Course Outline / Low Carbon and Renewable Energy
(II) Low Carbon and Renewable Energy
This series of courses focuses on introduction to green energy technologies. In addition to a comprehensive coverage on low-carbon and renewable energy sources, special attention will be given to the applications of hydrogen energy and solar energy to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide. In the meantime, novel technologies for energy storage and conversion will also be discussed. A total of 15 hours is allocated for this series of courses, which are categorized into the following five areas. The overall curriculum design and outline for the twenty four-hour course is as follows:
Subject
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Time
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Subject Description
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Overview of Low Carbon and Renewable Energy |
3 hrs |
Briefly introduce the low carbon energies. The socioeconomic impact of clean energy as well as the energy management will be discussed. |
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Solar Cells |
3 hrs |
This course will describe the principles of solar cell and various applications of different types of solar cells |
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Energy and Fuels |
3 hrs |
A brief introduction to the development of gas turbine power generation, gasoline surrogates for improving energy efficiency, and advanced combustion techniques for reducing carbon emission. |
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Biomass and Biofuel Cells |
3 hrs |
This course will briefly introduce the concept of biofuel cells and the conversion of food and agricultural wastes into biomass and biofuel. |
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Thermal Energy Management |
3 hrs |
This lecture concerns about the thermal energy managements in various industrial systems |
