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School of Engineering and Energy

PEC622 Renewable Energy Resources - Topics

Week Topic
Week 1 Topic 1: Overview of Energy Resources (Private Reading)
Week 1 Topic 2: The Sun - Structure and Physics and Extraterrestrial Solar Radiation
Topic 3: Solar Geometry
Week 2 Topic 4: Extraterrestrial Radiation on a Horizontal Surface
Topic 5: Solar Radiation Measuring Instruments
Week 3 Topic 6: Solar Radiation Data
Topic 7: Solar Radiation on a Tilted Surface
Week 4 Topic 8: Solar Resource Assessment
Week 4 Topic 9: Wind Energy - Origin and Distribution
Due: Lab 1
Week 5 Study Break
Week 6 Topic 10: Wind Measurement Systems
Due: Assignment 1
Week 7 Topic 11: Wind Data - Analysis and Statistics
Week 8 Topic 12: Wind Resource Assessment Methodologies
Due: Assignment 2
Week 9 Study Break
Week 10 Topic 13: Tidal Energy
Due: Assignment 3
Week 11 Topic 14: Wave and Ocean Energy
Week 12 Topic 15: Hydro Energy
Due: Lab 2
Week 13 Topic 16: Biomass
Due: Assignment 4
Week 14 Topic 17: Geothermal Energy
Due: Assignment 5

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