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Lecture Notes



Lecture Notes

The course is organized into the following four units:

  1. Energy basics
  2. Energy sources, uses, and infrastructure
  3. Community energy project
  4. Presentation and reporting

Project work (Unit 3) was completed throughout the term.

A selection of lecture notes are available below. Many of the lectures were given by guest speakers. Lectures were given during the following sessions. All other sessions were devoted to project work and presentations.


WEEK #SES #UNITSTOPICSLECTURE NOTESLECTURER
111.1Introductions/energy basics

Session 1.1 handout (PDF)

General energy picture (PDF)

Prof. Jeffery Steinfeld
21.2Energy basics (cont.)

Session 1.2 handout (PDF)

Energy calculator guidance (PDF)

Personal energy calculator (PDF)

Prof. Jeffery Steinfeld
231.3Energy basics (cont.)
41.4Energy basics (cont.)Thermodynamics handout (PDF)Prof. Jeffery Steinfeld
361.5ClimateSession 1.5 handout (PDF)
71.6Energy economicsEngineering economicsProf. Randall Kirchain
4102.1Alternative/renewable energy
112.2Building energyEnergy efficient buildingsProf. Leon Glicksman
5122.3MobilityEnergy consumptionProf. John Heywood
132.4Energy conversionEnergy conversionProf. Ahmed Ghoniem
142.5Energy storage/distributionElectrochemical pathways towards sustainabilityProf. Donald Sadoway
6152.6A systems perspective
164.1Practicum on public speakingPublic speaking presentation (PDF)
172.7Local energy systems - MITMIT campus energy systemsPeter Cooper and Steven Lanou
7182.8Local energy systems - CambridgeEnergy in CambridgeJohn Bolduc
8223.6Social dimensionsSocial aspects of energy systemsKate Steel
9244.2Practicum on writing for the publicDr. Amanda Graham

 








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