Unit 1 –principles of solar radiation
Unit 2 –Solar energy collection
Unit 3 –Solar energy Storage and applications
Unit 4 –Wind energy
Unit 5 –Geothermal energy
Renewable energy and Non renewable energy
Energy:Energy,inphysics,thecapacityfordoingworkand
generatingheat....Itmayexistinpotential,kinetic,thermal,
electrical,chemical,nuclear,orothervariousforms.Thereare,
moreover,heatandwork—i.e.,energyintheprocessoftransfer
fromonebodytoanother.
•Renewableenergyisenergyobtainedfromsourcesthatare
essentiallyinexhaustible.Examplesofrenewableresourcesinclude
windpower,solarpower,geothermalenergy,tidalpowerand
hydroelectricpower.Themostimportantfeaturesofrenewable
energyisthatitcanbeharnessedwithoutthereleaseofharmful
pollutants.
•Non-renewableenergyisanaturalsubstancethatisnot
replenishedwiththespeedatwhichitisconsumed.Itisthe
conventionalfossilfuelssuchascoal,oilandgas,whicharelikely
todepletewithtime.
Photovoltaic (PV) systems
Solar water heating systems
Solar electric systems
i) Grid tied system ii) Grid-tied system with
energy storage iii)Off Grid systems
Solar process space heating and cooling
systems
Land use
Water use
Use of hazardous materials in manufacturing
Life cycle global warming emissions
Clarityindexisdefinedastheratioofradiation
receivedonearthshorizontalsurfaceoveragiven
periodtoradiationonequalsurfaceareabeyond
theearthsatmosphereindirectionperpendicularto
thebeam.Itdependsupontheclarityof
atmosphereforthepassageofsolarbeam
radiation.Clarityindexcanbebetween0.1to0.7.
Concentration ratio (CR) is the ratio f solar power
per unit area of the concentrator surface to solar
power unit area on the line or point focus. For flat
plate collectors (CR=1). CR up to 100 can be
achieved by using parabolic trough collectors with
sun tracking in one plane.