Students will learn to differentiate between the competing models of sustainable development and to identify the major requirements and barriers to sustainable development of the energy system. Sustainable Development is the framework within which Renewable Energy Management must be placed.
1. Sustainable development and its relation to properties of the energy systems
2. Identification of major problems of present energy systems towards sustainable development
3. Basic scenario techniques
4. Analysis of driving factors of the development of energy systems
5. Analysis of existing status quo scenarios
6. Analysis of existing sustainable energy scenarios
7. Building a general consistent energy scenario
8. Building a consistent energy scenario for a developing country in the Caribbean
9. Analysis of internal and external costs of the different scenarios
10. Analysis of the necessary energy policies to secure a sustainable energy system
11. Instruments for delivery of a sustainable energy system
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: