Energy Policy Courses and Certifications

Coal: From Mining to Electricity Generation and Future Outlook

Comprehensive exploration of coal's lifecycle, from mining to electricity generation, examining environmental impacts, economics, and future prospects in the energy landscape.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Solar Energy Overview - Technology, Trends, and Environmental Impact

Comprehensive overview of solar energy: technology, growth trends, environmental impact, and economics. Explores harnessing solar power and its role in the global energy system.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Electricity Generation: From History to Future Directions

Comprehensive overview of electricity generation, covering historical context, production methods, economics, environmental impacts, and future trends in the energy sector.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Biofuels: Types, Production, and Environmental Impact - Lecture

Explore biofuels: ethanol and biodiesel production, incentives, and standards. Gain insights into renewable energy alternatives and their environmental impact.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Energy, Environment, and Justice - Lecture on Environmental Impacts

Explore the critical intersections of energy, environment, and justice through a comprehensive examination of air, water, land, and wildlife impacts.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Decarbonized Electric Power Sector - Understanding Industry Changes and Solutions

Explore the transformation of electric power systems through decarbonization strategies, examining industry changes, electrification, rate design, and emerging distributed energy technologies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies

2 reviews

This course examines the choices and constraints regarding sources and uses of energy by households, firms, and governments through a number of frameworks to describe and explain behavior at various levels of aggregation.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 25 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Energy Economics and Policy

Learn the economics of real-world energy markets, and how various policies can address the impact of rising global energy demand on the environment and climate.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 8-12 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

Future Energy Systems

Comprehensive program exploring sustainable energy systems, economics, policy, urban planning, and building design to drive global decarbonization and address climate change challenges.

• edX
• On-Demand
• $647.00
• 3 courses

Electric Utilities Fundamentals and Future

701 ratings at Coursera

Explore the electric utility industry's evolution, structure, and future. Gain insights into grid fundamentals, pricing, technological advancements, and regulatory challenges shaping the sector's rapid transformation.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Past and Future of Nuclear Power - Lecture 22

Explores nuclear energy's global impact, risks, and challenges, including waste storage, proliferation, and disasters like Chernobyl, while comparing it to coal-fired plants' risks.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Outsmarting intermittency

29 ratings at Coursera

Explore challenges and solutions for integrating solar and wind energy into the electrical grid, addressing stability issues and ensuring sustainable renewable energy deployment.

• Coursera
• 2 hours 8 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Future of Energy

3264 ratings at Udemy

Explore the future of energy, including resource depletion, potential solutions, and emerging economies. Gain unique insights to become an Energy Futurist and shape strategic decisions in this critical field.

• Udemy
• 1-2 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Biofuels

26 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Biofuels, investigates what is meant by a biofuel and covers the advantages of using biofuels compared with fossil fuels. The different types of biofuel are explored, with ...

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Microcredential

Sustainable Energy

1 review

Explore energy generation, distribution, and sustainability challenges. Gain insights into renewable options, climate science, policy, and emerging technologies for a low-carbon future.

• edX
• 2 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• $1,550.00
• 5 courses