Course Schedule

Week Date Lecture Assignment
1 8/22 Introduction HW0
2 8/29 Make sense of energy numbers HW1 assigned
3 9/5 Energy systems overview
4 9/12 Economics for energy systems analysis HW1 due
HW2 assigned
5 9/19 Energy sources
6 9/26 Energy demand HW2 due
7 10/3 Energy, environment, and health HW3 assigned
8 10/10 Fall Break – No class in session
9 10/17 Energy and climate change
10 10/24 Power sector analysis HW3 due
11 10/31 Energy transition Proposal due
12 11/7 Energy efficiency, behavior, and sustainable consumption HW4 assigned
13 11/14 Energy poverty, access, and justice
14 11/21 Big data and AI for clean energy HW4 due
15 11/28 Limitations of models
16 12/5 Review and summary Presentation due
17 12/12 No class – preparing final project Paper due