Fundamentals of Renewable Energy
- Definitions, the Need for Renewable Energy Development, Types of Renewable Energy Resources, Power and Energy, Capacity Factor, and the Challenges of Variability
- Solar Radiation, Solar Geometry, Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI), Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI), Diffuse Horizontal Irradiance (DHI), Tilt and Azimuth Angles, and Peak Sun Hours (PSH)
- Photovoltaic Cells and Modules, Photovoltaic Effect, I-V and P-V Curves, Standard Test Conditions (STC), and the Effects of Temperature and Solar Irradiance
- PV System Components, Series and Parallel Connections, Strings and Arrays, Inverters, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), System Losses, Sizing, and Preliminary Design
- Introduction to the Software Environment, Design, and Simulation of a Photovoltaic (PV) System
- Fundamentals of Wind Energy, Wind Speed, Extractable Wind Power, and Principles of Wind Turbine Operation
- Power Curve, Capacity Factor, Wind Turbine Selection, Turbine Layout, and Basic Concepts of Wind Farms
- Need for Energy Storage; Mechanical and Thermal Energy Storage: Pumped Hydro Storage (PHS), Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES), Flywheel Energy Storage, and Thermal Energy Storage (TES)
- Grid-Scale Battery Storage: Power/Energy, State of Charge (SOC), Depth of Discharge (DoD), and Efficiency; Hydrogen Energy Storage and Comparison of Energy Storage Technologies
- Biomass Resources, Conversion Technologies, Anaerobic Digestion, and Basic Calculations of Biogas and Energy Production
- Geothermal Energy Resources, Types of Geothermal Power Plants, and Conceptual Analysis of System Performance
- Principles of Wave and Tidal Energy Conversion, Technologies, Advantages, and Limitations
- Introduction to the TRNSYS Environment and Simple Simulation of a Solar Water Heating System with Thermal Energy Storage
- CAPEX, OPEX, Payback Period, Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), with Simple Examples
- Applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Solar and Wind Power Forecasting, Load Forecasting, and Energy Systems Management
- Introduction to the Electricity Market, Energy Exchange, Green Electricity Market, and Course Summary