Topics in Clean and Renewable Energy.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. Enrollment is restricted to students with senior or graduate standing or with permission of the instructor. This course introduces energy conversion systems with a focus on clean and renewable sources of energy. Topics will include an overview of energy sources, usage and trends; fossil fuels; nuclear; solar and photovoltaic; hydroelectric; hydrogen; geothermal and wind. The course will also cover topics such as energy storage, climate impact, cost, economic and political considerations. The course is appropriate as a technical elective for upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students in engineering.