Instruction offered by members of the Schulich School of Engineering.
Associate Dean (Academic, Planning & Research) 鈥撀� R. Brennan
Director, Centre for Environmental Engineering Research & Education 鈥� A.K. Mehrotra
Senior Courses
Energy and Environment, Engineering 355
Introduction to Energy and the Environment
History of energy technologies, energetics of natural systems and agriculture, formation, extraction, and transformations of fossil fuels, renewables such as biomass, solar and wind; and the electricity system, environmental impacts of energy systems, technical options for transforming energy systems to reduce environmental impacts. Course Hours:H(3-2T) Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Energy Management Concentration (Haskayne School of Business) or the Engineering Energy and Environment Specialization (Schulich School of Engineering) or the Energy Sciences Concentration (Faculty of Science).
Pollution Prevention and Control for Energy Industry
An overview of environmental laws and regulations. Environmental standards for air quality, water and land. Regulatory approval process for new energy projects. Base-Line Study and Environmental Impact Assessment. Environmental review of new energy projects. Pollution prevention methodology and techniques. Separation and recycle streams. Process modification, integration, analysis and control. Risk assessment. Course Hours:H(3-1T) Prerequisite(s):Third, fourth or fifth year standing in the Schulich School of Engineering.
Concepts of life cycle analysis. Applications to energy utilization, environmental consequences, sustainable development, environmental process analysis, and optimization. Inventory, impact and improvement analyses of energy systems. LCA Model development and utilization. Human health and safety considerations. Course Hours:H(3-1T) Prerequisite(s):Third, fourth or fifth year standing in the Schulich School of Engineering.
Application of fundamental engineering concepts to develop process design specifications for various unit operations and separation processes used for the treatment of gaseous (air), aqueous (wastewater) and solid effluents from mining, exploration, production, transportation and utilization of carbon-based energy sources. Course Hours:H(3-1T) Prerequisite(s):Chemical Engineering 331 or Mechanical Engineering 341, as well as third, fourth or fifth year standing in the Schulich School of Engineering.
Current advanced topics in Energy and Environment. Course Hours:H(3-1T) Prerequisite(s):Consent of the CEERE Director or designate. MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
Analyzes the technologies that energize industrial civilization by adopting a systems view of energy extraction, transformation and end-use, and of the interaction of energy technologies with the environment. Topics include energetics of natural systems and agriculture; formation, extraction, and transformations of fossil fuels; nuclear power; modern renewables such as biomass, solar and wind; electricity generation, transmission and economics; and, energy use in buildings. Energy systems operate within environmental constraints, arguably the most important of which is the need to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to slow climate change. Technical options for transforming energy systems to meet such environmental constraints will be assessed. Course Hours:H(3-1T) Prerequisite(s): Third, fourth or fifth year standing in the Schulich School of Engineering. Antirequisite(s):Credit for both Energy and Environment, Engineering 555 and Engineering 555 will not be allowed. Also known as:(formerly Engineering 555)
Ecological footprint, life cycle assessment, sustainable construction, energy efficiency in buildings, intelligent and sustainable transportation, control of water/air pollution from mobile and stationary sources, energy from waste. Course Hours:H(3-1T) Prerequisite(s):Third, fourth or fifth year standing in the Schulich School of Engineering.
An overview of alternative energy systems including hydroelectric, wind, solar (thermal, concentrating, and photovoltaic), distributed generation using gas turbines.聽 Energy system performance quantified using thermodynamic, fluid mechanic, and heat transfer analysis.
Course Hours:H(3-1T) Prerequisite(s):Energy and Environment, Engineering 311 or Engineering 311, as well as, fourth or fifth year standing in the Schulich School of Engineering.
Electrical Transmission System Planning and Operation
Electricity markets, carbon markets, optimal operation of electricity systems, environmental impacts of transmission networks, regulatory issues. Course Hours:H(3-1T) Prerequisite(s):Third, fourth or fifth year standing in the Schulich School of Engineering.
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