| From Waste to Resources - and the Challenges in between (Excursion) | |
| LECTURERS: | Dr. Gisela Weibel, Dr. Daniela van den Heuvel, Dr. Mirjam Wolffers |
| SCOPE: | Excursion to Energy Plant Forsthaus (City of Bern) |
| HELD AT: | BE/FR |
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| ECTS Credits: | 1 |
| PREREQUISITES: | |
| REQUISITES: | |
| FORMAT: | Field Trip |
| FREQUENCY: | biennially in spring semester, held in even years |
| CONTENTS: | Day 1: Tour of the Waste to Energy Plant Forsthaus (City of Bern) with a focus on waste incineration, flue gas cleaning and recovery of metals from incineration residues. Visit to the landfill at Teuftal where non-recyclable residues from waste incineration are deposited. The focus is laid on metal recovery and monitoring of deposited hazardous materials.
Day 2: Tour of the Waste to Energy Plant Forsthaus with a focus on energy production and the planned aquifer thermal energy storage site. Visiting outcrops of Lower Freshwater Molasse exposed in the Bern area. |
| ASSESSMENT: | Written Report |
(prer): Courses with prerequisites.