Energy Transition to a Sustainable Future

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

A survey course on all aspects of the transition from fossil fuels to more sustainable energy resources. This will include an understanding of 1) current energy production and use, 2) the importance of light hydrocarbons as a bridge to a net-zero carbon economy, 3) the environmental implications of energy production and storage, 4) carbon capture, sequestration, and conversion, 5) the role that electrification plays in the transition, and 6) sources of low-CO2 footprint energy necessary to achieve a sustainable energy future.