UNIT-I Introduction World Energy Use - Reserves of Energy Resources - Environmental Aspects of Energy Utilisation - Renewable Energy Scenario in Tamil nadu, India and around the World - Potentials - Achievements / Applications - Economics of renewable energy systems. (Chapter - 1) UNIT-II Solar Energy Solar Radiation - Measurements of Solar Radiation - Flat Plate and Concentrating Collectors - Solar direct Thermal Applications - Solar thermal Power Generation - Fundamentals of Solar Photo Voltaic Conversion - Solar Cells - Solar PV Power Generation - Solar PV Applications. (Chapter - 2) UNIT-III Wind Energy Wind Data and Energy Estimation - Types of Wind Energy Systems - Performance - Site Selection - Details of Wind Turbine Generator - Safety and Environmental Aspects. (Chapter - 3) UNIT-IV Bio Energy Biomass direct combustion - Biomass gasifiers - Biogas plants - Digesters - Ethanol production - Bio diesel - Cogeneration - Biomass Applications. (Chapter - 4) UNIT-V Other Renewable Energy Sources Tidal energy - Wave Energy - Open and Closed OTEC Cycles - Small Hydro-Geothermal Energy - Hydrogen and Storage - Fuel Cell Systems - Hybrid Systems. (Chapter - 5)
