Our Energy Future

开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: 10 weeks

所在平台: CourseraArchive 课程类别: 经济与金融 大学或机构: University of California, San Diego （加州大学圣地亚哥分校） 授课老师： Stephen Mayfield

课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/course/ourenergyfuture

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This course is designed to introduce students to the issues of energy in the 21st century – including food and fuels – which are inseparably linked – and will discuss energy production and utilization from the biology, engineering, economics, climate science, and social science perspectives. 

This course will cover the current production and utilization of energy, as well as the consequences of this use, examining finite fossil energy reserves, how food and energy are linked, impacts on the environment and climate, and the social and economic impacts of our present energy and food production and use. After the introductory lectures, we will examine the emerging field of sustainable energy, fuel and food production, emphasizing the importance of developing energy efficient and sustainable methods of production, and how these new technologies can contribute to replacing the diminishing supplies of fossil fuels, and reduce the consequences of carbon dioxide release into the environment. This course will also cover the importance of creating a sustainable energy future for all societies including those of the developing world.  Lectures will be prepared and delivered by leading UC San Diego and Scripps Institution of Oceanography faculty and industry professionals across these areas of expertise.

课程大纲

Week 1: Introduction to Energy

• Introduction to Energy
• Energy and Modern Agriculture
• Petroleum
• Energy by the Numbers
• What Scales to Meet Energy Demand?

Week 2: Physical Energy Sources 1

• Future Energy Needs and Consequences from a Physical Sciences Perspective
• Wind Power and Turbine Technologies
• The Future of Nuclear Power

Week 3: Physical Energy Sources 2

• Photovoltaic and Photothermal Energy Production
• Electric Vehicles and Storage Technologies
• Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid

Week 4: Introduction to Biological Energy Sources and Plant Biofuel

• Where Do We Go From Here? Biological Energy Options
• Corn Ethanol
• Cellulosic Ethanol
• Jatropha

Week 5: Algae Biofuel

• Cyanobacteria
• Diatoms
• Green Algae
• Bio-prospecting, Genetics, and Synthetic Biology of Algae
• Engineering Fatty Acid Metabolism in Single Cellular Algae

Week 6: Biofuel Production and Downstream Processing 1

• Biodiesel Chemistry and Analysis
• Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Fuel
• Biogas

Week 7: Biofuel Production and Downstream Processing 2

• Production Processes for Biofuels from Algae
• Nutrient Utilization and Recycling
• Biofuel and Water

Week 8: Social Issues, Economics, and Politics 1

• Economic and Social Impact of Energy Production and Use
• The Importance of Energy for the Bottom Billion
• Economics of Energy
• Regulation of Energy Use and Energy Efficiency

Week 9: Social Issues, Economics, and Politics 2

• Lifecycle Assessment of Fossil and Renewable Fuels
• Policy and Politics
• International Politics of Climate Change

Week 10: Climate Change

• Climate Change and the Impact of Carbon Dioxide
• A New Approach to Slowing Down Climate Change and Sea Level Rise in the Near-term
• Climate Change and Water in California
• Climate Change and Food Security

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