Renewable energy is one of the fastest growing industries on the planet, with billions of dollars invested each year to meet international energy sustainability goals. This course will provide you with a solid foundation for understanding and deploying important renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar. In addition, you will come away with a good understanding of important energy storage technologies such as pumped hydro, batteries, and hydrogen.
This course is part of the Renewable Energy Specialization
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The only prerequisites for the course are an interest in renewable energy and a passing acquaintance with high school algebra.
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You will understand the key physical characteristics of renewable energy and electricity
You will have the knowledge to assess the advantages and disadvantages of wind, solar, and other important renewable energy technologies.
You will be able to evaluate and recommend alternative renewable energy storage technologies.
Skills you will gain
- Renewable Energy
- Energy storage
- Solar Energy
- Wind Energy
- Renewable Energy Techologies
The only prerequisites for the course are an interest in renewable energy and a passing acquaintance with high school algebra.
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Energy Fundamentals
Wind Energy
Solar Energy
Other Renewable Energy Technologies
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- 4 stars15.86%
- 3 stars2.58%
- 2 stars1.10%
TOP REVIEWS FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS
Interesting course, concise, short, but with all the essential elements to develop some foundations of renewable energy
I found this course very interesting and well built. It was sufficiently "basic" for me to understand most of it and I have learned a lot!
This course provides fundamentals of renewable energy technology . The supplement reading material is also provide excellent insights in latest development
great teacher also explains some more course related facts and immense pOWER TONE MAKES US WORK TILL THE COURSE ENDS
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