Wind Energy

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Overview of wind energy including generating electricity from wind, including turbine types and relevant fluid dynamics; limitations to wind power such as the Betz limit and variable supply; environmental consequences related to wind energy; interactions between wind power producers, the electricity system, and the environment. Prerequisite(s): Energy Science 201; or Energy Science 317 and admission to Natural Science (Energy Science Concentration); and Physics 211, 221, or 227; and Physics 223, 255, or 355; or Energy and Environment, Engineering 355 and admission to the Schulich School of Engineering.