Welcome to the GEOS 470, Renewable Energy, webpage for the Fall 2019 semester.

This page will be updated every few days as the course progresses...

Required Book: Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future, 4th Edition (2018), By Dr. Stephen Peake

Course Catalog description: Prerequisite: GEOS 370. Teach students about the wide range of renewable energy technologies that are available, how they harvest energy from the environment, how they impact the environment, and their varying degrees of competitiveness with fossil fuels. Major forms of renewable energy covered include solar thermal, solar photovoltaics, bioenergy, hydroelectricity, tidal power, wind energy, wave energy, and geothermal energy. Students also gain experience reading, researching, and presenting findings. 3 hours lecture.

Fall 2019 Lectures: MWF, 1:00 - 1:50 PM. Location: PHSC 130

Office hours: TBD or by appointment. (Please e-mail me to schedule something.)

Dr. Mayor's page

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