1. Core Courses:

• 363601 - Energy Conservation:
  Concepts in energy conservation, energy conservation in lighting systems, power factor improvement, load management, high–efficiency motors, alternative fuel–choices, passive thermal energy and waste heat recovery systems.

• 463602 - Economics of Energy systems:
  This course studies investment costs, interest rates, the service life of the energy system, inflation rates, residual value of power plants, operating costs, static procedures for financial evaluation, dynamic procedures of financial analysis and techno-economic sensitivity analysis.

• 463603 Introduction to Energy Technology :
  This course aims at providing an introduction and overview of the broad field of energy technology. A condensed cross-section of essential engineering concepts/principles from the domain of Thermodynamics and heat transfer is provided, including a review of the concepts of energy and power, energy conversion, energy efficiency and basic thermodynamic cycles. An overview of global energy resources is also given, leading to a historic review of human energy use and power generation. Society’s energy demands and the pertinent energy follows are analysed from the perspective of different sectors, including industry, households, agriculture, as well as the commercial and public sectors in Palestine . The importance of energy efficiency and conservation within the context of future energy supply is dealt with from a life-cycle and environmental perspective. Future energy systems and energy use scenarios are discussed, with a focus on promoting the use of renewable energy resources and technologies.

• 463604 – Energy and Environment :
  This course deals with the effects of power generation and energy utilization on ecology and climate, the effect of burning fossil fuels, waste materials, the ecological impact of emissions, transport of pollutants in air and environmental management and economics.

• 463605 – Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer and Recovery :
  This course presents energy conservation measures, the maximum amount of heat from combustion gases, the recovery of energy boiler fuel gas by the instillation of an economizer., select conventional economizers, condensing economizers , combustion air preheaters and water pray heat recovery .

• 463691- Seminar :
  Basic understanding of scientific research through the preparation and presentation of selected research related to various fields of clean energy and conservation strategies.

2. Elective Courses :
A. Clean Energy:

• 463606 Renewable Energy Technology – I:
  The purpose of this course is to provide a survey of the most important renewable energy resources and the technologies for harnessing these resources within the framework of a broad range of simple to state of the art advanced energy systems. The course discusses solar astronomy and climate parameters, solar radiation and geometry, solar irradiance and energy and wind velocity and direction, solar thermal systems, solar water heaters, solar water desalination systems and solar power towers.

• 463607 Renewable Energy Technology – II:
  The objective of this course is to study solar electric systems, photovoltaic technology and characteristics, photovoltaic centralized and decentralized PV power systems, PV water pumping systems, wind energy, wind velocity, direction and power, wind turbines and characteristics, wind electric power converters, PV wind hybrid power systems ans issues relevant to energy efficiency and energy storage.

• 463608 – Biogas and Biomass :
  This course studies the sources of biogas and biomass, physical and chemical properties of biogas, potential of utilization biogas and biomass energy and the design and characteristics of different types of biogas digester.

• 463609 S.T. in Clean Energy:
  Selected topics to be thoroughly studied and analyzed in areas of clean energy.

B. Conservation Strategy:

• 463610 – Energy Management :
  This course is designed to assist building operators in setting up and implementing ongoing energy management programs. This includes several areas of energy management program, several areas of energy management (including energy accounting and utility bill analysis), rate schedules, preventive maintenance programs, common problems and solutions, performing building inspections and evaluating conservation options.

• 463611 Energy Planning and Policy:
  This course is designed to analyze the energy systems of our nations, preparing to solve energy planning problems in Palestine in efficient and cost effective ways by anticipating future energy needs and identifying and evaluating options for developing and using resources to meets our needs. The course also covers demand and supply in side energy planning issues.

• 463612 - Energy Audit:
  This course looks at the purpose of the energy audit, facility description and data needs and collection. It also looks at energy audit instrumentation, reducing energy costs, reducing environmental emissions, improving product quality and the economic analysis of alternative investments.

• 463613 – Thermal Comfort and Indoor Climate:
  This course examines energy saving measures in heating and cooling systems and how to save energy in radiators, convectors, fan-coil units, unit ventilators, heat pumps, air conditioning split systems and unit heaters.  The course focuses on energy conservation opportunities and assessment of economics and savings.

• 463614 - Applied Heat and Power Technology :
  This course focuses on how to evaluate and implement cogeneration projects, the benefits of cogeneration, combined heat and power (determining the economics of cogeneration), available technologies, operating and maintaining a cogeneration system, basic of combustion systems, boiler efficiency improvement, combustion controls., waste heat recovery and the cycles of steam and gas turbines.

• 463615 – Energy Efficient Building Codes:
  This course looks at building thermal design, heating and cooling loads, passive design, termal comfort, heat storage, thermal insulation, building methods and products and the specification and testing of thermal insulation materials .

• 463616 – Computer Aided Design of Energy Systems:
  Basic understanding of the process, stages, policies and aspects of CAD applications in clean energy and energy conservation.

• 463617 – Special Topics in Energy:
  Selected topics to be thoroughly studied and analyzed in areas of clean energy and conservation strategy.

• 463690 – Research Project:
  Selected projects to be thoroughly studied and analyzed in areas of clean energy and energy efficiency.

• 461654 – Geographic Information Systems (GIS):
  An introduction and historical overview of Geographic information systems, including data base management systems VS CAD, automated mapping and facilities management VS GIS, GIS components and subsystems, GIS applications and GIS design and implementation .

• 462611 – Fundamentals of Urban and Regional Planning :
  Provides a basic understanding of the processes, stages, policies and aspect of urban and regional planning.