Solar Energy–Capturing and Utilizing Sunlight
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Who Should Attend
This online training will benefit professionals in the following industries: energy production and development, conventional and alternative
energy processing, renewable energy production industries, power generation and transmission, onsite and non-distributed power generation
and academia/government power research laboratories.
Job functions that would benefit from the online training include: process energy engineers (chemical, mechanical and electrical), energy
specialists, process energy auditors, process and technical services managers, alternative and renewable energy specialists and power
engineers. Additionally, engineers, scientists, project managers and technicians who work in departments such as: energy research and
development, commercial development for energy and alternate sources/processes, process evaluation and design, manufacturing, and
operations in industries such as energy production, transformation and utilization will benefit from this training.
Description
Solar energy technologies are those that directly convert sunlight into power, heat or energy for photosynthesis. The sun is the most abundant
source of energy, providing 174 PW to the earth. The current worldwide energy consumption is 15 TW, less than 0.00001 of that provided by
the sun. Consequently, any sustainable energy program will need to include solar options. The solar opportunity represents a potential high
payoff, however the development of this energy source faces tremendous challenges and substantial breakthroughs are needed. In this
webinar, options for inclusion of various current and future forms of solar energy into a complete energy picture are presented along with the
economic promise and long term viability.
Module 1:
• Current Energy Production and
Consumption
• Various Forms of Energy
Module 2:
• Properties of Sunlight
• Capturing the Energy in Sunlight
• Solar Cell Operation
Module 3:
• Solar Cells
• Geography and Application
• Economics
Question and Answer Session
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PARTS IN THE SERIES:
Part 1: Solar Energy: Capturing and Utilizing Sunlight
February 24, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET)
Course ID# 2352 Offering# 1002-407
Part 2: Catch the Wind–Current and Future Utilization of Wind Power
March 31, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET)
Course ID# 2353 Offering# 1003-501
Part 3: Recovering Energy from the Earth -Geothermal and
Oceanic Processes
April 28, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET)
Course ID# 2354 Offering# 1004-507
Part 4: Recovering Energy from Flowing Water–Hydroelectric, Tidal
and Wave Technologies
May 26, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET)
Course ID# 2355 Offering# 1005-404
Part 5: Understanding the Basics of Biofuels
June 30, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET)
Course ID# 2328 Offering# 1006-502
Part 6: Systems Approach to Sustainable Energy Solutions
July 28, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. (ET)
Course ID# 2356 Offering# 1007-501