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Apr 30, 2024
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ENGR 620 - Renewable Energy in the Community and Home (3 units)
Introduction to small-scale, bottom-up strategies of renewable energy use in the home and local community.
Recommended Preparation: ENGR 600 .
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Summer
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to develop individual and community-based energy models.
2. Students will be able to apply their understanding of alternative energy to determine the technical, economic, and political feasibility of implementing small-scale alternative energy initiates.
3. Students will be able to differentiate between the different tools and methods available for local and home-based renewable energy projects and will be able to select the best tools and methods for a project.
4. Students will be able to defend the use of wind energy as a sustainable future energy.
5. Students will be able to describe how wind turbines have been improved in reliability and performance.
6. Students will be able to describe the historical and societal perspectives regarding the use of wind turbines for mechanical and electrical power generation for renewable energy.
7. Students will be able to discuss the meteorological aspects of wind energy.
8. Students will be able to discuss the significance of the environmental, political, and economics issues associated with wind power.
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