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Course description

This course will be offered from Semester 2, 2023. This course forms part of the major in Water and Marine Engineering, which has the aim of providing students with the skills to work in the Water and Environment sector of the Civil and Environmental Engineering profession. The global transition to renewable sources of energy is gaining momentum with hydro-power and ocean-power technologies becoming a key part of the world¿s future energy mix. This course enables students to gain fundamental knowledge of the multi-faceted approach of fluid powered energy generation and provides them with the ability to assess these systems based on their technical, regulatory and efficiency requirements as well as their interactions with the natural and built environment. The course broadly covers hydroelectric power schemes, marine renewable energy systems (waves and tides) and offshore wind systems. The course also provides an overview of the relevant legal regimes relevant to MRE, including property rights, climate change and energy, marine environmental protection and maritime safety and security. This sets the foundation for a career in the sustainable energy engineering sector by enabling students to perform energy resource assessment and design solutions to meet the challenges of implementing renewable systems.