Introduction to Energy Meteorology

Course Description: Renewable energy sources in the world and their usage, Wind occurrence and effective parameters, General and local wind systems, Wind statistics, Determination wind energy potential , Wind energy potential estimation models, Wind turbines, Fundementals of solar energy, models of solar energy, Collectors and photovoltaic systems, Solar energy potential in Turkey, Atmospheric effects to energy efficiency, Hydropower and Wave energies, hybrid systems. Energy and environmental relation, efficiency analysis, calculation and analysis power systems investments return periods.

weekly

29/01/2024

To learn the basis of wind and solar energies, to learn relation between physics of meteorological phenomena and wind power, to design a wind farm, to calculate electricity generation of wind turbines and PVs.

To be announced

42 h - 14 weeks

4.5

Written Examination

5

access avaliable

İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi

Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Meteorological Engineering