Syllabus

(6 hrs) Introduction: Principles of renewable energy; energy and sustainable development, fundamentals and social implications. worldwide renewable energy availability, brief descriptions on, wind energy, tidal energy, wave energy, ocean thermal energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy.

(8 hrs): Solar Energy: Fundamentals; Solar Radiation; Estimation of solar radiation on horizontal and inclined surfaces. Solar electric power generation: Principle of Solar cell, Photovoltaic system for electric power generation, advantages, Disadvantages and applications of solar photovoltaic system. First generation technologies: Primarily Si based, Second generation technologies (low cost) thin films (a Si, CdTe, CIGS), Third generation (high efficiency and low cost) Organic solar cells, multi junction, Perovskite solar cells, Comparative Performance, PV Processing with emphasis on migration from solar cells to modules to systems, present status and future outlook.

(8 hrs) Wind Energy: Properties of wind, availability of wind energy in India, wind velocity and power from wind; major problems associated with wind power, Basic components of wind energy conversion system (WECS); Classification of WECS- Horizontal axis- single, double and muliblade system. Vertical axis- Savonius and darrieus types.

Biomass Energy: Introduction; Photosynthesis Process; Biofuels; Biomass Resources; Biomass conversion
technologies-fixed dome; Urban waste to energy conversion; Biomass gasification (Downdraft) .

(8 hrs) Tidal Power: Tides and waves as energy suppliers and their mechanics; fundamental characteristics of tidal power, harnessing tidal energy, advantages and limitations.
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: Principle of working, OTEC power stations in the world, problems associated with OTEC.

(6 hrs) Green Energy: Introduction, Fuel cells: Classification of fuel cells – H2; Operating principles,
Zeroenergy Concepts. Benefits of hydrogen energy, hydrogen production technologies (electrolysis method only), hydrogen energy storage, applications of hydrogen energy, problem associated with hydrogen energy.

To understand energy scenario, energy sources and their utilization.

To explore present needs and future energy demands.

To Study the principles of renewable energy conversion systems.

To exposed to energy non-renewable energy harvesting.

To explore the future generation materials for renewable energy harvesting.

At the end of the course the student will be able to:
CO1: Describe the environmental aspects of renewable energy resources.

CO2: Describe the use of solar energy and the various components used in the energy production.

CO3: Understand the conversion principles of wind and tidal energy.

CO4: Understand the concept of biomass energy resources and green energy.

CO5: Acquire the for device fabrication for energy harvesting.

G.Boyle, Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future, Second Edition, Spring Field,1996.

A. Smets, K. Jager, O, Isabella, R. V. Swaij, M. Zeman, Solar Energy: The physics and engineering of photovoltaic conversion, technologies and systems, First Edition, Bloomsbury USA, 2016

G D Rai, Nonconventional Energy sources, Khanna Publication, sixth Edition,2017.,

S.Rao and Dr. B.B. Parulekar, Energy Technology, Khanna Publication

Subhas P Sukhatme, Solarenergy, TataMcGrawHill, Second Edition,1996.

Shobh Nath Singh, Non-Convention Energy Resources, Pearson, Third Edition, 2018.