TEK5390 – Hydrogen Technology
Course description
Course content
Hydrogen is a low-carbon, versatile energy vector which is to play an important role in the transition towards sustainable societies based on renewable energy sources. In this course we explore the current status and future perspective of automotive, stationary and consumer applications based on hydrogen technology.?The lectures address the physical and chemical hydrogen properties, particularly focusing on the chemical flexibility of this element in interactions with matter. Various technical challenges related to hydrogen production, distribution, utilization, storage and safety will be discussed and presented from the energy system perspective.
Learning outcome
After completing the course, you will have a good knowledge of
- the principles of hydrogen production and storage, as well as thermodynamics and kinetics of the processes involved
- processes and technologies related to hydrogen production, utilization, storage and safety
- operation, functionality and interaction among various components in the hydrogen-based energy systems
- the role of electrolysers / fuel cells in energy systems with intermittent renewable energy sources
- safety in hydrogen handling
- technical realization of stationary and mobile hydrogen-based energy systems, including solutions for the heavy-duty transport sector
- non-technical challenges for the adoption of hydrogen-based technologies, such as market and social factors
- the national and international hydrogen-related initiatives, such as the Norwegian Hydrogen Forum, the International Energy Agency: IEA,?Hydrogen Implementing Agreement, and the US Department of Energy: DOE
Admission to the course
Students admitted at UiO must?apply for courses?in Studentweb. Students enrolled in other master's degree programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may?apply to take this course as a single course student.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about?admission requirements and procedures for international applicants.
The courses?TEK5390 and?TEK9390 have common admission, with a maximum of 40 places.?Applicants are ranked by the following criteria:
Students with admission to the master's programme?Renewable Energy Systems (master's two years) have priority
PhD candidates at the MN faculty who have the course as part of the approved curriculum and visiting PhD candidates
For the remaining places, students?will be given admission based on the regular rules
Formal prerequisite knowledge
The following courses must be completed before you can attend the first mandatory laboratory exercise in TEK5390:
Recommended previous knowledge
Basic knowledge in chemistry/physics, thermodynamics, solid-state chemistry/physics is recommended.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with TEK9390 – Hydrogen technology.
Teaching
The teaching includes 3 hours of lectures per week throughout the semester.
There will be mandatory assignments?(individually and/or in groups) and laboratory exercises which?must be approved before the final examination.?
During the semester there will be invited lectures by industry and business representatives.?
Examination
- A final oral exam counts 100% towards the final grade.
The course has mandatory assignments?(individually and/or in groups) and laboratory exercises?which must be approved before the final examination.?
It will also be counted as 1 of the 3 attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for the following course:
Examination support material
You?may bring your course materials for the semester: the written exercises, laboratory exercises, the course literature and other materials distributed during the course.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F?is a fail. Read more about?the grading system.
Resit an examination
Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are?offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.
Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass, the original examination.
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.