Introducing the CES EduPack Low Carbon Power Edition
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Please join a web seminar on Thursday, March 8 (at no cost) for a brief (40-minute) introduction to the CES EduPack Low Carbon Power Edition. This edition of the CES EduPack teaching resources helps students to explore quantitatively the economic, environmental, and resource-based viability of different power systems and energy storage technologies.
This edition is based around the Low Carbon Power Database, which provides information on low carbon power systems, energy storage systems, and nuclear engineering. Each power source is clearly described, complete with illustrations and key properties. These include capital, material, energy, CO2, and area intensity, capacity factor, system efficiency, life, current installed capacity, growth rate, delivered cost, and links to material records in the MaterialUniverse database. Records are available for the following power systems:
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New in 2012 are records covering energy storage systems (pictured below), which are important as the source of power for products as diverse as hearing aids and satellites. Two sectors have a particular interest in large-scale energy storage systems: the utilities industry and the automotive industry.
This seminar is aimed at anyone teaching sustainability or energy-related courses, or courses/projects in areas (such as automotive engineering) where energy storage technologies are of interest. The seminar will introduce the features of the edition and discuss case studies that show how it can be used in teaching. There is no cost but registration is required to secure your place (follow the link on the right-hand sidebar). Once you have registered you will receive joining instructions from WebEx's automated system: you may like to add messenger@webex.com to your 'safe senders'. More details on how to join a WebEx, including how to test your settings, here »
What will you see?
- A tour of the additional information and teaching resources available with the Low Carbon Power Edition
- A demonstration of the Low Carbon Power database, showing how it helps students to explore and understand alternative power generation systems and new energy storage technologies
- New records covering energy storage technologies
- How CES EduPack resources are of particular help in enabling students to investigate materials issues surrounding low carbon power systems
- Discussion of other supporting teaching resources, including white papers and the extended Elements database
- Case studies showing how this Edition is useful in teaching courses on sustainability, energy, and related topics.
Who should join the web seminar?
Professors, Lecturers, and Program Directors of university and college courses in areas including: sustainability, energy, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, materials engineering, and automotive engineering.
This web seminar is not appropriate for students.