YoVDO

How to Survive on Earth: Energy Materials for a Sustainable Future

Offered By: University of Wollongong via FutureLearn

Tags

Sustainability Courses Materials Science Courses Energy Storage Courses

Course Description

Overview

Discover the new materials that could help humans survive on Earth in future

Energy consumption is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. How will billions of humans survive on Earth in the future?

The demand for energy will soon exhaust traditional resources such as oil, gas and coal. Developing cost effective ways of using renewable sources such as solar energy is important for future generations.

On this course, you’ll explore the vital role that new materials play in ensuring life on Earth is sustainable. You’ll learn about inexpensive energy generation and storage and gain a greater understanding of the energy crisis the world is facing.

This course is for anyone interested in sustainability and the future of human life on Earth.


Taught by

David Officer

Tags

Related Courses

Introduction to Solid State Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology via edX
Material Behaviour from Atoms to Bridges
University of Western Australia via Independent
3.091x: Introduction to Solid State Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology via edX
Caer o No caer. El Secreto de las Estructuras.
Universidad Carlos iii de Madrid via edX
Optique non-linéaire
École Polytechnique via Coursera