1.

Title of subject

Energy Technologies

2. Subject code

EET3196

3. Credit Hour

4. Pre-Requisite
None
5. Aim of Subject

To inform students about conventional and alternative energy

technologies, with emphasis on their impacts to the environment

6. Learning
Outcomes and
Program
Outcomes of
Subject

At the completion of the subject, students should be able to:

Learning Outcomes:
LO1Identify suitable alternative energy sources under different
situations. (cognitiveunderstanding, Level 2)
LO2Discuss on issues related to environment and energy crisis.
(cognitive understanding , Level 2)
LO3Investigate independent research on issues related to
alternative energy and be able to assess suitability of their
applications critically. (cognitiveapplying, Level 3)
Programme Outcomes:
PO5 - Conduct investigation and research on complex engineering
problems in the chosen field of study
PO8 - Understand the importance of sustainability and costeffectiveness in design and development of professional
engineering solutions, and their impacts in societal and
environmental contexts

7. Assessment
Scheme

8. Details of
Subject

Tutorial /
Assignment
Test, Quiz

Group assignment
To enhance understanding of
basic concepts in lecture
Written exam

Final Exam

Written exam

Topics

Energy scenario
World energy demand. Past, present, and future demands.
Conventional and alternative energy sources.
Sustainable energies. Future technologies.
Fundamentals of energy technologies: generation, storage,
retrieval, and efficiency.

Fossil fuel energy technology

Conventional technologies based on fossil fuels:
Petroleum, coal, and natural gas. Steam and gas turbines
as prime movers. Effects on the environment. Carbon
sequestration.

20%

60%

20%

Hours

Nuclear energy technology

Nuclear fission energy. Nuclear fuel resources. Atomic and
nuclear physics. Basic nuclear reactor physics and
engineering. Nuclear fuel cycles and decommissioning.
Radiation effects. Nuclear waste disposal, transport, and
safeguards. Environmental effects. Safety issues.

Solar technology
Solar collectors and solar cells. Solar radiation.

Wind power technology

Wind velocities. Variability in wind power. Conversion of
windenergy.

Other energy sources

Ocean energy. Tidal energy. Geothermal energy.
Bioenergy/Biomass energy. Fuel cell. Hydrogen economy.
Fusion energy. Atmospheric electricity. Osmotic energy.
Vacuum/Antiparticle energy.

9. Teaching and
Learning
Activities

This subject will be delivered using the following means:

Lecture Hours = 42 hours
Supervised Tutorial Hours = 8 hours
Total Contact Hours = 50

10. Laboratory

Not applicable.

11. Reading
Material

Textbook

J.A. Fay, D.S. Golomb, Energy and the

Environment Oxford Univ. Press, 2002

Reference

B. Sorensen, Renewable Energy, Academic Press,

1979
J.R. Lamarsh, A.J. Baratta, Introduction to Nuclear
Engineering, Prentice Hall, 2001
M. Kutz, Environmentally Conscious Alternative
Energy Production, Wiley, 2007
M. Kutz, A. Alkamel, Environmentally Conscious
Fossil Energy Production, Wiley, 2010

M. Kaltschmitt, et al., Renewable Energy:

Technology, Environment, and Economics,
Springer, 2007