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Energy and Environment(Generic Elective)
Paper Code:
GENV 401
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
1. Define opportunities available for energy conservation and for use of renewable energy resources in local and regional entities.
2. Correlate major local and regional environmental issues with changes in ecology and human health.
12.00
Unit I:
Introduction to Energy Sources
• Defining energy; forms and importance
• Renewable and Non renewable energy sources
• Distribution and availability of Energy resources: Indian Scenario
• Concept of Energy Efficiency and Clean Production. Energy Conservation Act 2001 and its features.
• Energy Conservation Policies and Regulations
Unit
12.00
Unit II:
Fossil Fuels
• Types, composition, energy content and availability of coal, petroleum, natural gas
• Shale oil, Coal bed Methane, Gas hydrates
• Gross-calorific value and net-calorific value.
12.00
Unit III:
Nuclear Energy
• Basic concept of atomic energy and radiation
• Basic concept of nuclear fission and fusion
• Types of Nuclear fuels
• Nuclear reactor basic working principle
• Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear accidents and lessons learnt
12.00
Unit IV:
Renewable Energy and Future approach
• Principles of generation of
o Hydro-power
o Tidal energy
o Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion
o Wind power
o Geothermal energy
o Solar energy
• Sources of energy and fuel in future-
o Hydrogen
o Fuel cells
o Biomass
12.00
Unit V:
Energy, environment and society
• Local and global impacts of energy use on the environment;
o fossil fuel burning and related issues of air pollution, greenhouse effect, global warming and, urban heat island effect
o nuclear energy and related issues such as radioactive waste, spent fuel
o energy over-consumption and its impact on the environment, economy, and global change
Essential Readings:
Ravindranath N. H. and Hall D. O., “Biomass, Energy and Environment”, Oxford University Press, 1995.
• Rosillo-Calle F. and Francisco R., “The Biomass Assessment Handbook: Bioenergy for a Sustainable
• Environment”, Earthscan, 2007
• Sorensen B., “Renewable Energy”, FifthEdition, Academic Press, 2017.
• Wayne C Turner, “Energy Management Handbook”,9th Edition, River Publishers, 2018.
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