Topic outline

  • General

    Welcome to the Course

    Renewable Energy is not sustainable just as it is, but we will need to take into account many aspects of circular economy to ensure that renewable energy we produce and store is sustainable. This is the focus on this course. You do not need to have previous knowledge of energy storage systems or circular economy (but they will be good background). The circular economy theory is then applied to different energy storage systems. Here we consider all circular economy layers, with the focus on the material design:


    K. Miettunen et al [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128743]

    Note that the course will start with a pre-task, we hold first contact session on Wed 26th October and we have final seminar on 15th December. 

    The course is in person course in Otaniemi and needs attendance for the poster workshops. If you need an online version of the course, we have 3 ECTS sister course AAE-E3121 that is provided fully online (for further information contact Annukka). 

    The teaching method of the course is Flip-the-classroom and it this course it means that the theory sessions are online videos that all students can take a look at with their own timetable.  Additionally, there is reading material that students must read prior to the contact sessions. The discussion and interaction of students and teaching will occur during the contact sessions.

    The course includes individual 4 modules, where students have theory part, search and read material and apply their learning to their own energy storage application. The course includes both personal and group tasks. At the end of each module, we have physical poster session and discussion with the teachers.  

    Poster workshops:

    Introduction session: 26th October at 15-16.30 pm

    Poster 1 - 4th November at 13-15 pm

    Poster 2 - 16th November at 15-17 pm

    Poster 3 -25th November at 9-11 am

    Poster 4 - 8th December at 15-17 pm

    Final seminar: 15th December at 14-17 pm 

    Warmly welcome,

    Neha, Annukka and Simon

    Course responsible teacher: Neha Garg (neha.garg@aalto.fi)