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Overview

Equip students with the knowledge and understanding necessary to contribute to the development and implementation of sustainable energy solutions

Duration

12 weeks

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Credential

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Emerging Technologies in Renewable Energy Sources
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Highlights

  • Earn a diploma from IGNOU
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Emerging Technologies in Renewable Energy Sources
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Course details

Who should do this course?
  • Professionals working in the renewable energy sector, including renewable energy project developers, energy analysts, and renewable energy consultants
  • Undergraduate and graduate students studying engineering disciplines such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or environmental engineering
What are the course deliverables?
  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of established renewable energy sources (solar, wind, geothermal, etc.) and their current technological limitations
  • Learn about the latest advancements in renewable energy technologies, including areas like advanced solar cell materials, next-generation wind turbine designs, and energy storage innovations
  • Develop the ability to critically evaluate the potential of emerging technologies to improve the efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of renewable energy production
  • Analyze how emerging technologies can address existing challenges of renewable energy sources, such as intermittency, grid integration, and energy storage limitations
  • Understand the environmental and sustainability implications of emerging renewable energy technologies
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More about this course
  • Emerging Technologies in Renewable Energy Sources" is a cutting-edge course that explores the latest advancements in renewable energy
  • The course studies into innovative technologies like solar, wind, geothermal, and bioenergy, offering a comprehensive understanding of their applications and potential
  • Learners gain insights into the challenges and opportunities facing the renewable energy sector and learn how these emerging technologies can address global energy demands sustainably
  • This dynamic course empowers individuals to be at the forefront of the renewable energy revolution

Emerging Technologies in Renewable Energy Sources
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Curriculum

Week 1

Energy Sources, Indian & Global Scenario, Classification, New Emerging Technologies, Prospects and Achievements of Non-Conventional Energy Sources

Week 2

Solar Radiation, Photovoltaic Cell, Flat plate collectors and their applications

Week 3

Solar air heaters, Solar Water Heater, Energy Storage Systems, Solar Energy Applications

Week 4

Wind Energy Fundamental, Types of Winds, Classification of different type of Wind mills, Wind Turbine Components, Wind Characteristics

Week 5

Mean Wind Velocity, Wind Velocity duration curve, Power Duration Characteristics and Turbine Efficiency, Weibull Distribution

Week 6

Biomass Conversion Technologies, Constructional details, Site selection & Maintenance, Biofuels

Week 7

Direct Combustion of Biomass, Thermo-chemical Conversion, Biochemical Conversion, Fermentation

Week 8

Ocean Thermal Electric Conversion, Geothermal Energy, Tidal Energy , Solar Distillation, hybrid systems

Week 9

Fuel Cell Technology, Hydrogen Production methods and its storage, Need for hybrid systems

Week 10

Fuel Cell Integration: Integration of fuel cells to various thermal system, Hybrid Vehicles

Week 11

Energy Audit, Energy audit instruments, Energy Audit Strategies, Quality Control by Energy Audit

Week 12

Energy Audit Survey Items, Motor and its efficiency, Motor performance Factors

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Emerging Technologies in Renewable Energy Sources
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Faculty details

Prof. Sanjay Agrawal
Before assuming charge as Pro Vice-Chancellor of Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University (CSVTU) Bhilai, Prof. Sanjay Agrawal was Professor in Electrical Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. He is the recipient of prestigious Bhaskara Solar Energy Fellowship from the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) and Department of Science and Technology (DST), India. This led him to his Post Doctoral Fellowship from Smart Grid Energy Research Centre, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),USA. Prof Agrawal received his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. He has 21 years of rich teaching and research experience with specialization in Electrical Engineering. He has published more than 80 papers in international journals and authored three books. According to Google Scholar, his total citation is over 1940 with i-10 index 31 and h-index 23.He has presented papers in Sweden, Spain and USA and has given more than 50 invited talks in reputed organizations. He has also published patents, titled ‘Improved Hybrid Solar Collector’, ‘Hybrid Photovoltaic Thermal Apparatus with V-Gr
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Emerging Technologies in Renewable Energy Sources
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Admission Process

    Important Dates

    Jul 15, 2024
    Course Commencement Date

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