ECMT 180 - Alternative and Renewable Energy

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): Enrollment in a Technology Division degree program.

Corequisite(s): None

This course is an overview of competing, alternative and renewable energy systems through a comparative analysis of each system’s technical characteristics and potential costs and benefits. The current focus is on fuel cells, geo-thermal heat pumps, photovoltaics, bio-mass generators, wind power, with a comparison to more conventional nuclear and hydro-electric energy systems. The course content will include new energy technologies as they develop. The course will serve two functions. It will serve as a divisional technical elective for students in the Technology Division. It will also be a required course in the AOS degree program jointly offered by SUNY Delhi and IBEW.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Students will learn Alternative and Renewable Energy development and usage in the electrical grid through online lectures, textbook reading, internet research and assignments.
Students will learn about the Electric Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Systems and distributed energy integration and stand-alone energy systems through online lectures, textbook reading, internet research and assignments.
Students will understanding where to find and identify Federal and State Policies which affect the development of Alternative and Renewable Energy through online lectures, textbook reading, internet research and assignments.
Students will learn and understand how Solar, Hydro, Wind, Biomass/Biogas, Geothermal and Energy Storage systems operate through online lectures, textbook reading, internet research and assignments.
Students will identify and write the various Alternative Energy Systems in the modern electrical system and the costs, barriers and incentives in a final report/presentation. Students will learn through online lectures, textbook reading, internet research and assignments.