OSUN Theme: Sustainability and Climate
Energy in the 21st Century
Term: January 29, 2024 – May 24, 2024Levels: 200-Level; 300-Level
Day/Time: Monday; Wednesday; Friday 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM New York time / EST
Instructor: Jennifer Cole, American University of Afghanistan
Fossil fuels provide most global energy needs, and they are finite and polluting. Non-polluting renewable energy sources are sustainable replacements. This course covers the benefits and drawbacks of fossil fuels, as well as the hurdles to implementing: hydro-, wave-power, biomass, solar, geothermal, wind, hydrogen, and nuclear. Science, technology, policy, and societal concerns will be integrated, as well as "smart" use of energy, storage, transportation, and housing.
Credits: 3 US / 6 ECTS