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    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

    Courses and Certificate Fees

    Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    INR 3459yesFuturelearn

    The Syllabus

    Welcome
    • 1.1 Welcome to the course
    Transformation of the sun's energy to biomass
    • 1.2 Introducing the principle: Journey from the sun
    • 1.3 The scale of our energy demands
    • 1.4 What do we burn?
    • 1.5 How do we produce what we burn?
    Converting biomass to energy
    • 1.6 Introducing the principle: How do we burn biomass?
    • 1.7 Are there better fuels to burn?
    • 1.8 Alternative technologies: biogas, biofuels and gasification
    Social issues and biomass combustion
    • 1.9 Introducing the principle: Killer in the kitchen
    • 1.10 How burning wood contributes to deforestation
    • 1.11 A challenging balance: Food vs fuel
    Summary
    • 1.12 Glossary
    • 1.13 Reflection on the week
    • 1.14 Key points revisited
    • 1.15 Test your understanding

    Welcome
    • 2.1 The week ahead
    Case study: Biogas
    • 2.2 Choice of biogas
    • 2.3 The economics of biogas
    • 2.4 Social dimensions of household biogas uptake
    • 2.5 Biogas and the environment
    Case study: Oil palm
    • 2.6 Case study: Oil palm
    • 2.7 "Food vs Fuel" controversy
    • 2.8 Social impacts of oil palm: Biofuels, land rights and social conflict
    • 2.9 Biofuels and environmental impact
    Finding the right bioenergy technology
    • 2.10 Stacking
    • 2.11 Evaluating bioenergy technologies
    • 2.12 Assignment: Find the bioenergy benefits for a community
    • 2.13 Provide feedback
    • 2.14 Exemplar Answer
    Summary
    • 2.15 Your reflection
    • 2.16 Reflection on the week
    • 2.17 Test your understanding
    • 2.18 Next steps

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