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1/ Interested in #energy and can spare some time for #onlinelearning? Starting from tomorrow, I will post 1 video/day of the "Energy Conversion & #RenewableEnergy" course recorded last year @EPFL with @FMarech.
It is an entry-level course to energy systems. Stay tuned!
It is an entry-level course to energy systems. Stay tuned!
2/ [SPOILER] If you really can't wait, the entire course is available here
3/ Day1: What is an #energy system? Lecture content:
- Resources: #fossilfuel, #renewables
- Demand and #energyefficiency
- Technologies: why do we need a system approach?
#onlinelearning #energytransition
- Resources: #fossilfuel, #renewables
- Demand and #energyefficiency
- Technologies: why do we need a system approach?
#onlinelearning #energytransition
4/ Day2: Back to Basics.. of thermodynamics! The ABC of #energy systems. Lecture content:
- Key definitions
- First law: energy balance, #energyefficiency
- Second law: entropy and exergy
#onlinelearning #energytransition
- Key definitions
- First law: energy balance, #energyefficiency
- Second law: entropy and exergy
#onlinelearning #energytransition
5/ Day3: From theory to practice! How do we convert #heat into #electricity? Lecture content:
- Thermodynamic diagrams
- Steam cycle: key concepts, #energyefficiency, Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs)
#onlinelearning #energy #EnergyTransition
- Thermodynamic diagrams
- Steam cycle: key concepts, #energyefficiency, Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs)
#onlinelearning #energy #EnergyTransition
6/ Day4: #Gas #Turbine and Combined Cycles for #electricity production. Lecture content:
- #NaturalGas resource
- Gas Turbine: key concepts, #energyefficiency
- Combined Cycle: gas turbine + steam cycle
#onlinelearning #energy #EnergyTransition
- #NaturalGas resource
- Gas Turbine: key concepts, #energyefficiency
- Combined Cycle: gas turbine + steam cycle
#onlinelearning #energy #EnergyTransition
7/ Day5: #Nuclear Power. Great guest lecture by Dr. Francesco Baldi. Content:
- Why/why not nuclear?
- Basic #physics of nuclear fission
- #Electricity production: types of power plants
#onlinelearning #energy #EnergyTransition
- Why/why not nuclear?
- Basic #physics of nuclear fission
- #Electricity production: types of power plants
#onlinelearning #energy #EnergyTransition
8/ Day6: #Heat pumps - the solution for #lowcarbon #heating. Lecture by @FMarech. Content:
- Why heat pumps?
- Basics: working principles, #energyefficiency (COP)
- Types of heat pumps & applications
#onlinelearning #energy #EnergyTransition
- Why heat pumps?
- Basics: working principles, #energyefficiency (COP)
- Types of heat pumps & applications
#onlinelearning #energy #EnergyTransition
9/ Day7: #Geothermal #energy: an "underground" resource with great potential! Lecture content:
- What is geothermal energy?
- #Resources: types & potential
- Applications: #heating, #cooling, #electricity production
#onlinelearning #energytransition
- What is geothermal energy?
- #Resources: types & potential
- Applications: #heating, #cooling, #electricity production
#onlinelearning #energytransition
10/ Day8: #Power from the flows of nature: #wind #energy. Lecture content:
- What is wind energy? Resource & potential
- #Physics: key equations, Betz limit
- Wind Turbines: #electricity production
#onlinelearning #energytransition #energytwitter
- What is wind energy? Resource & potential
- #Physics: key equations, Betz limit
- Wind Turbines: #electricity production
#onlinelearning #energytransition #energytwitter
11/ Day9: #Power from the flows of nature: #hydropower. Lecture content:
- What is hydro? Resource & potential
- #Physics: key equations
- Types of turbines: #electricity production
#onlinelearning #energytransition #energytwitter #renewableenergy
- What is hydro? Resource & potential
- #Physics: key equations
- Types of turbines: #electricity production
#onlinelearning #energytransition #energytwitter #renewableenergy
12/ Day10: #energystorage. Lecture content:
- Storage: what and why?
- Technologies: potential #energy, #batteries, #heat storage, #chemical ( #hydrogen, power-to-x)
#onlinelearning #energytransition #energytwitter #renewableenergy
- Storage: what and why?
- Technologies: potential #energy, #batteries, #heat storage, #chemical ( #hydrogen, power-to-x)
#onlinelearning #energytransition #energytwitter #renewableenergy
13/ Day11: the #energyscope model. Lecture content:
- Intro to #optimization: examples of linear and discrete #models
- energyscope: looking into the #opensource code
#onlinelearning #energytransition #energytwitter #freethemodels #orms
- Intro to #optimization: examples of linear and discrete #models
- energyscope: looking into the #opensource code
#onlinelearning #energytransition #energytwitter #freethemodels #orms
14/ Day12: #fuelcells. Great lecture by Jan Van Herle. Content:
- Operating principle
- Types and fuels: #hydrogen and #NaturalGas
- Applications: #electricity production and #energystorage
#onlinelearning #energytransition #energytwitter #energy
- Operating principle
- Types and fuels: #hydrogen and #NaturalGas
- Applications: #electricity production and #energystorage
#onlinelearning #energytransition #energytwitter #energy
15/ Day13: Great talk by Gianfranco Guidati from @ETH_en! Gianfranco used our #energyscope model to devise scenarios for the #Swiss #energytransition 
#onlinelearning #energytwitter #energy #renewableenergy #Switzerland
#onlinelearning #energytwitter #energy #renewableenergy #Switzerland
16/ Day14: Last lecture! Wrap-up and some recap #energy quizzes. Hope you found the course interesting and useful - feel free to share and provide feedback!
#onlinelearning #energytwitter #energy #renewableenergy #energytransition #quiz #freethelectures
#onlinelearning #energytwitter #energy #renewableenergy #energytransition #quiz #freethelectures
