Overview of important renewable energy sources for human societies; role of thermodynamic principles in design of systems for capturing, storing, converting, delivering, and conserving energy; solar, wind, bioenergy, water, and geothermal energy sources; environmental effects of various energy sources; basic economics of energy systems. Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.
Overview of important renewable energy sources for human societies; role of thermodynamic principles in design of systems for capturing, storing, converting, delivering, and conserving energy; solar, wind, bioenergy, water, and geothermal energy sources; environmental effects of various energy sources; basic economics of energy systems. Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours.