Sustainable Energy Technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Sustainable Energy Technology (subject code BE05000561) as prescribed for Mechanical Engineering · Semester 5 divides the course into 5 units, covering 77 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (BE05000561)Unit 1 Introduction
- Global energy scenario and sustainability challenges
- limitations of conventional energy sources
- need for clean and renewable energy technologies
- emerging energy generation technologies
- role of energy storage and conversion systems
- energy transition
- decarbonization, and net-zero targets
- importance of sustainable energy in economic development
- United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7)
- energy policies supporting SDG
- Teaching/Learning Scheme in hrs/semester Total Credits Assessment Pattern and Marks Total MarksL T P PBL* TH TH/30 Theory Practical ESE (E) PA (M) PA (I) PBL(I) ESE (V) 45 0 00 15 60 2 70 30 0 30 0 130 Program Name: Bachelor of Engineering Level: UG Branch: ALL (Except Chemical Engineering and Allied Branches) Subject Code: BE05000561 Subject Name: Sustainable Energy Technology
Unit 2 Energy generation sources
- Conventional energy sources Fossil fuels: properties
- utilization, and environmental impacts
- Thermal power plants – working principle
- environment impact
- Nuclear energy: basic principle
- types of reactors
- advantages and limitations
- Non-Conventional / Renewable energy sources: Solar energy: solar radiation
- solar thermal systems
- photovoltaic systems
- Wind energy: wind energy conversion systems
- wind turbines
- onshore and offshore wind farms
- Biomass energy: biogas plants
- waste- to-energy concept
- Other renewable sources: hydropower
- geothermal and ocean energy
- Advantages and limitations of renewable energy sources
Unit 3 Emerging Technologies for energy generation
- Hydrogen energy: fundamentals
- hydrogen as an energy carrier
- advantages and limitations of hydrogen energy
- storage, and transportation of hydrogen
- Green hydrogen – concept
- blue, and green hydrogen
- Hydrogen production methods – Conventional techniques: Steam Methane Reforming
- coal gasification
- partial oxidation and autothermal reforming
- Renewable and low- carbon hydrogen production: water electrolysis
- biomass gasification
- photo electrochemical water splitting
- biological methods
- Electrolyzer Technologies: Introduction
- working principle
- types of eletrolyzers
- advantages and limitations
- Fuel cell technology: Concept of fuel cell
- component of fuel cell
- comparison of fuel cells with batteries and IC engines
- different types of fuel cell
- fuel-cell electric vehicle
Unit 4 Energy generation from waste
- Concept and importance of energy recovery from waste
- sources of waste
- environmental aspects
- Thermal Conversion Technologies-incineration
- comparison of the thermal conversion technologies
- Biological Conversion Technologies- Anaerobic digestion
- biogas generation
- Landfill gas recovery
- fermentation processes for bioenergy
- Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) and Co-processing – RDF preparation and quality parameters
- co-processing of waste in cement kilns and boilers
- Waste heat recovery
- waste heat recovery methods and devices
- economic benefits
Unit 5 Energy management and conservation
- energy management systems (EMS)
- Energy regulations and standards
- energy conservation techniques in industry
- economic analysis of conservation measures
- Energy audit - introduction
- role of energy audit in sustainable development
- Types of energy audit
- steps involved in energy audit
- instruments used
- report preparation
- case study
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