Unit Code: EEB812

Unit Name: Renewable Energy and New Technologies

Description: The world is heavily dependent on fossil fuels for its energy needs. The global energy demand is also escalating with the growing world population and urbanization. Thus, the developed as well as developing countries are diverting their attention and investment on extracting more energy through renewable sources as this is green energy and sustainable. The technologies used for these systems need to be familiarized thoroughly to help Electrical Engineers to design, install and maintain such systems. This course will develop knowledge and skills on known and widely utilized renewable energy systems such as solar photo-voltaic, solar-thermal, wind and biomass energy. You will learn how to design and connect stand-alone PV systems which are common in rural electrification. At this level, you would be allocated tasks independently. You will also be tasked to do an economic analysis using HOMER for renewable energy systems. This course also looks at resource assessment, instrumentation and site selection of wind energy systems. You will be briefed on new and modern renewable energy sources such as ocean energy, geothermal energy and fuel cells. There is also scope for prototype development for renewable energy systems independently using the knowledge, skills and techniques learnt in the Electrical Engineering discipline.

Learning Target Outcomes: On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: 1. Apply engineering principles to enhance knowledge and skills on the presently known different renewable energy systems. (WA1) 2. Perform resource assessment, statistical analysis on solar, wind and biomass energy systems (WA2) 3. Explore and design stand-alone PV systems, grid-connected PV systems and wind energy systems (WA3) 4. Undertake analytical and feasibility studies for new or current sources of renewable energy and present a comprehensive report (WA10) 5. Assess and make a critical analysis of the application of engineering management to research and develop new renewable energy potential sources (WA4)

Prerequisite: EEB811

Prerequisite Sentence: N/A

Credit Point: 15

Offered In: Semester 2