SEES510 RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
| Course Code: | 3900510 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Sustainable Environment And Energy Systems |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Scientific data on global warming and climate change. Mitigationthrough renewable energy use. Conversion processes, materials and
costs, planning and design, economics and ecology associated with:
Photovoltaics, solar thermal systems, and wind. Socio-economic
assessment of the energy supply systems, transmission and storage
options. Technical and economic issues around integrating renewable
energy to power systems. A term project on renewable energy on a topic
outside the thesis research.