Physics 162:
Alternative Energy and Renewable Energy Sources

	Choices and Consequences
		Is there a Sustainable Solution for 6 billion Humans on the Planet?

Administrative stuff:

• Who are you guys?
• Course Overview
• Course Outline
• Printing out the Course Notes
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• Add your General comments about this classs

Current Events in the News:

• Electric Hybrid Cars: BS or not?
• Clinton and Global Warming
• Low pollution Cares
• China's Three Gorge Damn Project

Some Internet Resources for This Class

General Info on Renewable Energy

• Green Mountain
• Interdisciplinary Case Studies
• Energy in Russia
• Common Purpose (comprehensive site)
• Tata Energy Research Institute
• Case Studies of Renewable Energy Projects
• Americans for Clean Energy
• Electricy Capacity of Different Countries
• International Energy Outlook (excellent summary)
• Huge alphabetical list of general sites
• Solistic Home Page
• Energy Efficieny and Renewable Energy Network
• Electronic Energy Journal
• Home Power Magazine
• Sierra Club Global Environmental Page
• The Mining Company (good place to start)
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Sustainable Development Dimensions
• Renewable Energy in Canada

Electric Vehicles:

• Models of Electric Cars
• The Alternative-fuel Vehicle Directory
• California Mandate is punted
• EVS -14; the Big Electric Vehicle Show
• The Battery Problem
• Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Solar Energy

• American Solar Energy Society
• On line solar energy courses
• The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems
• Solar Electricity
• Solar Cooking Archive
• Solar Radiation Data Base
• Solar Arrays on the Hubble Telescope

Wind energy:

• Danish Windpower(great site)
• American Wind Energy Association
• British Wind Energy Association
• Cranfield Wind Turbine Research Group
• Wind Energy Study Unit for Kids
• National Wind Technology Center

Hydropower:

• All about Hydro Power
• BC Hydro
• Hoover Dam
• Pros and Cons of Hydro Power
• Folsom Dam
• New Technology in Hydro Power

Geothermal:

• Geothermal Education Site
• Geothermal Resources Council
• U.S. Department of Energy Geothermal Energy Technical Site

Hydrogen:

• American Hydrogen Association
• Big LIst of links to Hydrogen info

Nuclear Power:

• All about Nuclear Power
• Trends in Nuclear Power
• Big list of Links

Policy/Legislation:

• Colgate Univeristy class on this
• The International Corporate Environmental Reporting Site
• California Energy Commission (informative)
• Electrical Power Research Institute
• Econet Legislative Watch
• Center for Alternative Technology
• Active with Borders
• World Harmony Earrings
• Go here and Chant

Quizzes, Tests and Homework:

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• First Homework Assignment

• Second Homework Assignment
• Third Homework assignment



LECTURES:

Lecture #01 (Mar 30) The need for Alternative Energy Sources

Lecture #02 (Apr 02) Exponential Growth and the Need for Energy Conservation

Lecture #03 (Apr 07) Energy Flows: Thermodynamics and Chaos

Lecture #04 (Apr 09) Basics of Solar Energy

Lecture #05 (Apr 14) Solar Thermal Power and Photovoltaic Technology

Lecture #06 (Apr 16) Solar Collection and Energy Transport

Lecture #07 (Apr 21) Large Scale Solar Energy Production

Lecture #08 (Apr 23) Energy Storage Facilities

Lecture #09 (Apr 28) MIDTERM #1

Lecture #10 (Apr 28) More on Energy Storage

Lecture #11 (May 05) Wind Energy I

Lecture #12 (May 07) Wind Energy: Production Line Facilities

Lecture #13 (May 12) Cheap Energy vs Environment: The Salmon Issue

Lecture #14 (May 14) Hydroelectric Power

Lecture #15 (May 19) Energy From the Oceans

Lecture #16 (May 21) Plate Tectonics and Geothermal Energy: Instant Steam

Lecture #17 (May 26) Energy from Biomass: Feasible?

Lecture #18 (May 28) MIDTERM #2

Lecture #19 (Jun 2) Comparative Review of Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources

Lecture #20 (Jun 4) Barriers to Production Line Development

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