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RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
EEM445 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS 7 4 3 6

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Introduction to Renewable Energy Technology -
2 - Fossil fuels and climate change -
3 - Solar Thermal Energy, Solar Water Heater, Low-temperature solar applications -
4 - Active solar applications, Passive solar applications , Solar Electricity Production; Economics, potential and environmental impacts -
5 - Photovoltaics, Different Photovoltaics Applications, Economics and future prospects -
6 - Wind Energy, Wind turbines, Wind energy potential, Off-shore wind fields, Economics, Environmental impacts -
7 - Hydropower, The past of hydro energy, Hydroelectric plants -
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 - Hydropower, Environmental impacts, Economics -
10 - Biomass, Biomass as a fossil fuel, Bioenergy sources -
11 - Microalgae and energy production -
12 - Geothermal Energy, Technologies for geothermal energy exploitation -
13 - Renewable Hydrogen Energy, Fuel cells, Fuel cell applications -
14 - Presentations -
15 - Preparation for Final exam -
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -