This 10-hour self-paced online training course provides a holistic introductory overview of the energy sector on the road to the energy transition.
This course is predominately aimed at anyone who has an interest in energy transition, professionals at the early stages of their career in the energy sector and recent graduates. It is also appropriate for a wide range of professionals such as policymakers, civil servants, energy and sustainability professionals, business development professionals and senior members of staff who seek to develop a solid understanding of the energy landscape.
It consists of 5 modules:
- Energy System Context
- Electricity
- Heat
- Transport
- Energy Finance
A short quiz is included at the end of each module. External links are also provided for those interested in carrying out more research in their spare time.
Format
Length
Date
Location
Member
price
Non-Member
price
Self-paced Online
10 hours
N/A
Anywhere
Member price: £295.00 + VAT
£295.00 + VAT
Non-Member price: £365.00 + VAT
£365.00 + VAT
What will I learn?
- Human needs and energy services
- What is energy?
- World total energy use by source
- Energy trilemma: Security, affordability, sustainability
- Electricity generation and demand in the UK
- Renewables, Nuclear
- Grid balancing
- Need for system flexibility
- Heat emissions
- Heat and energy efficiency
- Decarbonising heat
- Electrification of heat
- Transport energy: Understanding the trends
- Transport impact: GHG emissions
- Vehicle feet
- Reducing transport energy demand
- Energy markets overview
- The energy investment landscape
- The role of policy in delivering investment
- Funding innovation: The risk spectrum
Who is this suitable for?
- Anyone with an interest in the energy transition
- Energy professionals who are at the early stages of their career
- Recent graduates
- Policymakers
- Energy & sustainability professionals
- Civil servants
- Senior members of staff with no experience in the energy sector
- Business development professionals