Renewable and Sustainable Energy Systems

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This course focuses on the primary renewable and sustainable energy technologies. Engineering design, thermodynamic performance, environmental impacts, and economic consideration are included in the analysis of renewable energy systems. Renewable energy systems covered in this course include hydroelectric, biomass, solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind, and geothermal sources. Additional topical coverage includes the fundamentals of the electricity grid, energy storage systems, and climate change. Supplementary sustainable energy topics such as nuclear, tidal, wave, ocean thermal energy conversion, and hydrogen fuels may be covered on a term-by-term basis.