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GEOG 3431

Energy and Sustainability

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

Winter 2023

Topics

  • Tuesdays and Thursdays: 8:30 – 10:00 am (RB 1045)
  • GEOG/ENST 3431 Schedule of Topics
  • (subject to changes as necessary)
  • Energy, Work, and Power
  • Using Energy
  • Energy Conversions
  • Coal
  • Heat Engines
  • Oil and Gas
  • Unconventional Fuels
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Electricity
  • Generation and Transmission
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Generation
  • Future of Nuclear Energy
  • Pollution
  • Pollution Mitigation
  • Global Issues
  • Mitigating the Carbon Problem
  • Generation from Hydro and Wind
  • Solar Energy
  • Biofuels
  • Energy Markets
  • Energy and Sustainability

Readings

  • Everett, R., S. Peake, and J. Warren (2021). Energy Systems and Sustainability: Power for a Sustainable Future, 3rd Edition (Oxford University Press), 648 pp.
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