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Stephen R. Lawrence and Paul Komor

This specialization is for learners wanting a thorough understanding of renewable energy concepts, tools, and applications. This knowledge can be employed to advance in your current work, to move into the renewable energy field, and to promote sustainability at home and in your community. New technologies, new market structures, and new business models make renewable energy a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and exciting field. This specialization focuses on pragmatic and fact-based information, including real-world costs and technical performance, market trends, and web-based analysis tools. We use lectures, case studies, and interviews with industry leaders to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date education on renewable energy.

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This specialization is for learners wanting a thorough understanding of renewable energy concepts, tools, and applications. This knowledge can be employed to advance in your current work, to move into the renewable energy field, and to promote sustainability at home and in your community. New technologies, new market structures, and new business models make renewable energy a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and exciting field. This specialization focuses on pragmatic and fact-based information, including real-world costs and technical performance, market trends, and web-based analysis tools. We use lectures, case studies, and interviews with industry leaders to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date education on renewable energy.

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Four courses

Renewable Energy Technology Fundamentals

Renewable energy is one of the fastest growing industries on the planet, with billions of dollars invested each year to meet international energy sustainability goals. This course will provide you with a solid foundation for understanding and deploying important renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar. You will also gain a good understanding of energy storage technologies such as pumped hydro, batteries, and hydrogen.

Renewable Power and Electricity Systems

The energy revolution is underway. Renewable energy is growing rapidly, particularly in electricity. Wind turbines and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are essential to building a low-carbon and sustainable energy future.

Renewable Energy Projects

Understanding renewable energy technologies is crucial, but so is deploying them effectively. This course teaches you to plan, execute, and operate renewable energy projects, including solar PV plants, wind farms, and geothermal generators. We cover project development, site selection, technology evaluation, financing, construction, operations, and decommissioning.

Renewable Energy Futures

Renewable energy's future is bright, yet uncertain. We'll review promising new technologies, enabling technologies, and trends that affect renewable energy's future.

Learning objectives

  • Understand and evaluate the operations and performance of renewable energy technologies.​
  • Explain how renewable energy systems integrate with electricity grid operations and market structures.
  • Explore how issues such as electric vehicles, hydrogen, and storage will influence renewable energy, and assess future pathways for renewables.

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