a) General

Year

2

Semester

2

ECTS – Student Effort

15

Course type

Compulsory / Elective: Sustainable Energy Systems Design Direction

Course category (M/O*)

(*Mandatory / Optional )

M

• The aim of the course is to give an understanding of the relationship between energy, technology

• and business. It includes technology forecasting, analysis of previous attempts to predict energy

• use, relevant technological development, social and environmental impacts of current and

• emerging technologies, technology transfer and integration into business plan. The course also

• covers theoretical and practical aspects of strategic competitive implications for companies,

• industrial and business drivers, issues of strategic and cultural change, business ethics and

environmental issues.

b2. General competences