The Organizing Committee of %C2%A0the 2nd%C2%A0SAE Summer Academy on Energy (SAE2)%C2%A0is encouraging%C2%A0undergraduate and MSc students%C2%A0from all over the world to apply for%C2%A0SAE2.The%C2%A0SAE Summer Academy on Energy%C2%A0will be held from%C2%A024th%C2%A0to 28th%C2%A0August, 2015,%C2%A0in%C2%A0Budapest,Hungary.The main goal is to provide an opportunity to%C2%A0participating students to get acquainted with the concept of power grids.The main task of the summer academy is to plan the basics of a fictional country%E2%80%99s sustainable electric power system, based on knowledge acquired from the lectures on the topics of conventional power plants, renewable energy utilization, structure of the power system, and its availabilities in energy storage, energy economics and environmental concerns.The preliminary program is available%C2%A0here. More details, and the terms of applications can be found at%C2%A0eszk.org/academy.

Target group
Undergraduate and MSc students (not necessarily engineer students)

Course aim
The main task of the summer academy is to plan the basics of a fictional countrys sustainable electric power system, to establish a reliable power grid with different kind of power plants, in accordance with the countrys geology, industrial and residential consumers demands as well as with the environmental and economic considerations for the available power plans.The following topics will be included: Energy generation: Conventional power plants, nuclear power plants, and utilization of renewable energy resources The structure of the power system: Energy supply and demand in the power system, structure of the transmission network Energy storage in the power system: Different energy storage technologies concerning technical and economic parameters Energy economics: Economic evaluation methods based on different power plant technologies Environmental concerns: Besides the technologic and economic aspects of different power plant technologies environmental evaluation based on the concerns of harmful emissions are also inevitable.Beyond the professional development, this event wants to provide an opportunity for students, working on different fields of engineering, to make international contacts with other talented students.

Fee info
EUR 250: Early-bird application deadline: 28th JuneThe registration fee contains the followings:- Summer Academy materials- Admission to all programs- Breakfasts- Coffee breaks- Lunches- Welcome reception- Farewell dinner- Social event- Accomodation (for five nights)For early-bird application please download and complete the application form from the official course website, then send it back to the application@eszk.org with your (passport) photograph and CV, no later than 28th June. EUR 300: Application deadline: 12th JulyThe registration fee contains the followings:- Summer Academy materials- Admission to all programs- Breakfasts- Coffee breaks- Lunches- Welcome reception- Farewell dinner- Social event- Accomodation (for five nights)For application please download and complete the application form from the official course website, then send it back to the application@eszk.org with your (passport) photograph and CV, no later than 12th July.

Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Address: Budapest, Hungary, M%C5%B1egyetem rkp. 3. Building D, Room 220.
Postal code: 1111
City: Budapest
Country: Hungary
Website: http://www.eszk.org/academy
E-mail: academy@eszk.org
Phone: +36203908376