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Syllabus

TN0366 Energy systems for agricultural and horticultural enterprises with applied law, 15.0 Credits

Energisystem för lantbruks- och trädgårdsföretag med tillämpad juridik

Subjects

Technology

Education cycle

Bachelor’s level

Modules

Title	Credits	Code
Energy systems for agricultural and horticultural enterprises	11.0	0001
Applied law	4.0	0002

Advanced study in the main field

First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
Bachelor’s level (G1N)

Grading scale

Language

Swedish

Prior knowledge

General entrance requirements

Objectives

The course is divided into two parts that are examined separately:

1. Energy systems for agricultural and horticultural enterprises, 11 hp

2. Applied law, 4 hp

Energy systems for agricultural and horticultural enterprises

On completion of the course the student will be able to:

• briefly describe society's and agricultural and horticultural enterprises' energy use,
• describe and assess various energy saving measures within the agricultural and horticultural sector (incl. housing in rural areas)
• describe and analyse the production and use of renewable energies such as bioenergy, solar energy, wind power, small-scale hydropower, heat pumps, etc.
• describe the production and use of renewable fuels and other energy carriers for operating work machines
• use digital tools to estimate costs and profitability for energy investments in agricultural and horticultural enterprises,
• assess different energy systems from a sustainability perspective
• perform a basic techno-economic analysis that contributes to a more sustainable energy system for an enterprise in the agricultural or horticultural sector.

Applied law

On completion of the course the student will be able to:

• implement legal problem solving of a simpler character within business-critical areas,
• explain and apply legal concepts that are central to owner-led companies in the green industry,
• request and demand purchases of legal services from specialists.

Content

Energy systems for agricultural and horticultural enterprises

The course provides basic knowledge about the production, use and management of renewable energy carriers in order to achieve more sustainable energy systems within the agricultural and horticultural sectors:

• basic energy concepts and basic thermodynamics
• energy resources and energy use nationally and internationally
• energy analysis, climate impact and other environmental effects
• energy needs in buildings
• energy management, energy saving measures and energy planning
• production and use of solid, liquid and gaseous biofuels
• combustion technologies, storage and distribution of heat
• heat pumps, solar heating, etc.
• production and use of biogas and digestate (as biofertiliser)
• production of electricity from solar, wind, hydro and biomass conversion facilities
• renewable fuels and other energy carriers for operating work machines
• basic methods for estimating economic profitability and climate impact of energy investments
• demand, market conditions and examples of business models for locally produced energy
• system integration of energy solutions, e.g. electricity from solar cells and windpower stations in combination with energy storage in hydrogen systems, batteries, etc.

Applied law

The course gives legal knowledge applicable on rural enterprises. In the course legal issues are dealt with on the basis of legal rules, and partly problem-oriented with reality-based tasks:

• the function of the legal rules for companies with emphasis on owner-led companies, basic method and problem solving in agreements and disputes,
• basic legal systems, the relationship of EU law to Swedish law,
• basic marital law/cohabitant law and inheritance law,
• basic contractual law, purchase-based including distance contracts and international purchasing, marketing, common standard contracts in green industry including credit standard agreements,
• basic association law with emphasis on owner-led liability companies,
• basic labour legislative questions in owner-led companies in the green industry,
• basic real-estate law including purchase, lease, administration, pledge, property regulation, etc.

The course uses different teaching methods to promote the students learning and discussions through:

Lectures, exercises, tasks, study visits, project work, seminars/presentations.

The course focuses on following general competencies

Problem solving, oral communication, written communication, plan and manage time.

The following components are compulsory:

Study visits

Collaboration with the surrounding community takes place through study visits and guest lecturer’s active in the area.

Grading form

The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.

Formats and requirements for examination

**Energy systems for agricultural and horticultural enterprises **

This module is examined through written assignments, a large project work and compulsary components, for example study visits. Requirements for approval of the course are:

• approved written exercises
• approved oral and written presentation of project work
• approved participation in compulsary components

Applied law

This module is examined through written examination. Requirements for approval of the course are: Passed written examination.

• If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.

• The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.

• If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.

• For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Other information

• The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.

• If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.

Responsible department

Department of Biosystems and Technology