CDAE 06-Energy Alternatives
Lecture notes

Term:  Spring 2009

 

NOTE: Open University course weblinks:
http://www.open.ac.uk/T206/Weblinks/T206links.htm

 

Oil Prices

http://www.oilnergy.com/1onymex.htm#2mo

 

January 14-INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY Oil Peak  Climate Change

Jan 21-FOSSIL FUEL-COAL, OIL AND GAS

World Energy-oil, Fossil fuels intro, Fossil fuels overview,

Jan 28-ELECTRICITY/NUCLEAR-  electricity-turbines  nuclear

Feb 4-IMPACTS AND REMEDIES-nuclear group  Electric/fuel cell vehicles and climate

Feb 11-Midterm test

Feb 18-INTRO TO RENEWABLES/- RE Intro , hydrogen

Feb 25-SOLAR Thermal and PV,   Solar Thermal and PV systems,  Solar Thermal,  PV1,  PV2

March 4- BIOENERGY: Intro to bioenergy

March 11- Spring break

March 18- HYDRO:  VT hydro,   hydro site-analysis,

March 25-WIND, Wind intro  
http://www.oilnergy.com/1onymex.htm#2mo

April 1- OCEAN: OTEC  tidal/waves

April 8- GEOTHERMAL: Geothermal intro

POLICY-Heinberg (Party's Over), Chapter 1-3

Eco-illogical cycle

April 15-  POLICY Heinberg (Party's Over), Chapter 4-6,  Cornucopians/Cassandras. SIMON.

April 22--INTEGRATION, RE CH 10

April 29-

May 6