ENST 3110

Students explore a range of renewable energy options, collaboratively develop tools and analytical frameworks for understanding sustainability, and examine the relationships between these issues and co-operative community capacity-building to promote resiliency and innovation. Students cover topics including solar, wind, bioenergy, hydro, off-grid, marine, geothermal, storage, electric vehicles, and emerging technologies. Students develop strong competencies with respect to teamwork in the critical review of each technology’s environmental footprint, feasibility, and associated social and energy policy issues.