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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 1000yesIIT Guwahati (IITG)

The Syllabus

Introduction to power generation
  • Global and Indian scenario
  • An overview of current technologies available for power generation
  • Concept of the renewable energy-based power plant

Solar Thermal Power Generation
  • Fundamentals of Solar thermal energy conversion
  • Solar thermal based power plant design and analysis (flat plate and concentrator)
  • ORC, RC, and Stirling engine

Solar Photovoltaic Power Generation
  • Fundamentals of Solar photovoltaic energy conversion
  • Solar PV power plant design
  • Performance analysis of standalone and grid connected PV systems

Wind Power Generation
  • Introduction to wind turbine
  • Classification and analysis of different components
  • Theory, design and analysis of wind turbines (horizontal axis and vertical axis) and wind farms

Hydro Power Generation
  • Introduction to hydro power plant
  • Overview of micro, mini and small hydro power plants
  • Hydraulic turbines
  • Selection and design criteria of pumps and turbines
  • Brief theory, design and analysis of hydro power plants

Biomass Power Generation
  • Fundamentals of bioenergy production technologies through different routes
  • Design and analysis of biochemical and thermochemical reactors for clean power generation and value-added products
  • IGCC

Hydrogen energy and fuel cells
  • Importance, various routes of hydrogen generation
  • Basic principle and design of different types of fuel cells and their applications
  • Future prospects
  • IGFC

Geothermal Energy
  • Fundamentals, classification, theory, design, and analysis of geothermal power plant

Ocean Thermal Energy
  • Fundamentals, classification, theory, design, and analysis of ocean thermal power plant

Wave and Tidal Energy
  • Fundamentals, classification, theory, design, and analysis of wave and tidal power plant

Energy Storage
  • Different modes of energy storage
  • Design and analysis of different technologies for thermal, mechanical, and electro-chemical energy storage systems

Energy Economics
  • Cost analysis
  • Interest
  • Accounting rate of return
  • Payback
  • Discounted cash flow
  • Net present value 
  • Internal rate of return
  • Inflation 
  • Life cycle analysis of energy systems

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