Clean and Renewable Energy Technology
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The official GTU curriculum for Clean and Renewable Energy Technology (subject code DI04005051) as prescribed for MECHANICAL · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 47 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 (DI04005051)Unit 1 Introduction to Clean Energy
- 1.1. Definition and importance of energy
- 1.2. Concept of clean energy and renewable energy
- 1.3. Need and significance of clean and renewable energy
- 1.4. World and Indian energy scenario
- 1.5. Comparison of fossil fuel-based and renewable routes for energy production
Unit 2 Green Hydrogen Production
- 2.1. Introduction to Hydrogen Economy
- 2.2. Properties and significance of Green Hydrogen
- 2.3. Production routes:
- 2.3.1. Water electrolysis (alkaline, PEM, SOEC)
- 2.3.2. Biomass-based hydrogen production
- 2.3.3. Photo-electrochemical and thermochemical processes
- 2.4. Storage, transport, and safety considerations
- 2.5. Applications of Green Hydrogen (fuel cells, mobility, industry)
- 2.6. Global and Indian initiatives on hydrogen energy
- 2.7. Advantages, limitations, and future scope
- 2.8. Numerical: Numerical on energy generation on Hydrogen burning
Unit 3 Solar Energy Production
- 3.1. Sun as a source of clean energy
- 3.2. Solar radiation, spectrum, and solar insolation
- 3.3. Angles related to solar energy: incidence, tilt, declination, hour angle, latitude
- 3.4. Techniques for solar energy conversion:
- 3.4.1. Solar thermal systems
- 3.4.2. Solar photovoltaic systems
- 3.5. Applications of solar energy (domestic, industrial, power generation)
- 3.6. Advantages and limitations of solar technology
- 3.7. Numerical: Numerical on solar cell energy calculation, case studies
Unit 4 Wind Energy Production
- 4.1. Wind as a source of clean energy
- 4.2. Characteristics and computation of wind energy
- 4.3. Types of wind energy systems
- 4.4. Wind machines: Horizontal axis vs. Vertical axis wind turbines
- 4.5. Mechanism and working of windmills
- 4.6. Wind energy in India and global scenario
- 4.7. Advantages and limitations of wind technology
- 06. 13 GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Chemical Engineering Subject Code: DI04005051 Subject Name: Clean and Renewable Energy Technology w.e.f. 2025-26 http://syllabus.gtu.ac.in/ Page 3 of 5
- 4.8. Numerical: Problems on wind power calculation
Unit 5 Production Hydro and Geothermal Energy Production
- 5.1. Hydro Energy:
- 5.1.1. Hydrologic cycle as renewable source
- 5.1.2. Mechanism and components of hydro power plants
- 5.1.3. Classification of hydro power plants
- 5.1.4. Hydropower scenario in India and world
- 5.1.5. Advantages and disadvantages
- 5.2. Geothermal Energy:
- 5.2.1. Sources and applications of geothermal energy
- 5.2.2. Mechanism of conversion of geothermal heat to electricity
- 5.2.3. Types of geothermal power plants
- 5.2.4. Indian and global geothermal energy scenario
- 5.2.5. Advantages and limitations
- 5.3. Numerical: Based on hydro and geothermal energy production