CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY

Graduate

This broadly applicable course discusses global energy usage and exposes students to current trends in local and global sustainable energy initiatives (i.e., energy generation and storage) and applications. Present and future global energy consumption and related CO2 emissions are considered and discussed. Students will be exposed to and analyze case studies as well as develop and design their own globally relevant solution concepts. Students will ultimately gain an enhanced, quantitative appreciation for the challenges and opportunities related to global energy system decarbonization. Graduate-level project will be required as defined in consultation with the instructor. PREREQUISITE: Admission to the graduate program in Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering HOURS OF CREDIT: 3