What you'll learn
- You will be able to discuss potential of renewable sources in meeting future energy demand
- You will be able to list different Renewable Energy (RE) sources and their applications
- You will be able to recognize challenges of renewable energy transition
- You will be able to identify countries and projects leading RE energy transition
Requirements
- This is an introductory course and no previous knowledge of the energy sector is required
Description
This course is approved for 1 GBCI Continuation Education (CE) credits. After completing the course, you can report your credit towards LEED credential maintenance.
This course does a 360 degrees appraisal of 10 different RE technologies- diving into design requirements, applications, challenges, and zooms out to assess their global potential. Renewable energy has grown to 10.4% of the global energy mix with solar photovoltaic and wind emerging as the most preferred new energy installation types.
Anybody keen on gaining a comprehensive overview of RE in the global context will find this course informative and insightful.
At the end of the course, you will be able to recognize different RE installations, their design criteria as well as challenges involved. You will be able to critically examine policy measures supporting the rapid transition to RE across the world.
Who this course is for:
- Students keen on working in the renewable energy sector
- Students interested in sustainability trends
- Professionals starting on renewable energy projects
Instructor
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Environmental Design Solutions [EDS] is a sustainability advisory firm focusing on the built environment. Since its inception in 2002, EDS has worked on over 350 green building and energy efficiency projects worldwide. The diverse milieu of its team of experts converges on climate change mitigation policies, energy efficient building design, building code development, energy efficiency policy development, energy simulation and green building certification.
EDS has expertise in providing capacity building and training in various areas of sustainability. The courses are designed by experts from EDS who are experienced in teaching high quality in-person and online courses.