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Renewable Energy: Sustainable Electricity Supply with Microgrids 

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Overview

Explore approaches to electrification, microgrids, and how to harness this form of renewable energy to achieve sustainability.

Duration

2 weeks

Total fee

8,814

Mode of learning

Online

Credential

Certificate

Renewable Energy: Sustainable Electricity Supply with Microgrids
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Renewable Energy: Sustainable Electricity Supply with Microgrids
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Highlights

  • Earn a certificate upon completion
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Renewable Energy: Sustainable Electricity Supply with Microgrids
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Course details

More about this course
  • On this two-week course, you will learn how electricity is generated globally and explore different approaches to electrification
  • You will then learn technical aspects of electrification options via a national grid, off grid, micro and mini grids and reflect on the barriers to affordable, clean and fair access to electricity
  • You will then understand the costs and planning considerations of designing a microgrid and explore PyEPLAN, a tool used for the design and operation of optimised microgrid networks
  • This will give you the skills to make your own business case for a microgrid implementation
  • Through real-life case studies, you will investigate how social and economic impacts of a microgrid system are measured through regulatory, technical, and financial measures
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Renewable Energy: Sustainable Electricity Supply with Microgrids
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FutureLearn 
Curriculum

How affordable, and clean is global access to electricity?

Welcome

Global access to electricity

Electrification in developing countries

Whole Systems approach to microgrid design

Summary

Designing a microgrid system

About week two

What are the social and economic impacts of a microgrid?

What are the technical design considerations of a microgrid?

Create your own whole system feasibility study

Summary

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