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The course aims to acquaint students with the environmental view of energy and the physical laws governing its transformations, including its use by human society and living organisms. This general introduction will be concretized in particular in the following topics: energy balance of the country; natural energy flows on earth; use of fossil fuels; nuclear energy and its use; alternative and renewable energy sources; energy distribution and storage; economical use of energy; new trends in the electric power industry; production and combustion of alternative fuels; limiting heat loss; environmental impacts of the use of conventional and renewable energy sources; storage and processing of nuclear waste; comparison and perspectives of individual energy sources.
Last update: Matějíček Luboš, Ing., Ph.D. (13.03.2024)
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Andrews, J., Jelley, N., 2013. Energy Science: Principles, Technologies, and Impacts. Oxford University Press (2ed.), Oxford, 412pp. Rez, P., 2017. The Simple Physics of Energy Use. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 304pp. Mongillo, J.F., 2011. A Student Guide to Energy (5 volumes). Greenwood, Santa Barbara, 1190pp. Aubrecht, J.A., 2005. Energy Science: Principles, Technologies, and Impacts. Benjamin Cummings (3ed.), San Francisco, 696pp. Fay, J.A., Golomb, D.S., 2011. Energy and The Environment: Scientific and Technological Principles. Oxford University Press, (2ed.), Oxford, 384pp. Cleveland, C.J., Morris, C.G., 2009. Dictionary of Energy: Expanded Edition. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 600pp. Jefferson W.T. et al., 2005. Sustainable Energy: Choosing Among Options. MIT Press, Cambridge, 872pp. Last update: Matějíček Luboš, Ing., Ph.D. (13.03.2024)
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The subject MO550P84 Energy-nature and society is taught face-to-face or, in justified cases, also via distance learning. Presentations of lectures and assignment of demo tasks are available on MOODLE: https://dl2.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=1885 in PDF format. In order to receive credit, a summary test containing 20 randomly selected examples from a database of approx. 170 examples with at least 15 correctly calculated examples must be completed in MOODLE, and further, as part of the exercise, work out tasks with an assessment of each with at least 50 points in the range of 0 to 100. Recommended submission date is until the next exercise. The exam takes the form of a test in MOODLE containing 20 randomly generated questions from a database of approximately 300 questions covering the lectured topic. Last update: Matějíček Luboš, Ing., Ph.D. (13.03.2024)
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Energy-nature and society 1. Introduction, basic principles and their applications 2. Overall overview 3. Fossil energy sources 4.Nuclear energy 5. Water energy 6. Photovoltaics 7. Wind energy 8. Energy from biomass 9. Thermal energy 10. Power distribution 11. Data and trends 12. Energy sources for the present and future Credit tests and exams Last update: Matějíček Luboš, Ing., Ph.D. (12.03.2025)
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Learning outcomes (target category of knowledge, skills or attitudes to which students are to reach, adapted to the level of knowledge of mathematics and computer programming): Last update: Matějíček Luboš, Ing., Ph.D. (12.03.2025)
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