Renewable Energy: Power for Sustainable Future-Second Edition, ed. by Godfrey Boyle, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-926178-4, 451 pages, 2004

21th Century Complete Guide to Biofuels and Bioenergy, on CD ROM, Department of Energy Alternative Fuel Research, ISBN 1-59248-279-1.

Renewable Energy: Sources for Fuels and Electricity by Thomsa B. Johansson, Henry Kelly, Amulya K. N. Reddy, Island Press, 1160 pages , ISBN: 1559631384, 1992

lectures

1. Energy needs (past, current, future), Principles of Energy Conversion, Fuels, Combustion

2. Energy Conversion Thermodynamics, Steam Properties, Diagrams, IAPWS formulations

3. Thermal cycles: Carnot, Clausius-Rankine, Brayton, Thermal and Thermodyn. Efficiency

4. Losses: Fossil-fueled&Nuclear plants, Combined Cycles, Co-generation units, Fuel Cells

5. Corrosion and Material Problems in Power Engineering

6. Cooling cycles, Heat Pumps, Thermodynamics thereof

7. Environmental Impact of Power Production. Measures of its minimization

8. World Energy Resources&Use, Fossil Fuels&Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emmisions, Sustainable Future

9. Bioenergy: Energy Crops, Thermochemical Biomass Conversion, Combustion, Pyrolysis, Gasification, Agropellets

10. Bioenergy: Digestion, Heat and Power from Gaseous&Liquid&Waste Fuels, Biodiesel, Ethanol,

11. Solar Energy: Electricity from SolarThermal&Photovoltaic Systems, Heat from Active&Passive Systems

12. Wind Energy: Turbines, Aerodynamics, Electricity Production&Environmental Impact

13. Hydroelectricity: Low&High Head Plants, Impulse&Reaction Turbines, Pumped Storage, Wave Energy&Tidal Power

14. Geothermal&Heat Energy&Storage: Hot Dry Rocks, Physical&Latent&Chemical Storage Materials

Test

The course reflects the remarkable progress in the field of both classical and green energy methods and technologies.

Basic knowledge of physical chemistry.