Energy Issues:
Introduction, Energy Terms, Conservation Law for Energy, Enthalpy, Heat Transfer, Net Energy Analysis, Developing a National Energy Policy.
Thermodynamic Principles:
Introduction, Qualitative Review of the Second Law, Describing Equations, The Heat Exchanger Dilemma, Applications.
Energy Demand:
Introduction, Early History, The First Humans, The Industrial Revolution, Recent Years, Effect of Demand of Energy Resources, Canada, Energy Needs, Energy Resources, Tar Sands, Future Energy Demands.
Sustainability and Green Science/Engineering:
Introduction, Sustainability, Green Science/ Engineering.
Energy Regulations:
Introduction, The Regulatory System, Laws and Regulations: The Differences, The Role of the States, The Department of Energy (DOE), The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Energy Information Administration (EIA), The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The 2013 New York State Energy Plan, Overview of New York’s State Energy Plan.
The Modern Energy Matrix:
Introduction, Energy System Components, Energy Matrix Overview.
Energy Resources – (a) Coal:
Introduction, Early History, Availability/Distribution and Characterization, Extraction, Processing, and Transportation/ Transmission, Environmental Issues, Future Prospects and Concerns.
Energy Resources (continued)
(b) Oil, (c) Natural Gas, (d) Shale Oil, (e) Tar Sands, (f) Solar Energy:
Introduction, Early History, Availability/Distribution and Characterization, Extraction, Processing, and Transportation/ Transmission, Environmental Issues, Future Prospects and Concerns.
Energy Resources (continued)
(g)Nuclear Energy, (i) Hydroelectric Energy, (j) Wind Energy (k) Geothermal Energy (l) Hydrogen Energy, (m) Biomass Energy:
Introduction, Early History, Availability/Distribution and Characterization, Extraction, Conversion, and Transportation/ Transmission, Environmental Issues, Future Prospects and Concerns.
Other Energy Sources:
Introduction, Fuels Derived from Coals and Oils, Hydrocarbons, Hydrokinetic Energy, Ocean Thermal Energy, Wave Energy.
Energy Demand and Distribution Systems:
Introduction, The Evolution of Energy Demand, Energy Stakeholders, The Role of Distribution Systems.
Conservation, Sustainability, and Green Engineering:
Introduction, Energy Conservation, Sustainability Approaches, Green Engineering.
Environmental Considerations:
Introduction, Environmental Management Topics, Environmental Factors, The Health Risk Evaluation Process, The Hazard Risk Assessment Process.
Economic Considerations:
Introduction, Operating Costs, Energy Cost Data, Hidden Economic Factors, Project Evaluation and Optimization, Principles of Accounting, Concluding Remarks.