SEAD 510. Energy Analysis.
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SEAD 510
Energy Analysis.
Credits: 4
Offered by: Trottier Inst Sust,Eng&Design (Faculty of Engineering)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Critical analysis of the importance of energy to society, the unsustainability of the current energy system, and potential options for a sustainable energy system. Topics include: peak oil and climate change, fundamental energy metrics, traditional and alternative primary and secondary power systems, and energy storage technologies. Quantitative energy analysis is applied to a set of case studies investigating energy use, energy generation, and energy storage and transport.
- (3-0-9)
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
- Restrictions: Restricted to students registered in the Faculty of Engineering (including the School of Architecture and the School of Urban Planning).
- Not open to undergraduate students in Chemical Engineering.
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