Sustainable Energy: Sun, Water and Wind - Period 5

Social Sciences & Humanities Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dates: 1/31/20 - 5/30/20

Social Sciences & Humanities

Sustainable Energy: Sun, Water and Wind - Period 5

Sustainable Energy: Sun, Water and Wind - Period 5 Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Physics
Instruction in: English
Course Code: X_420541
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 1.5
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Calculus (X_400617).

DESCRIPTION

This course covers a wide range of renewable energy related subjects from a physics perspective. The world energy situation is discussed, as well as the CO2 problem. Subsequently some aspects of thermal energy are discussed, such as diffusion of heat, convection and heat radiation. After a short introduction about the phenomenology of the solid state, photovoltaic cells are discussed. Finally, we turn our attention to water power and wind energy.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.


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