Dr.Thomas Edgar
Office CPE 5.422
Office Phone: 471-3080
Office Hours: Th 1-2; F 930-1030
Email: edgar@che.utexas.edu
Wesley Cole (TA)
Office CPE 5.412
Office Phone: 471-5150
Office Hours: T Th 1230-130
Email: wesleycole AT gmail.com



Class meets Tuesday/Thursday 200-330 in CPE 2.218
Policy paper due on November 1st. Instructions here. Sample paper here.
Technology paper due on Dec 4th. Instructions here. Sample paper here.
Grading Rubric: Here
Reading summary list available here.
Take-home Mid-term, due Oct 23rd, 2012 in class Here   Solution: Here





COURSE SYLLABUS

Energy Conversion Factors

Course Outcomes:

Goals:  To provide students with the knowledge of energy technology and policy, with a focus on the U.S.

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills Students Should Have Entering This Course:

  1. Simple material/energy balances
  2. Energy unit conversion
  3. Web-searching experience
  4. Energy efficiency calculations
  5. Tradeoff of capital and operating costs

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills Students Should Gain From This Course:

  1. Ability to analyze technical aspects of various energy conversion systems
  2. Ability to analyze energy efficiency
  3. Ability to evaluate effects of government policy on energy prices and economics
  4. Develop approaches for literature searching and finding data on various energy indicators