Advanced Renewable Energy Systems

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Non-carbon energy generation technologies: solar-thermal and concentrated solar power, geothermal, and biomass, and their integration with wind and solar-photovoltaics in electricity systems that may have significant storage. Technologies using a heated working fluid working in cycles whose optimum performance is studied. Consideration is given to the resources needed for these technologies, their planning, their technical status, and future development. The use of geothermal and other technologies for space heating will also be studied. Prerequisite(s): Energy and Environment Engineering 575.