Energy and Society
| Degree programme | Sustainable Energy Systems |
| Subject area | Engineering & Technology |
| Type of degree | Master Part-time Summer Semester 2025 |
| Course unit title | Energy and Society |
| Course unit code | 072722040101 |
| Language of instruction | German, English |
| Type of course unit (compulsory, optional) | Compulsory |
| Teaching hours per week | 1 |
| Year of study | 2025 |
| Level of the course / module according to the curriculum | |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated | 1 |
| Name of lecturer(s) | Anna KNORR |
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The course will focus on the dialogue between the students and experts, decision-makers and other stakeholders who are particularly involved in changing the energy system in Vorarlberg. The speakers come from business, state and local politics, public and private institutions and civil society. In their contributions to the course, they address either permanent or current topics from energy and climate policy, business and society, or directly from the energy sector. For example
- Energy policy frameworks of state policy, federal policy and the EU and their impact in Vorarlberg
- The energy autonomy process in Vorarlberg
- Democratisation of energy supply: Co-decision and investment
- Acceptance as 4th target figure in the energy policy target triangle
- Climate policy goals: "2 degrees and 1 ton."
- Beautiful Energy: Architecture and Energy Efficiency in Intelligent Buildings
- Post-fossil "zero marginal costs" society
- CO2 price for all consumption sectors
- Energy turnaround as capital turnaround: Regional return and energy autonomy
- Security and quality of supply in the renewable energy system
- Challenges for companies, infrastructure operators, municipalities and households
In the framework of the courses the students understand the interaction of energy technology and energy economy with concrete fields of action from politics, society and economy in the " Real Laboratory " Vorarlberg.
- Lecture and expert dialogue: Lecture and moderated discussion on an energy policy, economic, technical or socio-political topic.
- Keynote speeches and panel discussion: Panel discussion with keynote speeches by the participants and moderated discussion on current, relevant and controversial topics from energy and society.
- Be present and actively participate in events
- Minimum 90% participation in the courses
- In case of insufficient attendance reflective report
The Presentations and Panel Discussions will be organised as far as possible as publicly accessible events.
Individually announced.
Presence event with compulsory attendance