Sustainable Energy: Sun, Water and Wind - Period 5 Honors Program Program Spring 2020 Semester - Amsterdam

This course covers a wide range of renewable energy related subjects from a physics perspective. The world energy situation is discussed, as well as the CO2 problem. Subsequently some aspects of thermal energy are discussed, such as diffusion of heat, convection and heat radiation. After a short introduction about the phenomenology of the solid state, photovoltaic cells are discussed. Finally, we turn our attention to water power and wind energy.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.