1. Introductory information. Renewable energy sources.
2. Basic types of hydraulic and marine structures for renewable energy.
3. Basic economic data of all types and national/international trends.
4. Basic principles of hydraulic design of dams.
5. Introduction to climate change. Impacts of climate change on renewable energy sources. Impacts on hydropower energy.
6. Offshore wind farm installations, types of platforms for installing floating wind turbines.
7. Basic principles of hydraulic design for floating offshore wind turbines.
8. Wave Energy, Wave Potential, Exploitation of Wave Energy.
9. Basic principles of wave energy production and examples of hydraulic design of specific devices.
10. Basic principles of tidal energy production and examples of hydraulic design of specific devices.

Learning Outcomes

The course material includes the basic concepts of hydraulic and marine structures for renewable energy production and the principles of energy production.

With the successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Categorise the main types of hydraulic and marine structures for renewable energy production.
• recognise the basic principles of hydraulic design for these constructions.
• explain the processes related to the hydraulic design of energy production structures.
• Use design tools (equations/models) for the sizing of structures.