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Sustainable & Renewable Energy Technologies - SOLA2053
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of the Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.pv.unsw.edu.au//
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course includes an introduction into issues in sustainable and renewable energy, including environmental impact, basic engineering economic analysis, energy payback time, embodied energy and the context of energy systems within a social framework. Included in the course is an overview of existing energy systems and sustainability issues with these systems. The course will examine renewable energy sources and generation systems, including an overview of wind, solar thermal, photovoltaics, hydro, geothermal design skills and creative thinking.

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