Technologies for Clean and Renewable Energy Production

Course outline: The course deals with the production of energy from different fossil fuels through cleaner routes as well as from renewable resources. It is intended to help the young scientific professionals to keep their knowledge upgraded with the current thoughts and newer technology options along with their advances in the field of the utilization of different types of energy resources for cleaner energy production.

Introduction.
Coal As a Source Of Energy.
CHARACTERIZATION OF COAL.
CONVENTIONAL ROUTE FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM COAL.
TUTORIAL 1.
CLEANER ROUTE FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION FROM COAL.
DIRECT LIQUEFACTION OF COAL.
TUTORIAL 2.
GASIFICATION OF COAL.
Gastification Of Coal.
TUTORIAL 4.
HEAVY CRUDE OIL PROCESSING.
IMPURITIES REMOVAL FROM LIQUID FUELS.
TUTORIAL 3.
REFINING OF CRUDE OIL FOR LIQUID FUELS PRODUCTION.
PETROLEUM AS A SOURCE OF ENERGY.
RESIDUE UPGRADATION-2.
CHARACTERISTICS OF CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
CONVERSION OF INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS.
RESIDUE UPGRADATION-1.
PROPERTIES AND ROUTES FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION.
SYN GAS TO LIQUID FUEL PRODUCTION.
SYN GAS PRODUCTION FROM NATURAL GAS.
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM NATURAL GAS.
TUTORIAL 5.
SOLAR ENERGY-1.
SOLAR ENERGY-2.
WIND ENERGY-1.
Wind energies.
TUTORIAL 6.
Technologies for clean and renewable energy production.
HYDRO ENERGY-1.
HYDRO ENERGY-2.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY.
TIDAL ENERGY.
TUTORIAL 7.
ENERGY FROM BIOMASS AND WASTES 1 (BIOLOGICAL ROUTE).
ENERGY FROM BIOMASS AND WASTES 2 (CHEMICAL ROUTE).
ENERGY FROM BIOMASS AND WASTES 3 (PHYSICAL ROUTE).
ENERGY CONVERSATIONS.
TUTORIAL 8.