MEC6886 Sustainable energy technologies
Faculty of Engineering
MEC6886 Sustainable energy technologies is a level 6, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2025 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MEC6886
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MEC6886
No unit lists MEC6886 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must be enrolled in the Engineering PHD program or with permission from the Faculty of Engineering. The unit assumes that you have the necessary foundational knowledge.
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Overview
The unit is designed to provide you with a challenging and intellectually stimulating environment covering numerous aspects of current and future sustainable energy technologies.
The unit is intended to introduce and investigate present and emerging trends in sustainable technologies, including clean fuels, renewable energy systems and hybrid energy systems. Case studies and discussions with leading energy researchers within the University and elsewhere with emphasis on system approach will be undertaken.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- AssignmentsQuiz / Test20%
- Project workProject20%
- Field trip visit reportWritten20%
- Group project presentationPresentation10%
- Group project final reportWritten30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify, interpret and critically evaluate the various technologies that have the potential to provide a sustainable energy supply system.
- 2
Evaluate technical and non-technical challenges associated with the sustainable energy resources.
- 3
Discuss and assess suitable sustainable energy sources/systems under different situations.
- 4
Implement underlying engineering principles to evaluate and improve sustainable energy technologies and systems.
- 5
Develop and implement creative approaches to solve various energy related problems using suitable sustainable energy sources/systems under different circumstances.
Workload and teaching
- Laboratories4 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Practical activities6 hours
- Teaching approachCase-based teaching
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachField trips
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours of independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.
Presentation and analysis of different sustainable energy technologies case studies during the workshop.
In this unit, lectures and practicals are used to introduce, clarify and guide students through the concepts of sustainable energy technologies, and illustrate their application through examples. Lectures will involve active learning through participation, collaborative discussion and reflection on concepts and their application to the industrial world. Further reflection and engagement are facilitated through pre-class and post-class activities.
Laboratory work includes practical experiments and some simulation-based component which will help students to have hands-on experience and a higher-order understanding of the concepts and theory of renewable energy technologies.
The ability to solve practical problems rely on an understanding of the concepts and engineering principles behind the sustainable energy technologies and "private study" will be required to understand these concepts. The aim is to solve the real-life problems that you may face in your career. To aid in this goal, emphasis is placed on the hands-on experiment and problem solving techniques. Problem-solving is reinforced through practical classes.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Arshad Salema
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Arshad Salema
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MEC6886?
MEC6886 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MEC6886 offered?
In 2025, MEC6886 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is MEC6886?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does MEC6886 have an exam?
No. MEC6886 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.