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Pre-requisite(s): None; Co-requisite: None
Introduction to solar radiation and some important related concepts like blackbody, solar spectrum, irradiance, irradiation, air mass and peak sun hour. Semiconductor and P-N junctions. PV cells properties, design, interconnection and module fabrication. Modules and arrays, stand-alone PV schemes with battery energy storage and grid-connected PV schemes.

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Basic characteristics of wind, site characterization, statistical methods of wind analysis, wind resources assessment, fundamental principles of wind energy utilization, aerodynamics, mechanical and electrical design aspects. Wind machine technologies and wind turbines performance analysis. Wind farm planning and design. Wind power integration into the power systems, and the environmental impact of wind power utilization.

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Fundamentals and applications of biofuels and bioenergy produced from biomass including processes of production, availability and attribution of biofuel/bioenergy production. Types of biomass raw material and methods of selection. First, second and third generation of biofuels. Methods of biomass conversion to fuel including thermochemical conversion, biochemical conversion and catalytic conversion. Production of hydrogen, biodiesel and microbial fuel cells. Environmental impacts of biofuel production. Economics and life-cycle analysis of biofuel. Value-added processing of biofuel residues.

Basic science and technology of water desalination to ensure sustainable water supply. Water production via desalination within the water-energy-cost nexus, evaluation of renewable-energy-powered desalination processes, power-desalination cogeneration analysis, evaluation and applications of novel desalination systems, such as thermal desalination, membrane distillation and forward osmosis. Recent technological improvements for enhanced desalination processes and fouling issues in current technologies. Assessing economic feasibility and the environmental impact of new desalination processes.

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Introduction to solar energy, solar radiation; review of the basics of thermodynamics and heat transfer, power plant technologies; types of CSP systems including CSP parabolic trough systems, CSP dish technology, CSP Fresnel technology and solar tower; heat storage systems; hybridization; secondary use of CSP systems; operation and maintenance of CSP systems; power quality control and grid integration; CSP plant project planning: economic, social and environmental considerations and site assessment.

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Green building initiatives, their origin, characteristics of a green building, certification of green buildings rating systems, criteria for rating. Policies and drivers that are leading to the more widespread uptake of green building technologies; green building codes, policies and planning from the past, present and future from around the globe. Integrated design: urban micro-climate design, passive and active architectural interventions.

Pre-requisite(s): Department Approval; Co-requisite: None
A research-based thesis course that offers students the opportunity to work on a comprehensive, individual project. Topic to be agreed in consultation with a supervisor. The project will be of suitable complexity for results to be published for an expert audience.

Continuation of the Master Thesis I. A research-based thesis course that offers students the opportunity to work on a comprehensive, individual project. Topic to be agreed in consultation with a supervisor. The project will be of suitable complexity for results to be published for an expert audience. Thesis Research Course