ENME7312 | SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY

Solar radiation calculations and measurements, Flat plate and concentrator solar collectors. Passive, active and hybrid buildings heating techniques. Solar thermal energy storage. Solar distillation and disinfection. Solar cooling and refrigeration. Industrial heat processing and high temperature applications. Solar electricity and Photovoltaics systems. Wind speed measurements and characterization, wind power calculations. Wind turbines: types, structures, specifications and wind energy calculations. Economic and environmental analysis of solar and wind energies.