JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Pre-requisites

None

Course Objectives:

• To introduce various types of energy sources available.
• The technologies of energy conversion from these resources and their quantitative analysis.
• To know the applications of various energy sources

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will be able to

• List and generally explain the main sources of energy and their primary applications nationally and internationally
• Understand the energy sources and scientific concepts/principles behind them
• Understand effect of using these sources on the environment and climate
• Describe the challenges and problems associated with the use of various energy sources, including fossil fuels, with regard to future supply and the impact on the environment.
• List and describe the primary renewable energy resources and technologies.
• To quantify energy demands and make comparisons among energy uses, resources, and technologies.
• Collect and organize information on renewable energy technologies as a basis for further analysis and evaluation.
• Understand the Engineering involved in projects utilizing these sources

UNIT - I

Introduction to Energy Science: Scientific principles and historical interpretation to place energy use in the context of pressing societal, environmental and climate issues Introduction to energy systems and resources; Introduction to Energy, sustainability & the environment

UNIT - II

Energy Sources: Overview of energy systems, sources, transformations efficiency, and storage. Fossil fuels (coal, oil, oil-bearing shale and sands, coal gasification) -past, present & future, Remedies & alternatives for fossil fuels - biomass, wind, solar nuclear, wave, tidal and hydrogen;

UNIT - III

Sustainability and Environmental Trade-Offs Of Difference Energy Systems: Possibilities for energy storage or regeneration (Ex. Pumped storage hydro Power projects, superconductor-based energy storages, high efficiency batteries)

UNIT - IV

Energy & Environment: Energy efficiency and conservation; introduction to clean energy technologies and its importance in sustainable development; Carbon footprint, energy consumption and sustainability; introduction to the economics of energy; How the economic system determines production and consumption; linkages between economic and environmental outcomes; How future energy use can be influenced by economic environmental, trade, and research policy.

UNIT - V

Engineering for Energy Conservation: Concept of Green Building and Green Architecture; Green building concepts (Green building encompasses everything from the choice of building materials to where a building is located, how it is designed and operated) LEED ratings; Identification of energy related enterprises that represent the breath of the industry and prioritizing these as candidates; Embodied energy analysis and use as a tool for measuring sustainability. Energy Audit of Facilities and optimization of energy consumption

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Boyle, Godfrey (2004), Renewable Energy (2nd edition). Oxford University Press
• 2. Boyle, Godfrey, Bob Everett, and Janet Ramage (Eds.) (2004), Energy Systems and Sustainability: Power for a Sustainable Future. Oxford University Press.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Schaeffer, John (2007), Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living, Gaiam.
• 2. Jean-Philippe; Zaccour, Georges (Eds.), (2005), Energy and Environment Set: Mathematics of Decision Making, Loulou, Richard; Waaub, XVIII.
• 3. Ristinen, Robert A. Kraushaar, Jack J. A Kraushaar, Jack P. Ristinen, Robert A. (2006) Energy and the Environment, 2nd Edition, John Wiley UNDP (2000), Energy and the Challenge of Sustainability, World Energy assessment.
• 4. E H Thorndike (1976), Energy & Environment: A Primer for Scientists and Engineers, Addison- Wesley Publishing Company.
• 5. Related papers published in international journals.