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CourseEC.7119 lectures8 h 23 min

D-Lab: Energy

Amy Banzaert and Amit Gandhi · Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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About

D-Lab: Energy offers a hands-on, project-based approach that engages students in understanding and addressing the applications of small-scale, sustainable energy technology in developing countries where compact, robust, low-cost systems for generating power are required. Projects may include micro-hydro, solar, or wind turbine generators along with theoretical analysis, design, prototype construction, evaluation and implementation. Students will have the opportunity both to travel to Nicaragua during spring break to identify and implement projects.

D-Lab: Energy is part of MIT’s D-Lab program, which fosters the development of appropriate technologies and sustainable solutions within the framework of international development.

This course is an elective subject in MIT’s undergraduate Energy Studies Minor. This Institute-wide program complements the deep expertise obtained in any major with a broad understanding of the interlinked realms of science, technology, and social sciences as they relate to energy and associated environmental challenges.

Lectures

Week 5: Wind and Micro-Hydro

  1. Lecture 5: Wind and Micro-Hydro Power; Trip Planning 1 h 16 min · Video
  2. Lab 5: Savonius Wind Turbine Construction and Testing 9 min · Video

Week 6: Cooking, Stoves & Fuel

  1. Lecture 6: Cooking, Stoves & Fuel 47 min · Video
  2. Lab 6: Charcoal Making & Stove Testing 40 min · Video

Week 7: Trip Planning and Preparations

  1. Project Presentations 1: Trip Planning 1 h 1 min · Video
  2. Lecture 7: Solar Cookers, Creative Capacity Building, Trip Preparation 1 h 2 min · Video

Week 8: Community Partner Trips

  1. Project Presentations 2: Trip Reports 1 h 8 min · Video

Project Results

  1. Project Presentations 3: Initial Design Review 1 h 26 min · Video
  2. Project Presentations 4: Final Design Review 57 min · Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department
Edgerton Center
Taught by
Amy Banzaert, Amit Gandhi
Term
Spring 2011
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Engineering, Earth and environment
Source
MIT OpenCourseWare
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as MIT OpenCourseWare states it. Non-commercial use only. MIT OpenCourseWare's terms
Attribution
Amy Banzaert, Amit Gandhi. D-Lab: Energy. Spring 2011. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu/. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.
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