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Home > Academics > Course Information > Courses > E45 - ESE 107 - Introduction To Sustainable Energy
E45 - ESE 107 - Introduction To Sustainable Energy
Total Credits: 1
What do you really know about the coming Energy Crunch? What should you know about the coming Energy Crunch? For that matter, what does the Instructor know about the coming Energy Crunch? Probably, in all three cases, not nearly as much as befits a well-informed citizen of our democracy, which is facing one. A fundamental prerequisite for continued existence of our technically rich civilization is Sustainable Energy, energy that will be available even when our dowry of fossil fuels and fissionable elements is only a memory. The purpose of this Course is to attain understanding of the daunting problems which have to be worked through to achieve that Sustainability. Topics will include: Ragone charts; nuclear transformations and gravity as primary energy sources; sunshine, tides, and geothermal heat as secondary energy sources; fossil fuels, biomass, elevated bodies of water, wind, etc. as tertiary energy sources; the electric power grid; load levelling using quaternary energy sources; the slowly approaching Mineral Resource Crunch. The Group will meet an average of one and a half hours a week for provocative discussion of the texts and other reading matter. A short essay (less than 750 words) will be required at the end of the course. Prerequisites: High school biology, chemistry, and physics. Open to levels 1-4; with preference given to lower levels.
Course Offerings:
| Semester |
Section |
Instructor |
Day/Time |
Room |
| Fall 2008 |
01 |
Pickard |
Tu
8:30AM-10:00AM |
Bryan 220B
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Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive, Box 1127, St. Louis, Missouri 63130
Office Location: Bryan 201, Phone: (314) 935-5565, Fax: (314) 935-7500 |
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