Prerequisites for the course: General chemistry knowledge required (For example: Chemistry for engineers 1 & Chemistry for engineers 2 )
The course deals with important and timely topics devoted to solar energy harvesting, conversion, and storage. The core contents of the course can be summarized as follows:
- Global energy scenario and the importance of solar energy
- Principles of solar energy conversion and storage
- Photovoltaics (inorganic, organic, hybrid, from solar cells to modules)
- Conversion of solar energy into chemical energy (e.g., solar fuels)
- How to store solar energy – case study: batteries
- Chemistry of materials for solar energy conversion and storage
- Environmental impact of solar energy technologies
- Challenge-based work related to the topics of the course
