National Institute of Technology Rourkela

राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान राउरकेला

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Syllabus

Course Details

Subject {L-T-P / C} : CH6402 : Renewable Energy Technology { 3-0-0 / 3}

Subject Nature : Theory

Coordinator : Prof. Soumya Sanjeeb Mohapatra

Syllabus

1. Introduction to Energy Studies
2. Energy Auditing and Management
3. Waste to Energy Conversion Technologies
4. Wind Energy, Small Hydro and New Renewable Energy Technologies
5. Power Systems for Renewable Energy Sources
6. Solar Energy
7. Geothermal Energy as Renewable Energy Technology

Course Objectives

  • Understand the various forms of conventional energy resources.
  • Learn the present energy scenario and the need for energy conservation

Course Outcomes

1.Describe the environmental aspects of non-conventional energy resources. In Comparison with various conventional energy systems, their prospects and limitations. <br />2. Know the need of renewable energy resources, historical and latest developments.

Essential Reading

  • Twidell and Wier, Renewable Energy Resources, CRC Press , 2008
  • D.O.hall and R.P. Overeed, Biomass Renegerable Energy, John Wiley and Sons , 2008

Supplementary Reading

  • Bent Sørensen, Renewable Energy, AP , Fifth Edition
  • Godfrey Boyle, Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future, OXFORD , Third Edition