EN3009 Low Carbon Economy Syllabus:
EN3009 Low Carbon Economy Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To impart knowledge on different sources of carbon emission, carbon reduction opportunities, low carbon technologies and Indian Missions on Climate Change
UNIT I CARBON EMISSION
Sources – Primary sectors – Agriculture, Livestock, Forestry – Mining, Secondary sectors – metal processing – non metallic product processing, wood processing – paper and pulp making – food processing, Tertiary sectors – Transportation services, health services
UNIT II CARBON REDUCTION OPPORTUNITIES
Energy efficiency – Energy conservation – Fuel switching – Energy policy – Energy storage Smart grid- Methane cycle- Nuclear power and Carbon Capture and Storage- green house gas balances and mitigation costs.
UNIT III LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGIES
Green home – sustainable energy sources – bio energy, solar, hydro, geothermal – Fuel cells and hydrogen – Electric vehicles
UNIT IV ENERGY EFFICIENT PROGRAMMES
Good housekeeping practices – Regulation and/standards – Industrial cogeneration – Fiscal policies – Agreement/targets – Energy audits – Research and Development
UNIT V INTEGRATED ENERGY POLICY
Policy for renewable and non-conventional energy sources – Household energy security – Energy environment linkages – Energy supply-side and demand-side environment concern – Environmental impacts of renewable energy – India‟s approach to climate change
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
COURSE OUTCOMES:
The students completing the course will have the ability to
CO1: Identify sources of carbon emissions and outline the carbon reduction opportunities, low carbon technologies
CO2: Explore the carbon reduction opportunities
CO3: Develop low carbon technologies
CO4: Develop energy efficient programmes and integrated energy policy in line with national and global approach to climate change mitigation.
CO5 Develop policy for renewable and non-conventional energy sources
TEXTBOOKS:
1. Tom Tietenberg, “Environmental and Natural Resource Economics‟, 5th Edition, Harper Collins College Publishers, 2000.
2. Perman R, Y. Ma, J. McGilvray and M. Common, Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, 3
rd edition, Pearson Education, Harlow, 2003.
REFERENCES:
1. Bertz Metz etal., “IPCC Special Report on Carbon dioxide capture and storage, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
2. “Integrated Energy Policy” – Report of the Expert Committee, Government of India, Planning Commission, New Delhi, 2006