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An introduction to renewable energy sources In the presentation, an overview on renewable sources has been given. Energy is at the basis of human development. It is used in very different forms and comes from different sources. Most of them are directly, or indirectly, related to the Sun, which alone is the largest source of […]

Energy from the sun: an introduction to photovoltaics This presentation focuses on the exploitation of solar energy using photovoltaic devices. Solar energy can be converted in several ways. This lesson focuses on the conversion of light into electricity. This process is conducted with the support of solar cells. Solar cells are made of semiconducting materials […]

An overview of biofuels from biomass: technological options and legislation In the presentation, an overview on biofuels and their production has been given. Moreover, the rules by the European Community have been reported. A biofuel is a fuel from biological materials, such as plants or animals. Biofuels can be divided into different “generations”. The first […]

Technology innovation in the energy sector The energy sector is the main responsible of greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions and is undergoing a deep change in its technology paradigm, both in industrialised and developing countries. The generating mix of the new power stations is more and more oriented to renewable sources as long as their costs […]

Technology innovation in the energy sector Prof Lorenzoni and dr Taylor give an answer to the following questions: – What is in your understanding the meaning of innovation? – What is the role of innovation in the energy sector? – What are the fundamental factors that drive innovation?

FOCUS – Prospect of geothermal energy exploitation in Croatia Over the last few years in Croatia several international companies and local developers have worked on the potential of high enthalpy geothermal fields. They have managed to get several new exploration licenses for power generation from deep geothermal energy. The object interest is fractured carbonate geothermal […]

FOCUS – Renewable sources of energy When Croatia signed the Kyoto protocol agreement, it stated that Croatia will have to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, implement programs of energy sufficiency or rational use of energy, diversify its energetic resources etc. In the time period from 2008 till 2012, Croatia fulfilled its Kyoto protocol demands (5% […]