Renewable energy (for ME)
Weekly outline
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Video recordings for the lectures available on this switch tube channel: tube.switch.ch/channels/5b4b97d9
or on
https://mediaspace.epfl.ch/channel/ME-460%2BRenewable%2Benergy%2B%2528for%2BME%2529/49199
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The slides packages is for this week + next week. This week = slides 1-50.
Wind resource, origin, potential
Geostrophic and gradient winds
Wind speed distribution and measurement
Wind power in Europe and the world
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Wind turbine parameters and design
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Origin, potential and application of tidal power and wave power
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Biomasses classification
Biomass energy potential
Wood conversion : combustion, pyrolysis, gasification concepts, cycles
Impurities
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Easter break, no lecture.
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Biogas : sources, digestion process, conversionBioethanolBiodieselLife Cycle Analyses in relation to biofuels
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