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Fundamentals & Economics of Renewable & Non-Renew
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FUNDAMENTALS AND ECONOMICS OF RENEWABLE AND
NONRENEWABLE ENERGY
SPRING 2009
INSTRUCTOR: TED E. BATCHMAN
OFFICE(S): SEM 219 A
REDFIELD CAMPUS ROOM 211
Office Hours MW 2:15 to 3:15 in SEM
T, Th by appointment at Redfield Campus
Class Meetings: MW 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Prerequisites: Math 128, ENGR/PSC 110 recommended
Textbooks: Renewable Energy, Power for a Sustainable Future, Godfrey Boyle
The Grid, Phillip F. Schewe
Course URL for posting notes and assignments: http://ee240.ee.unr.edu
Course Objectives:
Provide students with technical understanding of energy resources for a sustainable future.
Familiarize students with the economics of renewable energy sources – initial investment, operating cost, payback period, reliability.
Introduce students to the electrical grid and integration of renewable resources into the electrical grid.
SYLLABUS
| DATE |
TOPIC |
TEXT |
GUEST
LECTURE |
| 1/21/2009 |
Renewable Energy Overview |
Ch 1 |
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| 1/26 |
Solar Thermal Energy |
Ch 2.1 – 2.7 |
| 1/28 |
Solar Thermal Energy |
Ch 2.8 – 2.10 |
| 2/2 |
Solar Photovoltaics |
Ch 3.1 - 3.6 |
| 2/4 |
Solar PVs & Analysis of NV Solar Resources |
Ch 3.7 – 3.12 |
| 2/9 |
Economics of home PV systems |
Matt Turville |
| 2/11 |
Bioenergy |
Ch 4.1 – 4.6 |
| 2/16 |
President’s Day – No class! |
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| 2/18 |
Bioenergy |
Ch 4.7 – 4.11 |
| 2/23 |
Hydroelectricity |
Ch 5.1 – 5.7 |
| 2/25 |
Hydroelectricity |
Ch 5.8 – 5.15 |
| 3/2 |
Tidal Power |
Ch 6. 1 – 6.7 |
| 3/4 |
Tidal Power & Midterm review |
Ch 6.8 – 6.10 |
| 3/9 |
Midterm Exam |
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| 3/16 |
Spring Break |
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| 3/18 |
Spring Break |
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| 3/23 |
Midterm Exam discussion/review |
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| 3/25 |
Wind Energy |
Ch 7.1 – 7.6 |
| 3/30 |
Economics of Wind Turbines |
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| 4/1 |
Analysis of Nevada Wind Data |
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| 4/6 |
Geothermal Energy |
Ch 9.1 – 9.6 |
| 4/8 |
Geothermal in Nevada |
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| 4/13 |
Discussion of book “The Grid” |
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| 4/15 |
Integration of Renewables |
Ch 10.1 – 10.6 |
| 4/20 |
Integration of Renewables |
Ch 10.7 – 10.11 |
| 4/22 |
Nuclear/Natural Gas/Coal Systems |
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| 4/27 |
Before and Now: The Power System |
Dr. Evrenosoglu |
| 4/29 |
Integration & Challenges of Renewable Energy Systems |
Dr. Evrenosoglu |
| 5/4 |
Last day of class – Review Session |
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| 5/6 |
Prep Day |
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| 5/11 |
(Monday) Final Examination 12 pm – 2 pm |
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EVALUATION TOOLS |
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| Weekly Homework Assignments |
20% |
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| Midterm Exam |
20% |
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| Report on book – The Grid |
20% |
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| Class Participation |
5% |
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| Final Examination |
35% |
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GRADING SCALE |
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| 90 – 100 |
A |
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| 80 – 89 |
B |
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| 70 – 79 |
C |
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| 60 -69 |
D |
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| <60 |
F |
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Course Description & Syllabus: [ pdf ]
Important Announcements:
Extra Material:
* GeoCommunicator [ html ]: A very nice tool to see interactive US Energy Maps created
by Bureau of Land Management in Partnership with the U.S. Forest Service.
* Check out the UNR College of Engineering Blog [ html ] for news!
* Please visit: www.heliopower.com and www.seia.org
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