Class Schedule
| Monday, January
7 Introduction to course.
What is meant by the term renewable energy?
Why take a course on renewable energy?
What are benefits of renewable energy?
Reading for the week: Chapter 1, except pp 12-18. |
Wednesday, January 9
How much solar energy strikes the earth and how is it distributed?
How is the solar energy collected and stored?
How does the solar energy compare to the energy used by
humankind?
Reading for the day:
Section 2.3. |
Friday, January 11 How
does one evaluate the amount of solar energy falling on a
collector?
What is the sun angle?
What is the beam radiation?
What is the diffuse radiation? |
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Monday, January 14
Working with the NREL solar data ( http://rredc.nrel.gov).
Hourly versus daily solar data.
Terrestrial versus extra-terrestrial data |
Wednesday, January 16
Working with the NREL solar data to assess the atmospheric
transmissivity and to compare the diffuse and beam components of
the solar radiation. |
Friday, January 18
Using solar energy to heat water and air.
Using solar energy to dry crops.
Reading for the day: Sections 2.1 & 2.2, & pp. 58-59. |
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Monday, January 21 No Class
Martin Luther King Day |
Wednesday, January 23
Using solar energy to generate steam and electricity – principles. |
Friday, January 25
Solar thermal electric systems.
The California example.
Reading for the day: Section 2.9, except pp. 80-81. |
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Monday, January 28
Using solar energy in the built environment – principles.
Reading for the day: pp. 60-62, Sections 2.7 & 2.8. |
Wednesday, January 30
Using solar energy in the built environment – examples of practice. |
Friday, February 1
Introduction to solar photovoltaic (PV) – principles.
Reading for 4 days: Chapter 3 |
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Monday, February 4
Solar PV continued – technology. |
Wednesday, October 31
Solar PV continued – systems. |
Friday, November 2
Solar PV continued – applications. |
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Monday, February 11
Wind turbines – the resource.
Reading for the day:
Sections 7.3 & 7.6. |
Wednesday, February 13
Wind turbines – principles.
Reading for the day:
Section 7.5. |
Friday, February 15
Wind turbines – technology.
Reading for the day:
Section 7.4 |
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Monday, February 18 No Class
Presidents Day |
Wednesday, February 20
Wind turbines – systems.
Reading for the day: Sections 7.1 & 7.2. |
Friday, February 22
Wind turbines – applications and costs.
Reading for the day: Sections 7.8 & 7.9. |
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Monday,February 25
Power from water – hydroelectric principles and practices.
Reading for 2 days: Chapter 5 |
Wednesday, February 27
Hydroelectric continued – small scale hydroelectric |
Friday, March 1 Power
from water – wave energy.
Reading for 2 days: Chapter 8 |
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Monday, March 4 Wave
energy continued, solar ponds, and OTEC.
Reading for the day: pp. 80-81. |
Wednesday, March 6
Biomass
Reading for 4 days: Chapter 4 |
Friday, March 8 Biomass
continued |
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Monday, March 11
Biomass continued |
Wednesday, March 13
Biomass continued |
Friday, March 15
Course wrap-up |
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Thursday, March 21, 8:30-10:20 AM Final Exam – a comprehensive
exam on the course.
This is the only time the final exam is given. |
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