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Energy resources and their utilization: India and global energy, Exploited energy, Energy planning, Energy parameters (energy intensity, energy-GDP elasticity), Introduction to various energy sources, Solar thermal, Photovoltaic, Hydropower, Wind energy, Biomass, Thermal Ocean, Tidal and wave energy, Geothermal energy, Hydrogen energy systems, Fuel cells, Decentralized and dispersed generation.
Biogas: Biogas, Biomass, Gasification of biomass, Energy recovery of urban waste, Power generation from liquid waste, Cogeneration of Biomass, Energy plantation, Fuel properties, Biomass resource development in India.
Wind power: Wind properties, Wind power availability in India, Wind speed, Wind machine fundamentals, Types of wind turbines and their characteristics, Horizontal and vertical axis wind mills, Principles of elemental design, Coefficient of wind power A windmill rotor Considerations in the design of the windmill, Selection of a windmill, Wind power farms, Economic aspects, Recent development.
Electrochemical Effects and Fuel Cells: Principle of Operation of an Acid Fuel Cell, Reusable Cells, Ideal Fuel Cells, Other Types of Fuel Cells, Comparison of Hydrogen and Alkaline Hydrogen and Oxygen Fuel Cells, Cell Efficiency and EMC Fuel cell Advantages of fuel cells, Future potential of fuel cells.
Tidal energy: tides and waves as energy sources, Tidal energy fundamentals, Tidal energy use, Limitations of tidal energy conversion systems.
Hydrogen Energy: Properties of hydrogen with respect to its use as a source of renewable energy, Hydrogen sources, Hydrogen production, Storage and transport, Problems with hydrogen as fuel, Development of the hydrogen cartridge, Economy of hydrogen and its use.
Thermoelectric systems: Kelvin relations, power generation, properties of thermoelectric materials, fusion plasma generators.
Geothermal energy: Earth's interior structure, Geothermal, earthquakes and volcanoes, Geothermal resources, Hot springs, Steam ejection, Main work, Types of geothermal station with schematic representation, Selection of sites for geothermal power stations. Advanced concepts, Problems associated with geothermal conversion.
Ocean Energy: Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Principle, Wave Energy Conversion Machines, Energy Based Ocean Power Plants, Problems Associated with Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion Systems, OTEC . Impact of renewable energy generation on the environment, Kyoto Protocol, Cost of producing electricity from different energy sources, Energy options for the Indian economy.
