Sustainable Energy Systems for South Africa

Catalog description

This course addresses the question: How can South Africa realize it pledge to reduce global warming emissions by 2030 and beyond. The approach is to review the South Africa Energy Flow Diagram and determine system solutions to carbon emission reduction, assisted by a modeling program developed in the Hesselink group. The teaching approach involves lectures, field trips, consultations with energy leaders in South Africa, and small discussion groups involving students and teacher. The overarching objective of the course is to teach students to improve their ability to critically think about (energy) issues and solving problems.