Successful students will have demonstrated the ability to 

1. Develop, apply and interpret the results from the following general models through projects:

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

2. Work through open-ended projects that include 

• Programing models using a language such as MatLab;
• Using the programed models to run simulation and parametric studies; 
• Communicating their work through written reports and oral presentations.