421-629 Energy Efficiency Technology

On completion students should understand the basic issues in energy efficient technologies and their implementation; the current possibilities for improving the ratio of energy used per unit of output in the main sectors of society, ie. transportation, manufacturing, commercial, domestic, energy supply industries; the economic and environmental implications for the adaption of these technologies; potential for improvements in energy efficiency in gasoline and diesel vehicle, oil refinery system; energy efficiency technologies for the manufacturing, commercial and domestic sectors; demand side management; integrated resource planning; energy auditing; and economics and environmental impacts.

One 2-hour examination (50% weighting) and one assignment of up to 2000 words or equivalent (50% weighting).