This module aims to equip students with knowledge of the formation, reserves, extraction, processing, and transport to markets of various fuel sources.
Coal
Coal (anthracite, coal, brown coal and peat), geology, exploration, extraction, processing, worldwide resources and reserves and transport to markets. Health, safety and environmental issues.
oil and gas
Petroleum and gas, geology, exploration, extraction, processing, worldwide resources and reserves and transport to markets. Health, safety and environmental issues.
Nuclear
Nuclear, geology, exploration, extraction, processing, worldwide resources and reserves and transport to markets. Health, safety and environmental issues.
Alternatives
Emerging technologies, oil shales, coal gasification and as new technologies as they appear
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 40 |
| Formal Examination | 60 |