Agriculture

Part 1 : Energy use and production in agriculture

Energy production and consumption in agriculture
In the context of the energy transition, the agricultural sector must on the one hand reduce its dependence on fossil fuels but can also contribute to the development of renewable energies.
The course trains students on energy issues in the agricultural sector.

Part 2 : Energy and biomass

This course presents one of the renewable energy sources that is relevant in the Belgian context:  biomass and eventuelly hydrogen. The course presents the resource, the collection and conversion technologies, some sizing elements,  and an analysis of the environmental impacts.

Part 1 : Energy use and production in agriculture

At the end of the training, the student should be able to 
- Describe and analyze the challenges of the energy transition in the agricultural sector.
- to carry out an in-depth study of a specific energy issue in the agricultural sector on the basis of scientific literature

Part 2 : Energy and biomass

At the end of the course, the student should be able to :

• Understand, explain and analyse the resources, the collection, conversion and storage technologies related to the covered subjects;
• Carry out a pre-sizing and evaluate the production and/or consumption of the systems studied;
• Take into account the environmental impacts associated with each sector.

Part 1 : Energy use and production in agriculture

Physics
Chemestry
Biology

Part 2 : Energy and biomass

Basics in physics, chemistry and thermodynamics.

Part 1 : Energy use and production in agriculture

face to face and personnal work

Part 2 : Energy and biomass

course
Personnal work
Teaching is face-to-face.

Part 1 : Energy use and production in agriculture

Face to face : distance learning

Part 2 : Energy and biomass

Face to face

Part 1 : Energy use and production in agriculture

Distance learning
Online evaluation

Part 2 : Energy and biomass

Teaching and evaluation could take place at a distance if health conditions so require. The evaluation could, in this case, be carried out orally.

Part 1 : Energy use and production in agriculture

Scientific articles

Part 2 : Energy and biomass

Lecture notes:Copy of Power Point presentations Recommended reading: Guide to biogas, FNR, https://mediathek.fnr.de/guide-sur-le-biogaz-de-la-production-a-l-utilisation.html

Part 1 : Energy use and production in agriculture

Any session :

- In-person

oral exam

- Remote

oral exam AND written work

- If evaluation in "hybrid"

preferred remote


Additional information:

Evaluation of the written report, oral presentation of the personnel project and response to general and spectific questions

Part 2 : Energy and biomass

The course includes a written evaluation

Part 2 : Energy and biomass

No internship.

Part 1 : Energy use and production in agriculture

f.lebeau@uliege.be

Part 2 : Energy and biomass

Manfred GREGER, manfred.greger@uni.lu 

Part 2 : Energy and biomass

biomass valorisation
The course content has 5 chapters (introduction, biogas, combustion and BtL, power-to-gas & chemical industry, hydrothemal carbonisation) and several exercises.