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Introduction: Subject Overview and
Administration - Prof. Michael Golay
Historical Context
Energy Sources for a More Sustainable
Future
Sustainable Energy Text
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Overview
of Energy Use and Related Issues - Prof.
Michael Golay
Major Energy Options
Issues of Supply and Demand
Overview of Units and Dimensions for
Global Energy Flows (Quads, MMBOE, MW,
EJ, etc.)
Energy Conversions (Chemical to Thermal,
Chemical to Electric, etc.)
Economic Considerations
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Energy
Resource Assessment - Prof. Michael
Golay
Major Energy Options (Solar, Geologic,
Ocean)
Resource Base - Uncertainties,
Grade/Quality Issues, Resource vs.
Reserve Estimates, Economic Evaluation
Frameworks
Energy Transmission and Distribution
(Pipelines, Tankers, Rail, Power Lines)
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Sustainability, Energy, and Clean
Technologies
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Context - Dr. Elisabeth Drake
Issues: Frameworks for Evaluation
Sustainability Attributes
Time an Space Scales
Population and Consumption Growth,
Tradeoffs and Choices
Uncertainty
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Energy
Supply, Demand, and Storage Planning
Methods -
Prof. Michael Golay
Matching Energy Density of Supply and
Demand
Temporal and Geographical Distributions
Role of Energy Storage
Intermittency
Influences of Pricing During Demand
Peaks and Valleys
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Resource
Evaluation and Depletion Analysis -
Prof. Michael Golay
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Discussion of Sustainability Issues -
Dr. Elisabeth Drake
Technical Feasibility
Opportunities and Barriers; Timing
Issues
Drivers of Change?
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Economic
Feasibility Assessment Methods - Prof.
Michael Golay
Engineering, Capital, and Investment
Costs
Fuel Costs
Life Cycle Costs
Environmental Externalities (Emissions,
Wastes, etc.)
Uncertainties
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Global
Change Issues and Responses - Prof.
Peter Stone
Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Potential
Effects
Modeling of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and
Terrestrial Effects
Effects on Ecology and Biodiversity
(Local-regional Global)
Responses to CO2 Build-up
Mitigation?
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International Efforts to Abate Global
Change - Prof. Henry Jacoby
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