New Course: NS220: World Energy Outlook: The Coming Year

SABANCI UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Engineering & Natural Sciences - Spring Semestre 2014

NS220: World Energy Outlook: The Coming Year

First class: Tuesday 11 February             

 Tues 16:40 - 19:30 Room: FENS  G015                   A. Nihat Berker

Office                 Rektörlük

 Phone                216-483-9011  

Office Hour *       Mon 4:30-5:30

nihatberker@sabanciuniv.edu, http://myweb.sabanciuniv.edu/nihatberker

                *Office consultation can also be done on a drop-in basis or by appointment. Do call!

Guest Lectures by Selahattin Hakman (Enerjisa CEO), Doğan Üçok (IICEC Coordinator),

Umut Ekmekçi (SU Energy Production and Management Coordinator), other top experts.

 Students successfully completing the course may be given an original research problem.

 Reference: “World Energy Outlook: 2013” (687 pages) produced in December 2013 by the

International Energy Agency under the direction of Dr. Fatih Birol, Chief Economist of the IEA, will be studied in totality.

The analysis of the world energy outlook in each coming year will be studied: Scope and methodology. Global energy trends this year. Natural gas market outlook. Coal market outlook. Power sector outlook. Renewable energy outlook. Energy efficiency outlook. Energy and competitiveness. Case study, e.g. Brazil. From oil resources to reserves. Prospects for oil supply. Prospects for oil demand. Implications for oil refining and trade.

Önümüzdeki yılın dünya enerji görünümünün analizi çalısılacaktır: Erisim ve metodoloji. Bu yılki küresel gidisat. Doğal gaz piyasa görünümü. Kömür piyasa görünümü. Elektrik sektörü görünümü. Yenilenebilir enerji görünümü. Etkin enerji kullanımı görünümü. Enerji ve rekabet. Vaka çalısması, örn. Brezilya. Petrol kaynaklarından petrol rezervlerine. Petrol üretiminin geleceği. Petrol gereksiniminin geleceği. Petrol arıtılmasına ve ticaretine etkiler.

Grades: midterm 25%; final 25%; weekly quizzes 25%; class presentations 25%.

If you complete your class presentations, the lowest two quiz grades will be thrown out.

Capacity: 35 students.