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Renewable Energy Systems

School of Energy

From fundamentals to projects, grids and future pathways

Renewable energy is one of the fastest-growing industries globally, with continuous investment to meet sustainability and energy-security goals. This programme gives a holistic foundation: what energy and electricity are, how major renewable technologies work, how they integrate with grids and markets, how projects are planned and financed, and which storage and future innovations will shape the next decade.

The emphasis is pragmatic and fact-based — technical performance, system behaviour, project lifecycle and policy–economics literacy — so you can participate in decisions, support deployments and continue into specialised tracks such as solar, wind or fuel cells.

What you will learn

  • Understand and evaluate operations and performance of renewable technologies
  • Explain how renewables integrate with electricity grid operations and market structures
  • Assess advantages and constraints of wind, solar and other important renewables
  • Evaluate energy storage options: pumped hydro, batteries, thermal and hydrogen
  • Explore how EVs, hydrogen and storage influence renewable pathways
  • Assess feasibility of a proposed renewable energy project
  • Plan, finance and organise renewable projects at a conceptual level
  • Execute construction, commissioning, O&M, repowering and decommissioning awareness
  • Connect energy policy, incentives and cost–benefit thinking to project choices
  • Scan emerging trends: smart grids, AI for O&M, advanced inverters and more

Curriculum modules

  • 1. Energy & electricity foundations

    Define energy: where it comes from, how it is measured and the rules that govern it. Parallel questions for electricity — units, generation concepts and how renewable resources become electrical power.

  • 2. Renewable technology fundamentals

    Wind and solar in depth, plus hydropower, biomass, concentrating solar power, geothermal and ocean energy. Compare performance, resource needs and deployment contexts so you can recommend alternatives with confidence.

  • 3. Renewable power & electricity systems

    How electricity systems (grids) deliver reliable power; how different plant types contribute; grid integration of variable wind and solar; storage and demand flexibility as tools; institutional and market shifts that affect renewables.

  • 4. Energy storage technologies

    Pumped hydro, batteries, thermal storage, hydrogen storage and emerging options — why economic storage is critical to long-term renewable success and how to evaluate alternatives for a use-case.

  • 5. Renewable energy projects

    High-level feasibility and go / no-go decisions; site selection; resource measurement and generation forecasts; equipment and infrastructure; financing concepts (time value of money, DCF, NPV, IRR); construction, O&M, repowering and decommissioning.

  • 6. Policy, economics & sustainability practice

    How policies and incentives shape adoption; economic feasibility and cost–benefit literacy; energy efficiency at home and in industry; reducing consumption and carbon footprint alongside generation growth.

  • 7. Futures & emerging innovations

    Electric vehicles, hydrogen and storage as demand and flexibility drivers; advanced inverters and solid-state transformers; high-capacity storage; AI for predictive maintenance; IoT automation; blockchain for energy trading concepts; forecasts for generation and storage technologies.

Programme structure (four learning arcs)

Technology fundamentals

Physical characteristics, wind, solar, other renewables and storage literacy.

Power & electricity systems

Grids, reliability, integration, markets and flexible resources.

Projects

Feasibility, financing, construction, operations and lifecycle.

Futures

Policy, innovation pathways and specialisation into solar, wind or fuel cells.

Skills you build

  • Engineering & electric power systems literacy
  • Plant operations and project lifecycle awareness
  • Cost estimation and financial concept framing
  • Capacity / demand planning and reliability thinking
  • Sustainability and emerging-technology scanning

Who this is for

  • Beginners building a structured renewables foundation
  • Working professionals moving into energy / sustainability roles
  • Learners who want breadth before specialising in solar, wind or fuel cells
  • Anyone supporting community, campus or industry sustainability projects

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