CDAE 06-Energy Alternatives
Lecture notes

Term:  fall 2010

 

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

 

Oil Prices

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

 

Sept. 2-INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY Oil Peak  Climate Change

Sept. 9-FOSSIL FUEL-COAL, OIL AND GAS

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

Sept. 16-ELECTRICITY/NUCLEAR-  electricity-turbines  nuclear

Sept. 23-IMPACTS AND REMEDIES-nuclear group  Electric/fuel cell vehicles and climate

Sept. 30-IMPACTS AND REMEDIES

Oct. 7-Midterm test. INTRO TO RENEWABLES/- RE Intro , hydrogen

Oct. 14-SOLAR Thermal and PV,   Solar Thermal and PV systems,  Solar Thermal,  PV1,  PV2

Oct. 21- BIOENERGY: Intro to bioenergy

Oct. 28- HYDRO:  VT hydro,   hydro site-analysis, St. Lucia hydro, Hydro-summary

Nov. 4- WIND, Wind intro  

Nov. 11-OCEAN: OTEC  tidal/waves
http://www.oilnergy.com/1onymex.htm#2mo

Nov. 18-GEOTHERMAL: Geothermal intro

Nov. 25-Thanksgiving

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

Eco-illogical cycle

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

Dec. 9-INTEGRATION, RE CH 10