2021 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering
Global Environment and Energy Systems
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Nuclear Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Yukitaka Kato / Takuya Harada / L Yan Xing
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 7-8 Tue / 7-8 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- NCL.O513
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
Principle of the energy system of the world is studied comprehensively. Energy supply, conversion, and consumption processes, and also energy policy are lectured quantitatively and practically. Students’ personal ability for thinking rational energy system with quantitative evidences is planned to be reinforced.
Course description and aims
To have personal ability for thinking rational energy system with quantitative evidences.
Keywords
Energy system, low-carbon society, primary energy, secondary energy, energy storage, energy conversion, energy utilization
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lectures for various fields in energy systems with drills will be delivered by the lecturers.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction |
Understanding of current energy system |
| Class 2 | Energy Conversion |
Understanding of Energy Conversion |
| Class 3 | Measurement Units for Energy |
Understanding of Measurement Units for Energy |
| Class 4 | Energy Consumption |
Understanding of current energy consumption |
| Class 5 | Thermally Driven Heat pump |
Understanding of thermally Driven Heat pump |
| Class 6 | Fuel cell |
Understanding of fuel cell |
| Class 7 | Renewable Energy |
Understanding of renewable energy |
| Class 8 | Hydrogen system |
Understanding of hydrogen system |
| Class 9 | Energy systems |
Understanding of energy systems |
| Class 10 | Global Warming Problem |
Understanding of Global Warming Problem |
| Class 11 | IPCC&Cool Earth |
Understanding of IPCC&Cool Earth |
| Class 12 | Energy Security |
Understanding of Energy Security |
| Class 13 | Energy History |
Understanding of Energy History |
| Class 14 | High temperature gas reactor |
Understanding of High temperature gas reactor |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Printed materials for the lecture class, assignment materials
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Kato, Energy Technology Road maps of Japan, Springer, 2106
Introduced by the lecturer depending on the topic
Evaluation methods and criteria
Homework reports for the topics
Related courses
- NCL.C603 ： Special Lecture on Nuclear Fuel Cycle III
Prerequisites
Technological knowledge of Bachelor level.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Prof. Yukitaka Kato, yukitaka[at]lane.iir.titech.ac.jp, 2967
Office hours
Tuesday, Friday 9:00-17:00