Derek Elsworth, Energy and Mineral Engineering and Geosciences, EMS, PSU
This course examines methods of energy recovery and conversion from conventional fossil fuels through renewables. Students investigate the political, economic, scientific and technological factors driving the recovery and utilization of energy using New Zealand as an archetypical example.
Resources on Energy and Society
Energy in New Zealand (2018)
Obama Science Editorial (2017)
Nature, Nov 30, 2017 - Outlook Energy Transitions (Behind Firewall)
Energy Transitions
Energize the People to Effect Policy Change
How Social Scientists can Help to Shape Climate Policy
The Next Step on the Energy Ladder
Power Through the Ages
Make Low Carbon Energy an Integral Part of the Knowledge Economy
The Real Cost of Energy
The Complex Web Behind the Siting of Power Plants
Following
are some of the products from the students who participated in this class.......
Contemporary View of Energy and Society
The New World of Oil
Securing the Supply
The Electric Age
New Energies – The Road to the Future
Energy -
Analysis of Energy Supply
A US and Global Perspective on Coal
A US and Global Perspective on Petroleum & Natural Gas
A US and Global Perspective on Nuclear Energy
A US and Global Perspective on Non-Depletable Energy Resources
Contextual Studies - Energy in New Zealand Final Projects
New Zealand versus Russia
Geothermal Power in New Zealand
New Zealand Geothermal Plants
The Path to Renewable Energy in Pennsylvania
[UN]Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)