(i) Introduction: World energy situation, conventional and non-conventional
energy sources, Indian energy scene.
(ii) Tidal Energy: Introduction to tidal power. Components of tidal power plants, double
basin arrangement. Power generation. Advantages and limitations of tidal power
generation. Prospects of tidal energy in India.
Units: II
Solar Energy: Solar radiation, solar radiation geometry, solar radiation on tilted
surface. Solar energy collector. Flat- plate collector, concentrating collector - parabolidal and
heliostat. Solar pond. Basic solar power plant. Solar cell, solar cell array, basic
photo-voltaic power generating system.
Units: III
(i) Wind Energy: Basic principle of wind energy conversion, efficiency of
conversion, site selection. Electric power generation-basic components, horizontal axis
and vertical axis wind turbines, towers, generators, control and monitoring components.
Basic electric generation schemes- constant speed constant frequency, variable speed
constant frequency and variable speed variable frequency schemes. Applications of wind
energy.
(ii) Geothermal Energy: Geothermal fields, estimates of geothermal power. Basic
geothermal steam power plant, binary fluid geothermal power plant and geothermal
preheat hybrid power plant. Advantages and disadvantages of geothermal energy.
Applications of geothermal energy. Geothermal energy in India.
Units: IV
Nuclear Fusion Energy: Introduction, nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
Requirements for nuclear fusion. Plasma confinement - magnetic confinement and
inertial confinement. Basic Tokamak reactor, laser fusion reactor. Advantages of nuclear
fusion. Fusion hybrid and cold fusion.
Units: V
Biomass Energy: Introduction, biomass categories, bio-fuels. Introduction to
biomass conversion technologies. Biogas generation, basic biogas plants-fixed dome
type, floating gasholder type, Deen Bandhu biogas plant, Pragati design biogas plant.
Utilization of bio gas. Energy plantation. Pyrolysis scheme. Alternative liquid fuels -
ethanol and methanol. Ethanol production.