Types of Renewable Energy
Credits: 4 PDH
PDH Course Description:
This course provides a brief overview of various alternative energy technologies. Topics covered include: solar, wind, biological fuels, hydrokinetic and marine energy; as well as fuel cells, Biohydrogen, coal gasification, and alternate nuclear technologies.Topics:
- Carbon neutral and negative fuels
- Photovoltaic based solar energy
- Passive and active solar systems
- Types of concentrated solar plants
- Marine energy - tidal and wave energy
- Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technology
- Biological fuels
- Algae (green diesel)
- Biogas digestion
- Biohydrogen
- Biomass
- Geothermal and enhanced geothermal
- Onshore and offshore wind farms
- Hydroelectric
- Coal gasification
- Fuel cells
- Thorium nuclear power
- Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors (LFTR)
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Intended Audience: This course is intended for Electrical, Power, Energy, Mechanical, Geotechnical, Civil, Environmental, Water Resources, and other engineers whose job description requires a general knowledge of alternative energy technologies.
Publication Source: Original Courseware
Donald Parnell, PE