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Our Energy Future

This course is designed to introduce students to the issues of energy in the 21st century – including food and fuels – which are inseparably linked – and will discuss energy production and utilization from the biology, engineering, economics, climate science, and social science perspectives. This course will cover the current production and utilization of energy, as well as the consequences of this use, examining finite fossil energy reserves, how food and energy are linked, impacts on the environment and climate, and the social and economic impacts of our present energy and food production and use. After the introductory lectures, we will examine the emerging field of sustainable energy, fuel and food production, emphasizing the importance of developing energy efficient and sustainable methods of production, and how these new technologies can contribute to replacing the diminishing supplies of fossil fuels, and reduce the consequences of carbon dioxide release into the environment. This course will also cover the importance of creating a sustainable energy future for all societies including those of the developing world. Lectures will be prepared and delivered by leading UC San Diego and Scripps Institution of Oceanography faculty and industry professionals across these areas of expertise.

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Rating 4.6 based on 203 ratings
Length 10 weeks
Effort 45 hours of videos, quizzes and peer reviews
Starts Jul 3 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From University of California San Diego via Coursera
Instructor Dr. Stephen Mayfield
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Language English
Subjects Engineering Social Sciences Science
Tags Physical Science And Engineering Environmental Science And Sustainability

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our energy future

A week thought through collection of different aspects regarding our energy future.

you must take this course if you want to know basicly about energy past, present, future Excellent, in-depth overview of today's challenges for Our Energy Future For every person with social responsibility.

I am very thankful to the instructors as they allowed me to learn some great things about OUR ENERGY FUTURE Good overview of some of the efforts made towards alternative energies as well as the trends and status of the current energy industry.

Its a good place to begin with A very detailed analysis of the present scenario of energy and also what our energy future will be like.

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sources of energy

It was good to review the well known energy sources like nuclear, hydro, fracking, corn ethanol, etc, but I would say most people are unaware of all these alternative sources of energy such as from various plants, algae to make bio-fuels or electricity.

Pragmatic, with much data on the future sources of energy that I hope will replace fossil fuels... very impressive Good course, but would love an updated version.

Content is well crafted and I have learn about both renewable and non renewable sources of energy in quite depth.

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insight into

awesome course Wow such an amazing insight into the subject.

excellent course, learned a lot It gives great insight into biofuel production, but also how other renewable energies work, and the necessity of them coming together to cope with global energy demand :) Not Realy related to energy, mostly Bio fuel Excellent course!!!.

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too much

Excelente, una visión holística que vale la pena conocer Great course, giving students a good understanding of the current and future energy issues Course is very tough and seeks too much of time.

too much chemistry instead of physics and explanation how are things working.

Very good course to give an overview over the most important bullet pointsSome subjects were tackled in too much detail, such as the close description of biological and chemical processes Very sick course.

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de la

Toca perfectamente las temáticas para desarrollar un futuro enfocado en energías renovables , aspectos desde económicos, físicos, científicos, politicos con el actual sistema de energía y las repercusiones que conlleva el manejo inadecuado de los recursos así como los efectos de la contaminación en el mundo.

Una excelente introducción al mundo de la energía, super completo,entendible, profesores de primer nivel!!

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fossil fuels

Very interesting course with a lot of information on the renewable energies of the moment, its operation, numbers on it and advantages and disadvantages, also a lot of information about fossil fuels, in short an energetic vision of the moment.

The course certainly conveys the ominous threat that climate change and energy/sustainability pose to future human and economic development the approach that give about energy consumption is completely reasonable , overcomes in certainly the classic point of view about fossil fuels, we need that our generation take this side to innovate for rearrange the use of energy and supporting the wise use of fossil fuels Good Immensely informative and interesting at the same time !

years old

The Paris Agreement wasn't mentioned, some of the research is from the early 2000s, many of the lectures are at least 3 years old.

The class was also strangely designed and executed: the amount of content per week varied significantly; the vast majority of the content was in a very specific energy sector (biofuels) and other key sectors were almost entirely overlooked; it also seems like the content is already a few years old.

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followed by

Fortunately each lecture is followed by a Q&A from Dr Murphy who seems to be the only one to replace the topics in the general context.

The course is organised very wisely, divided into topics and followed by tests.

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renewable energies

Good A very interesting course that really does explain all the renewable energies in great detail and what effect our civilisation is having on the planet.

their field

Covering the poor and rich countries and diferents technicals skills to develop new and innovation s This is a great course on energy technologies, with quite in-depth lectures on the technologies, current research, future prospect and delivered by experts in their field of study.

I'd recommend this course to anyone interested to know the current and future energy and renewable technologies, or aspiring researchers to explore and zoom in their field of interest.

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Careers

An overview of related careers and their average salaries in the US. Bars indicate income percentile.

Food Department $28k

Food cook $31k

Food Processor $39k

Fast Food $42k

Food demonstrator $49k

Food and Beverage 2 $51k

Food Scientist (Food Solutions) $53k

Food Production Manager $58k

Food $62k

Food Chemist $66k

Food Professional $66k

Food Science $86k

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Rating 4.6 based on 203 ratings
Length 10 weeks
Effort 45 hours of videos, quizzes and peer reviews
Starts Jul 3 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $49
From University of California San Diego via Coursera
Instructor Dr. Stephen Mayfield
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Engineering Social Sciences Science
Tags Physical Science And Engineering Environmental Science And Sustainability

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