2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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SUST 100 - Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems
PROGRAM: Sustainable Energy
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Spring, 2019
Introduction to energy production systems from renewable sources. Course covers solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, anaerobic digestion, and other emerging sources or energy production. System factors are researched. Discussion and exercises center around renewability and sustainability.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Differentiate renewable fuels and renewable energy.
- Differentiate renewable, non-renewable, sustainable, and exhaustible.
- Identify natural sources of kinetic, thermal, and light energy.
- Describe the “green” movement.
- Compare appropriate energy sources per setting.
- Investigate passive environmental systems.
- Contrast photovoltaic system performances.
- Monitor a photovoltaic system output to effective lumen ratio.
- Demonstrate solar heat systems performance.
- Research varying wind energy systems.
- Design small wind blades using common materials.
- Investigate site issues for wind energy systems.
- Research storage issues and possibilities.
- Differentiate geothermal power and geothermal heat.
- Describe geothermal heat set-up parameters.
- Compare potential biomass feedstock.
- Identify limiting factors of the use of biomass for energy.
- Describe anaerobic digestion.
- Model a small scale AD closed-loop system.
- Research other renewable sources of energy.
- Critique viability of other systems.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Renewability and sustainability
- Passive systems
- Photovoltaic systems
- Solar heat systems
- Wind systems
- Geothermal power/Geothermal heat
- Biomass systems
- Anaerobic digestion systems
Acknowledgment: “This material is based upon work supported by the Department of Energy: Energy Delivery Technologies Division- National Energy Technology Laboratory under Award Number DE OE-0000469.”
Disclaimer: “This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.”
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