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Enery and environment

1. Energy, Environment and Society Course Overview BEX,BCT(IV year I part) Lecture:2 (Per Week) 1 DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

2. 2 Obj e cti v e After the completion of this course student will understand various types of energy sources and their environmental impact . This course also focused on role of engineers for creating better and responsible society .

3. 3 Course Contents Technology and Development (3 hours) Introduction to Technology Appropriate Technology Role of Appropriate Technology Importance of Technology Transfer Impact of Technolology on society

4. 4 2.Energy Basis (4 hours) Importance of Energy in achieving Maslow’s hierarchy of Needs, Human development index (HDI) and Energy Consumption Current Energy Trends, Demand and Supply of Energy in the World and Nepal Introduction to global warming, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Sustainability issues

5. 5 3. Renewable Energy Sources (14 hours) Solar Energy Solar Radiation Solar Thermal Energy Solar C ell (Photovoltaic Technology) Hydropower Water sources and power Water turbines and hydroelectric plants Hydropower plant classification Wind Energy Availability of Wind Energy Sources Wind turbines, wind parks and power control

6. 6 Geothermal Energy Sources of Geothermal Energy Uses of Geothermal Energy Biomass and Bio-energy Synthetic fuels from the biomass Thermo-,Physio-and bio-chemical conversion Hydrogen Energy and Fuel cell Basics of electrochemistry Polymer membrane electrolyte (PEM) fuel cells Solid oxide fuel cells Hydrogen Production and Storage Coal-fired plants and integrated gasifier fuel cells(IGFC)

7. 7 4 Environmental Impact of Energy Sources(4 hours) Emission Hazard Battery Hazard Nuclear Hazard Energy Storage (3 hours) Form of Energy storage Hybrid Vehicles Smart Grid Systems Batteries Super-Capacitors Relevant International/national case studies (2 hours)

8. 8 R e f e r ences Godfrey Boyle - “Renewable Energy ,Power for a sustainable future” Aldo V da Rosa- “Fundamental of Renewable Energy Processes”

9. 9 Marks Distribution?? Total Marks-50 Final Exam-40 Internal-10 Attendance: 4 (Must attend at least 80% of class) ADT: 6 (Must pass in average)