Unit 1 Renewable Energy Commercialization 1
Lesson 1 Overview 3
Lesson 2 First-generation Technologies 8
Lesson 3 Second-generation Technologies 11
Lesson 4 Third-generation Technologies 17
Lesson 5 Renewable Energy Industry 19
Lesson 6 Non-technical Barriers to Acceptance 20
Lesson 7 Public Policy Landscape 22
Lesson 8 Recent Developments 26
Unit 2 Energy Saving for Buildings 49
Lesson 1 Current Situation 50
Lesson 2 Cooling Load Profiles 53
Lesson 3 Systems Descriptions 57
Lesson 4 Energy Saving Estimation 58
Lesson 5 Performance Evaluation 62
Lesson 6 Results and Analysis 63
Unit 3 Solar Energy 87
Lesson 1 Energy from the Sun 88
Lesson 2 Applications of Solar Technology 89
Lesson 3 Solar Thermal 94
Lesson 4 Solar Power 100
Lesson 5 Solar Chemical and Solar Vehicles 103
Lesson 6 Energy Storage Methods 106
Lesson 7 Development,Deployment and Economics 108
Unit 4 Electrical Engineering 131
Lesson 1 History 132
Lesson 2 Education 134
Lesson 3 Tools and Work 136
Lesson 4 Sub-disciplines 138
References 168