Energy for Agriculture | Università degli Studi di Milano Statale

A.Y. 2024/2025

Max ECTS

Overall hours

SSD

AGR/09

Language

Italian

Included in the following degree programmes

Agricultural Sciences for Sustainability (Classe LM-69)-Enrolled from 2022/23 Academic Year

Learning objectives

To analyze the technical aspetcs of the main solutions for energy production in the agricultural sector based on renewable sources.
To evaluate and compare potential benefits and limits of application of specific design solutions in specific business and territorial contexts.

Expected learning outcomes

To know in depth the technologies of energy generation based on renewable sources.
To knowing how to quantitatively analyze the operational parameters of the main technological solutions applied in specific business contexts.

Lesson period: Second semester

Lessons timetable

Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi

Exams calendar

Single course

This course can be attended as a single course.

Take a single course

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible

Fiala Marco

Lesson period

Second semester

Syllabus
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Course structure

Course syllabus

GENERAL ISSUES- Thermal, mechanical, electrical energy. Energy system efficiency. Drying of agricultural products by natural or waste heat. (1.0 ETCS approx.).
BIOMASS-TO-ENERGY CHAINS - Characteristics and offer of the source (biomass of vegetal and animal origin; processing residues). Mechanization collection systems and plants. Case Study: technical characteristics of the supply chain, general design and operative parameters of thermochemical conversion plants (combustion and gasification; anaerobic digestion for biogas and biomethane; vegetable oil extraction). (4.0 ETCS approx.).
SUN-TO-ENERGY CHAIN - Characteristics and offer of the energy source (solar light. Study Cases: technical characteristics of the supply chain, general design and operative parameters of the solar plants (thermal and photovoltaic). (1.0 ETCS approx.).

Prerequisites for admission

Knowledge about: energy sector, agricultural mechanisation and cropping systems are useful for students interested to the course.

Teaching methods

The course lasts 60 hours and follows the timetable established by the Didactic Secretariat for the Degree Course. The total 6 ECTS are composed of 3 ECTS of Frontal Lessons and 3 ECTS of Classroom Exercises.
The teaching is provided through the projection of slides.

Teaching Resources

The material used during the course (lectures, classroom exercises) as well as presentations for the deepening of some topics, Tables and tecnical documents is available in .pdf format on the UniMI teaching application.
Referral texts (not mandatory and available in the library):
- "Energia da biomasse agricole", di M. Fiala, Maggioli Editore, ISBN: 978-88-387-7090-6

Assessment methods and Criteria

The exams are oral, including calculation aspects.
During the course exercises are carried out aimed at solving technical problems that can be found in the operational practice and the passing of the exam.
The evaluation criteria aim to verify - through a series of questions on the different topics and the resolution of specific exercises - the degree of overall knowledge acquired by the student. The evaluation, related to the entire course, is carried out in thirtieths.
Students with SLD or disability certifications are kindly requested to contact the teacher at least 15 days before the date of the exam session to agree on individual exam requirements. In the email please make sure to add in cc the competent offices: serviziodsa@unimi.it (for students with SLD) or ufficiodisabili@unimi.it (for students with disability)

AGR/09 - AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND MECHANIZATION - University credits: 6

Practicals: 24 hours
Lessons: 36 hours

Professor: Fiala Marco

Shifts:

Turno

Professor: Fiala Marco

Professor(s)

Fiala Marco

Reception:

From Monday to Wednesday , h. 2.00-4.00 pm (by appointment)

Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Production, Landscape, Agroenerggy

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