Introduction to renewable energies. Solar
Radiation: Principles Incidence, Solar radiation, spatial distribution, and
Daily radiation. Solar Heat: Physical Principles of Solar thermal collector
typologies, Domestic Hot Water, Plant Schemes. Heat Storage. Photovoltaics
(PV): The Cell Components of the plant. Basics of electricity for PV. Wind turbines: design, mounting/mooring
arrangements, installation. Failure
echanisms, design of wind environment, aerodynamic characteristics of
horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines, boundary element method, momentum
method, boundary element momentum method .Wave energy:
energy within water wave, description and operation of various systems proposed
and for inshore and offshore application. Energy storage, transmission and
distribution issues and solutions.
