Syllabus

To provide a guide to the course structure, the following schedule is anticipated:

 Week1: Introduction: Global energy scene past, present and future         

Week2: Thermodynamics of energy conversion                                  

Week3: Geothermal energy                                                                         

Week4: Building energy efficiency 1                                                     

Week5: Building energy efficiency 2                                                                 

Week6: Solar energy/solar radiation flux                                                            

Week7: Solar thermal systems

Week8: Solar energy as biomass                                                            

Week9: Wind energy                                                                           

Week10: Hydro, tidal and wave energies                                       

Week11: Solar photovoltaic technology