At the end of this activity, the student is able to:
- Properly use energy units and know the orders of magnitude relative to the energy resources and global consumption;
- Master the physical, chemical or biological principles underlying energy conversion technologies, and cite the parameters used in the equations that characterize the performance of conversion technologies, and the nature of their contribution in these equations;
- Select or sort conversion technologies based on their relevance to the nature of the available energy resources and the desired useful final forms of energy;
- Specify the orders of magnitude of conversion efficiencies and power scales that can be achieved by the main technologies and conversion pathways of renewable energy resources;
- Point out the major issues addressed by policies that support the development of the exploitation of renewable energy sources;
- Understand scientific papers and articles on specific topics in the field of renewable energy, critically exploit their content and develop an independent quantitative analysis; if necessary, identify, acquire and integrate new knowledge needed to carry out this analysis;
- Synthesize and communicate orally and in writing this analysis, and defend it orally.
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