MEC 445

About Course:

Course Code: MEC 445

Course Name: ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Credit Hour: 3

Reserves of non-renewable fuels; prospects of renewable energy; sources of renewable energy; current technology for extracting energy from wind, tidal wave, passive and active solar, biological sources. Energy management, interaction of non-technical requirements (social, economic, political, environment) in engineering design. Energy auditing, energy economics; energy tariff.

Course Outcomes (COs):

1. Know the importance of energy economics

2. Know the energy demand and the production of primary energy resources, renewable energy sources

3. Develop and implement energy management programs in commercial and industrial facilities

4. Economic analysis of energy conservation opportunities and identify cost effective conservation projects

5. Use Excel to analyze historical energy consumption data

6. Develop statistical models of energy consumption using widely available software tools

Targeted Program Outcomes (POs): PO1, PO2, PO5