Course title
環境科学Ⅱ   [Environmental ScienceⅡ]
Course category	technology speciality courses,ets.	Requirement		Credit	2
Department		Year	1～4	Semester	Fall
Course type	Fall	Course code	025002
Instructor(s)
小田 拓也, 八木田 浩史, 水内 郁夫, 高橋 徹   [ODA Takuya, YAGITA Hiroshi, MIZUUCHI Ikuo, TAKAHASHI Tohru]
Facility affiliation	Faculty of Engineering	Office		Email address

Course description

This lecture aims to deepen understanding of the environmental issues and its corresponding plan. The environmental aspects of energy technology should be explained.

Expected Learning

Understanding the environmental problem and energy system. The impact on the environment of energy use can be described by taking an example. The key point on evaluation of energy system can be described by taking an example.

Course schedule

The first half: １．History of the energy system ２．Function of the primary energy ３．Relations of population growth and energy consumption ４．Biomass energy and food ５．Renewable energy and electricity network ６．Experimental researches of energy system ７．Report The second half: Environmental aspects of energy use are described especially on the global environment. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is explained briefly. The application of LCA of energy technologies is explained.

Prerequisites

Required Text(s) and Materials

Handouts will be distributed.

References

The first half: Consider a Spherical Cow: A Course in Environmental Problem Solving, J. Harte The second half: The FY2015 Annual Report on Energy (Energy White Paper 2016)

Assessment/Grading

Message from instructor(s)

Bring your calculator.

Course keywords

energy system, renewable energy, distributed power generator, energy technology, environmental evaluation, life cycle assessment

Office hours

Remarks 1

Remarks 2

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Lecture Language

Japanese

Language Subject

English

Last update

3/22/2017 9:48:48 AM