ENGR 068. Energy and the Environment.


(Cross-listed as ENVS 068 )
This course is an introduction to quantitative concepts related to energy and the environment. It covers current and future demands for energy; methods of power generation including fossil fuel, nuclear, and renewables; associated detrimental by-products; and advanced strategies to improve power densities, efficiencies and emissions. The course covers the critical issues facing energy extraction, cultivation, transformation, transportation, consumption, disposal, environmental impacts and policy.
Natural Sciences and engineering practicum.
1 credit.
Eligible for ESCH, ENVS.
Fall 2022. Plata.
Fall 2023. Plata.
Fall 2024. Staff.
Catalog chapter: Engineering  
Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/engineering


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