CDAE 06-Energy Alternatives
Lecture notes

Term:  fall 2009

 

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

 

Oil Prices

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

 

Sept. 3-INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY Oil Peak  Climate Change

Sept. 10-FOSSIL FUEL-COAL, OIL AND GAS

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

Sept. 17-ELECTRICITY/NUCLEAR-  electricity-turbines  nuclear

Sept. 24-IMPACTS AND REMEDIES-nuclear group  Electric/fuel cell vehicles and climate

Oct. 1-IMPACTS AND REMEDIES

Oct. 8-Midterm test. INTRO TO RENEWABLES/- RE Intro , hydrogen

Oct. 15-SOLAR Thermal and PV,   Solar Thermal and PV systems,  Solar Thermal,  PV1,  PV2

Oct. 22- BIOENERGY: Intro to bioenergy

Oct. 29- HYDRO:  VT hydro,   hydro site-analysis

Nov. 5- WIND, Wind intro  

Nov. 12-OCEAN: OTEC  tidal/waves
http://www.oilnergy.com/1onymex.htm#2mo

Nov. 19-GEOTHERMAL: Geothermal intro

Nov. 26-Thanksgiving

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

Eco-illogical cycle

Dec. 3-  Test #2. POLICY Heinberg (Party's Over), Chapter 4-6,  Cornucopians/Cassandras. SIMON.

Dec. 10-INTEGRATION, RE CH 10