Materials, Resources, Energy and Competitiveness

Module code: OIM7019-A

Module Aims       

To develop understanding of the role of materials, resource and energy as a source of competitive advantage within the circular economy in relation to a range of settings and where relevant to   your own professional roles and forward plans. To provide you with an opportunity to analyse and test resource, material or energy issues in support of business problem appraisal and decision making.

Outline Syllabus   

The coupling of Resources, material sand energy in the economy at Global, International, Regional, Local and business specific scale
Commodity prices, volatility, hedging and scarcity
Resource productivity versus efficiency
Biological and technical resources (referenced as nutrients in a circular economy)
Green chemistry, waste as resource and biorefinery concepts
Developing renewable energy strategies at scale
Cascading materials and energy
Resource and material cycling  strategies 
Renewable energy, energy systems and scale
Cradle to cradle design
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