Semester: winter
ECTS credits: 2
Lecture hours per week (SWS):
Lecturer:
Course Language: English
Prerequisites:
The course builds on the previous courses “Information and Communication Systems” and “Use of IT in the Energy Market, Big Data, IoT”.
Qualification objectives:
Based on the fundamentals of information and communication systems for companies and an understanding of new technology drivers, students learn to estimate future developments in the energy industry due to digitalization. They will be able to form their own vision and well-founded opinion on the digital transformation of the energy sector. They can critically question and follow the current specialist discussion. They can also assess the strategic effects of digitalization on the value chain and business models in the energy industry.
Course contents:
- Strategic and technological drivers of the “digitalization” megatrend in the energy industry.
- Effects of the digital transformation on the energy industry value chain and the existing business models.
- Methods and approaches for the digital transformation of companies in the energy industry.
- Aspects of data protection and data security.
- The role of “flexibility” (i.e., the intelligent control of consumption, generation, and storage) for a power grid with a high share of renewable energies.
- Functionality and scope of new technologies and services such as: smart meters, smart grids, virtual power plants, energy management systems, etc.
- The current national and international pilot projects for the testing and further development of digital technologies and applications in the energy industry.
Teaching format (e.g. online/in person lecture/Seminar/Lab etc.): In person lecture
Examination type: Student research paper
