BTU's module description · retrieved 18 Oct 2026Original