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Energy is a topic of great importance for today’s society. Subjects like solar energy, hybrid vehicles, nuclear power, and renewable energy appear frequently in news reports. The [course_title] is designed to provide you with a deeper understanding of the complexities of energy markets. It will provide an overview of the basic ideas related to the concept of energy. Basic physical principles are explained, and some historical background is provided, along with the discussion of energy-related technology.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: Open Culture
Course Curriculum
| Module 01: | |||
| Scenarios of the Global Climate Energy System | 00:58:00 | ||
| Wind, Water and Sunlight | 00:58:00 | ||
| Low-Energy Building: European Design and Control | 00:56:00 | ||
| California’s Low-Carbon Fuel Standard | 00:55:00 | ||
| Japan and the Future of Nuclear Energy | 01:11:00 | ||
| The Status of Concentrating Solar Power Development | 00:59:00 | ||
| Stanford’s Energy Story: Present and Future | 01:12:00 | ||
| Transportation and Climate Change | 01:05:00 | ||
| Global Cookstove Problems | 01:00:00 | ||
| Renewable Power Entrepreneurship | 00:55:00 | ||
| Canada’s Oil Sands, Warts and All | 01:00:00 | ||
| Module 02: | |||
| Energy Lessons from the Heartland | 00:37:00 | ||
| Solar Geoengineering to Manage Climate | 01:02:00 | ||
| Cap and Trade in California | 00:58:00 | ||
| The Gulf Oil Spill: Where Did All the Oil Go? | 00:57:00 | ||
| New York and Climate Change | 01:02:00 | ||
| AB32 and Proposition 23 | 01:03:00 | ||
| Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford: The Grand Challenge | 00:58:00 | ||
| The Energy Innovation Ecosystem | 01:10:00 | ||
| Climate Change and Global Prosperity | 00:50:00 | ||
| Does Biochar Deliver Carbon-Negative Energy? | 00:59:00 | ||
| Nuclear Regulation in Our Era | 00:59:00 | ||
| Module 03: | |||
| Global Transition to Electric Vehicles | 00:55:00 | ||
| Nuclear Power: How, Why, Barriers | 00:58:00 | ||
| Making Large Scale Solar Work | 01:03:00 | ||
| Fuels from Sunlight Using Nano-Materials | 01:02:00 | ||
| Consumer Responses to Electric Vehicles | 01:03:00 | ||
| The Way Forward with Electric Drive | 01:16:00 | ||
| The Future of EVs | 00:55:00 | ||
| China’s Influence on Solar Energy | 00:47:00 | ||
| COP15 and the Stanford Student Experience | 00:57:00 | ||
| The Energy Challenge and the Case for Fusion | 01:02:00 | ||
| Module 04: | |||
| Controlling Climate Change After Copenhagen | 00:55:00 | ||
| More Than 50% Wind on the Grid | 00:56:00 | ||
| Transmission Siting Issues | 00:57:00 | ||
| U.S. Shale Gas | 01:03:00 | ||
| Demystifying and De-Jargoning the Smart Grid | 01:01:00 | ||
| Global Climate Architectural Policy | 00:56:00 | ||
| Communicating Climate Science in a Changing Media Landscape | 01:02:00 | ||
| Solar Energy at Scale | 00:59:00 | ||
| Solar Cell Technology in 2009 and Beyond | 01:04:00 | ||
| Solar Photovoltaic Installation and Financing | 00:51:00 | ||
| Module 05: | |||
| Economic Analysis of the Solar Industry | 00:50:00 | ||
| Sustainable Energy Systems: Scale, Tradeoffs, and Co-Benefits | 01:04:00 | ||
| U.S. Energy Future: Transportation Fuels | 01:12:00 | ||
| Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Oil Substitutes | 00:55:00 | ||
| Carbon Sequestration & Natural Gas Extraction | 00:54:00 | ||
| LIFE: Laser Initial Fusion Energy System | 00:55:00 | ||
| Adaptation to Climate Change | 00:52:00 | ||
| Benefits of a Restructured Electric Industry | 01:04:00 | ||
| Killers Apps for the Smart Grid | 00:49:00 | ||
| Renewable Energy and the Economy | 00:59:00 | ||
| Module 06: | |||
| Global Coal Market | 00:52:00 | ||
| Nuclear Sustainability and Climate Change | 00:54:00 | ||
| Sequestering CO2 in the Built Environment | 00:58:00 | ||
| A Pathway for Widespread Geothermal Energy | 00:58:00 | ||
| Smart Grids & Decarbonizing the Power Sector | 00:45:00 | ||
| Renewable Ocean Energy Conversion Systems | 00:56:00 | ||
| Sustainable Aviation | 00:57:00 | ||
| New Ways for Regulating Greenhouse Gases | 00:56:00 | ||
| The Real Story on Fuel Economy | 01:01:00 | ||
| Solar Thermal Power | 00:58:00 | ||
| Module 07: | |||
| Nanomaterials for Batteries & Energy Storage | 00:52:00 | ||
| Marine Energy Technology: Waves and Currents | 01:00:00 | ||
| William McDonough on Eco-Friendly Design | 01:12:00 | ||
| Advanced Molecular Photovoltaics | 00:55:00 | ||
| Equitable Climate Solutions: Stephen Pacala | 00:59:00 | ||
| The Future of Oil | 01:04:00 | ||
| Evaluating Energy Solutions to Climate Change | 00:59:00 | ||
| Overcoming the Resource Curse | 00:53:00 | ||
| The New Geopolitics of Energy | 00:58:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Certification | 00:00:00 | ||
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