Renewable Energy and Climate Change Projects in Europe

3 Credits.

The course will highlight current and near-future renewable energy and climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in an on-ground learning experience with national stakeholders in Europe. The intensive field course will be divided roughly into two parts. First, the course will be held in Luxembourg and hosted by the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology where students will be presented with an overview of state-of-the-art tools that are used to study energy technologies and their application in urban, industrial, and natural contexts. Several day trips will include visits to nearby bio-plants, wind farms, and solar energy projects. The course will then move to adjacent Rotterdam, Netherlands, and will include additional daily trips to various innovative urban space and energy projects. The second part of the trip will journey to Hamburg, Copenhagen, and Stockholm where the class will stop to talk with subject matter experts in energy and sustainability along the way and to visit foremost wind energy sites. Throughout the trip students will be expected to connect theoretical concepts of renewable energy, climate change, and sustainability with practical applications and policy.