Department of Physics

10ΕΚ312 Renewable Energy Sources - Efficient-Energy Building Design (postgraduate)

Course Webpage: https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS145

Course Content

• Solar energy: Solar radiation characteristics near the surface, passive and active solar systems, solar systems of electric energy production, photovoltaics, storage of thermal energy.
• Wind energy: Wind physical characteristics and parameters, wind potential, aerodynamics and strength of materials of wind systems, wind turbines and their performance, wind farms.
• Bioenergy: Biomass sources, energy crops, biofuels, biomass processing technologies, products, biomass management, principle of operation of fuel cells.
• Geothermal energy: Geothermal potential, classification of geothermal fields, geothermal energy systems of high, medium and low enthalpy, hybrid systems, applications of geothermal energy, energy co-production.
• Bioclimatic and sustainable efficient-energy building design. Energy saving. Storage of electric energy. Energy footprint of carbon in buildings. Basic principles of circular economy of building materials.