At the end of the course, successful students will have the ability to develop, apply and interpret the results from the following general models:

• Maximum (extraterrestrial) solar resources;
• Actual (terrestrial) solar resources;
• Energetic performance of parabolic trough collectors;
• Energetic performance of Solar Thermal Electric Power Plants.

More generally, the successful student will be able to

• Program these models using a language such as MatLab;
• Use the programed models to run simulation and parametric studies;
• Communicate their work through written reports and oral presentations.