Introduction to energy issues and transversal and societal aspects

- To become aware of the importance of the sustainable energy issue for society.
- Develop a general culture around the theme of energy.
- To know the economic mechanisms linked to the energy sector.
- Discover, through industrial visits, the reality of energy installations.

- Introduction to the concept of energy.
- Classification of energies.
- Energy deposits and resources.
- Geopolitical importance of the different energy resources.
- Economic mechanisms and models specific to the energy sector.
- Industrial visits: CEA Cadarache, hydro-electric plant.

C1: Central engineers create value through scientific and technical innovation.
C2: Central engineers master the complexity of the systems and problems they encounter.
C3: Central engineers manage programs.
C4: Central campus engineers manage in an ethical and responsible manner.
C5: Central campus engineers have a strategic vision and know how to implement it.

Continuous assessment and supervised homework

A.V. da Rosa, Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Processes, Academic Press, 2012 

• Thierry Gaidon
• Pascal Denis
• Nicolas Clootens