Semestre 01

Today, the world faces a rapid increase in energy demand (a 50% rise in global energy demand is expected by 2030), rising energy prices (the price of a barrel of oil fluctuates around $50-80), and declining fossil fuel resources (over 60 oil-producing countries have already surpassed their production peaks). Additionally, strong regulations on greenhouse gas emissions are gradually being implemented, forcing countries to adjust their energy policies and shift toward renewable energy sources. The sun, water, wind, tides, wood, and other plant products are natural resources capable of generating energy thanks to technologies developed by researchers. Combined with increasingly efficient technologies, these elements represent natural sources of clean, sustainable, inexhaustible, and environmentally friendly energy. Renewable energy is slowly finding suitable and economically viable applications in multiple fields.

In this course material on renewable energy, we will present an overview of the various types of renewable energy, including their operating principles and the different techniques used. This work was based on the collection of precise and targeted data to make it easier for students to understand.

This work is primarily intended for graduate students (first-year master’s students in the field of Electrical Engineering, specializing in Industrial Electrotechnics). The goal is to provide students with a reference document that can offer significant support and illustrate all the topics covered in this area.

Teaching Objectives: Equip students with the scientific foundations needed to integrate into the scientific research community in the field of renewable energy, batteries, and sensors associated with engineering applications.

Recommended Prerequisites: Energy conversion devices and technologies.