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.