ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY
EX
Lecture :
2
Year : IV
Year : IV
Tutorial : 0
Part : I
Part : I
Practical : 0
Course Objective:
After the completion of this course students will
understand the various types of energy sources and their environmental impact.
This course is also focused on role of engineers for creating better and
responsible society.
1. Technology and Development (3
hours)
1.1. Introduction to
Technology
1.2. Appropriate
Technology
1.3. Role of Appropriate
Technology in Transformation of Society
1.4.
Importance of Technology
Transfer
1.5.
Impact of technology on
Society
2. Energy Basics (4
hours)
2.1.
Importance of
Energy in achieving Maslow’s hierarchy of Needs, Human Development Index and
Energy Consumption
2.2.
Current Energy
Trends, Demand and Supply of Energy in World and Nepal
2.3.
Introduction to Global warming, Clean
Development Mechanism, and Sustainability Issues
2.4.
Conventional and Non-Conventional/Renewable
Energy Sources
3. Renewable Energy Sources (14
hours)
3.1. Solar
Energy
3.1.1. Solar
radiation
3.1.2. Solar
thermal energy
3.1.3. Solar Cell
(Photovoltaic Technology)
3.2. Hydropower
3.2.1.
Water sources and power
3.2.2. Water
turbines and hydroelectric plants
3.2.3.
Hydro Power Plant
Classification (pico, micro, small, medium, large)
3.3. Wind
Energy
3.3.1. Availability
of Wind Energy sources
3.3.2.
Wind turbines, wind parks and power control
3.4. Geothermal
Energy
3.4.1. Sources of
Geothermal Energy
3.4.2. Uses of
Geothermal Energy
3.5. Bio-mass
and Bio-energy
3.5.1. Synthetic
fuels from the biomass
3.5.2. Thermo-chemical,
physio-chemical and bio-chemical conversion
3.5.3. Bio-fuel
cells
3.6. Hydrogen
Energy and Fuel Cell
3.6.1. Basics of
electrochemistry
3.6.2.
Polymer membrane electrolyte (PEM) fuel
cells
3.6.3.
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs)
3.6.4.
Hydrogen production and storage
3.6.5.
Coal-fired plants and integrated gassifier
fuel cell (IGFC) systems
4. Environmental Impact of Energy sources (4
hours)
4.1. Emission hazard
4.2. Battery hazard
4.3. Nuclear hazard
5. Energy Storage (3
hours)
5.1.
Forms of energy storage
5.2.
Hybrid vehicles
5.3.
Smart grid systems
5.4.
Batteries
5.5.
Super-capacitors
6. Relevant International/national case studies (2 hours)
References:
1.
Godfrey Boyle, “Renewable Energy, Power for
a sustainable future”, Oxford University Press, latest edition
2.
Aldo V. da Rosa, "Fundamentals of
Renewable Energy Processes"
Evaluation
Scheme:
The questions will cover all the units of
the syllabus. The evaluation scheme will be as indicated below:
Unit
|
Hour
|
Marks
Distribution
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
14
|
20
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
Total
|
30
|
40
|
* There may be
minor deviation in marks distribution.
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