| Course Calendar |
| Class | Date | Topic | Reading | Assignment |
| 1 | W 12 Jan | Syllabus, Course Overview, Electricity Production | Borberly, Kreider, pp. 3-15. | . |
| 2 | F 14 Jan | Distributed Generation Technologies | Borberly, Kreider, pp. 18-24. | . |
| 3 | M 17 Jan | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday HOLIDAY | No Classes | . |
| 3 | W 19 Jan | Environmental Issues of Electricity Production | Borberly, Kreider, pp. 36-46. | . |
| 4 | F 21 Jan | Solar Energy Introduction | Green, pp. 1-13. | . |
| 5 | M 24 Jan | Sun and Solar Radiation | Messenger, Ventre, pp. 19-38. | Homework #1 Assignment, due Feb. 4. |
| 6 | W 26 Jan | Physics of Solar Cells, Absorption | Messenger, Ventre, pp. 19-38, 297-333. | Paper Assignment, due March 14 |
| 7 | F 28 Jan | No Class | . | . |
| 8 | M 31 Jan | Recombination Mechanisms | Green, pp. 40 - 47, 50 - 55. | . |
| 9 | W 2 Feb | No Class | . | . |
| 10 | F 4 Feb | Illimuniated Characteristics of Solar Cells, Solar Cell Efficiency | Green, pp. 62 - 82. | Homework #2 Assignment, due Feb. 11. |
| 11 | M 7 Feb | Equivalent Circuit of Solar Cell, Processing Steps to Make Solar Cells |
Green pp. 103-113, Chapter 5. | . |
| 12 | W 9 Feb | No Class | . | . |
| 13 | F 11 Feb | Solar Cell Encapsulation, PV Cell Mismatch, Mitigation Techniques | . | . |
| 14 | M 14 Feb | Integrating PV System with Batteries | Messenger, pp. 51-72. | . |
| 15 | W 16 Feb | PV System Availability | . | . |
| 16 | F 18 Feb | No Class | . | . |
| 17 | M 21 Feb | Maximum Power Trackers | Messenger, pp. 73-97. | . |
| 18 | W 23 Feb | . | . | . |
| 19 | F 25 Feb | No Class | . | . |
| 20 | M 28 Feb | . | . | . |
| 21 | W 2 Mar | Midterm Exam, 8 - 10 a.m. | . | . |
| 22 | F 4 Mar | No Class | . | . |
| 23 | M 7 Mar | No Class | . | . |
| 24 | W 9 Mar | No Class | . | . |
| 25 | F 11 Mar | Review Exam #1 | . | . |
| 26 | M 14 Mar | . | . | . |
| . | W 16 Mar | Microturbines - Introductionk | Borberly, pp. 119-150. | . |
| . | F 18 Mar | No Class | . | . |
| . | M 21 Mar | Spring Break | No Class | . |
| . | W 23 Mar | Spring Break | No Class | . |
| 28 | F 25 Mar | Spring Break | No Class | . |
| 29 | M 28 Mar | Microturbines - Flexible fuel, control, energy storage | Microturbine Manufacturer List. | . |
| 30 | W 30 Mar | Microturbines - ancillary services | . | . |
| 31 | F 1 Apr | Fuel Cells - Comparison of Different Types | Borberly, Chapter 6 | . |
| 32 | M 4 Apr | Early History of Fuel Cell Development | Hoogers, Chapter 2 | . |
| 33 | W 6 Apr | Electricity Direct from Coal, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell |
Hoogers, Chapter 2 | . |
| 34 | F 8 Apr | Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell, Alkaline Fuel Cell |
Hoogers, Chapter 2 | . |
| 35 | M 11 Apr | Membrance Electrode Assembly | Hoogers, Chapter 4 | . |
| 36 | W 13 Apr | Microturbines, Biodiesel | . | . |
| 37 | F 15 Apr | Worldwide Wind Resources | . | . |
| 37 | M 18 Apr | Windmill Components | . | . |
| 38 | W 20 Apr | Speed Control of Wind Turbines | . | . |
| 39 | F 22 Apr | . | . | . |
| 40 | M 25 Apr | Hot Dry Rock, Tidal Power | . | . |
| 41 | W 27 Apr | Energy Independence | . | . |
| . | W 4 May | FINAL EXAM | 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. | . |