Course Title and Code: Energy and Environment Studies ES1105

Hours per Week : L-T-P: 1-0-0

Credits 02
Students who can take B. Tech all branches (First Year)
Course Objective:To enhance the understanding of conventional and non-conventional energy
sources and its relationship with the ecology and environment.
On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
1) Relate renewable energy with ecology & environment
2) Explain the climate change and threat to biodiversity
3) Describe the various pollution sources and their impacts on Environment

Prerequisites Basic science

Sr. No Specifications Marks
1 Attendance NIL
2 Assignment 20
3 Class Participation 10
4 Quiz 20
5 Theory Exam-I NIL
6 Theory Exam-II 20
7 Theory Exam-III 30
8 Report-I NIL
9 Report-II NIL
10 Report-III NIL
11 Project-I NIL
12 Project-II NIL
13 Project-III NIL
14 Lab Evaluation-I(Continuous Evaluation) NIL
15 Lab Evaluation-II(Lab Examination) NIL
16 Course Portfolio NIL
Total 100

Evaluation Scheme for Retest

Sr. No Specifications Marks

1 Theory Exam-III 30

Course Syllabi (Theory):

Unit-1: Present Energy resources in India and its sustainability, Energy Demand Scenario in India-
Advantage and Disadvantage of conventional Power Plants – Conventional vs Non-conventional
power generation.

Unit-2: Basics of Solar Energy, Wind energy- Environmental benefits and impacts, Biomass
resources- Bioenergy, Geothermal Energy.

Unit-3: Understanding environment, global crisis, Basic Concepts Forest and Grassland ecosystems,
Desert Ecosystems, Aquatic Ecosystems Introduction to Biodiversity, Biodiversity Conservation.

Unit-4: Air pollution- Sources, effects, control, air quality standards, air pollution act, air pollution
measurement.Greenhouse gases – effect, Global Warming, Acid Rain, and Ozone Depletion, Water
pollution-Sources and impacts, Noise pollution, Soil pollution, Pollution aspects of various power
plants.

Reference:
1) Rajagopalan, R., “Environmental Studies: From Crisis to Cure”, Oxford University
Press, New Delhi, 2e, 2011
2) Ranjit Daniels & J. Krishnaswamy “Environmental Studies”, Wiley India
3) Davis & Cornwell “Environmental Engineering”, McGraw Hill
4) Gilbert M. Masters and Wendell P. ELA – Introduction to Environmental Engineering
And Science
5) W. Cunningham – Principles of Environmental Science, TMH
6) P. Venugoplan Rao – Principles of Environmental Science and Engineering, PHI.
7) Meenakshi – Environmental Science and Engineering, Prentice Hall India.
8) Martin – Ethics in Engineering, TMH

Video Lectures:
1) http://www.nptelvideos.in/2012/12/fundamentals-of-environmental-pollution.html
2) http://www.nptelvideos.in/2012/11/energy-resources-and-technology.html
3) https://nptel.ac.in/courses/122/102/122102006/
4) https://nptel.ac.in/courses/127106004/

Websites (related to the course)

1) http://www.cpcb.nic.in/
2) http://www.rpcb.rajasthan.gov.in
3) http://www.bis.org.in/
4) http://www.who.int/en/
5) http://www.moef.gov.in/