Renewable Energy: Achieving Sustainability through Bioenergy
Intermediate
Online
2 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 3459 | yes | Futurelearn |
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