Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education in Renewable Energy

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education in Renewable Energy

Richard Corkish
ISBN13: 9781466650114|ISBN10: 1466650117|EISBN13: 9781466650121
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5011-4.ch007
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Corkish, Richard. "Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education in Renewable Energy." Using Technology Tools to Innovate Assessment, Reporting, and Teaching Practices in Engineering Education, edited by Firoz Alam, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 85-95. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5011-4.ch007

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Corkish, R. (2014). Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education in Renewable Energy. In F. Alam (Ed.), Using Technology Tools to Innovate Assessment, Reporting, and Teaching Practices in Engineering Education (pp. 85-95). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5011-4.ch007

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Corkish, Richard. "Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education in Renewable Energy." In Using Technology Tools to Innovate Assessment, Reporting, and Teaching Practices in Engineering Education, edited by Firoz Alam, 85-95. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5011-4.ch007

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Abstract

This chapter explores how the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has undertaken silicon solar cell research since the mid-1970s and achieved world recognition in the 1980s. The UNSW solar cell research group has led international commercialisations and, since 2000, pioneered specialised undergraduate education in photovoltaics engineering. The Photovoltaics and Solar Energy undergraduate program is a unique four-year full-time Bachelor of Engineering program covering device theory; photovoltaic technology and manufacturing; photovoltaic applications and system design; policy, analysis, and modelling; renewable energy technologies; and sustainable energy. The related Renewable Energy Engineering program encompasses a broader range of renewable energy technologies including solar thermal systems, wind turbines, biomass, and also the important areas of solar architecture and energy efficiency. The School also offers four postgraduate coursework and two research programs in the same topics. In-house developed technical tools are used extensively in teaching and research.

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