Course description
The importance of transforming energy into sustainable, renewable solutions has never been so profound. The necessity of environmental change upholds the future of our society, health and planet. To inspire and influence change on the most important issue facing our society, we need a holistic understanding of the global energy market.
Energy and climate change training course will help the participants from the public and private sectors to better understand, design, and implement strategies to decarbonize energy economies based on cost-effective, local renewable energy solutions.
Upcoming start dates
Choose between 12 start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
Energy and climate change training course is suitable for a wide range of energy and climate change professionals from public, private and association sectors, but will greatly benefit:
- Energy Policymakers and Regulators
- Climate Change Policymakers and Regulators
- National and Sub-National Government Leaders
- Renewable Energy Project Developers
- Renewable Energy Industry Associations
- Renewable Financial Institutions and Lenders
- Renewable Energy Equity Investors
- End-User Market Sector Associations
Outcome / Qualification etc.
At the end of the Energy and climate change, The participants will be able to:
- Draw a line between the generation and use of conventional energy and climate change impacts
- Better understand the roles of Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation (REDD), and Carbon Capture and sequestration in decarbonizing economies
- Conduct basic renewable energy project assessment and development
- Understand how renewable energy policies, regulations, and procurement paradigms can enable low-carbon energy strategies
- Analyze which financing approach may best meet their set of goals on a situational basis
- Access the world’s best set of data to expand the knowledge of climate change and energy
Training Course Content
Day 1
Global Energy Resources, Generation, Delivery, and End-Use
- Resources
- Coal
- Oil and gas
- Nuclear
- Solar
- Wind
- Biomass
- Biofuels
- Hydrogen
- Generation Technologies
- Combustion: Boilers, Steam Generators, Turbines, and Engines
- Combined Heat & Power
- Solar Photovoltaic (PV)
- Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
- Wind Turbines
- Geothermal
- Wave, Current, And O-TEC
- Fuel Cells
- Electricity Transmission & Distribution Networks
- Energy Access as SDG Goal
- Transmission Lines
- kV Range
- Associated Land Requirements
- Associated Thermal Energy Losses
- Distribution
- kV Range
- Collection Rates
- Regularization
- End-use
- Energy - Efficiency First
- Electricity, Heating, Cooling, and Process Heat
- Net - Zero Energy
- Residential
- Commercial & Institutional
- Industrial
- Transportation
- District Energy
- Off-Grid vs. On-Grid
- Energy Storage and Controls Systems
Day 2
The Trouble With Carbon
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Goals
- Climate Change Mitigation vs. Adaptation
- Extraction
- Drilling
- Mountaintop Removal
- Carbon Content of Fossil Fuels vs. Natural Gas vs. Renewable Energy
- Ozone and Greenhouse Gases
- Decarbonizing Methods
- Energy Efficiency
- Renewable Energy
- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)
- Carbon Capture and Sequestration
- Cost Considerations
- Price Data
- Carbon Neutral Countries
- United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
- Interaction Among Emissions, Climate, Risks and Development Pathways: Characteristics of Mitigation Pathways
- Economic and Social Costs and Benefits of Mitigation and Adaptation in the Context of Development Pathways
- Adaptation and Mitigation Actions in the Context of Sustainable Development
- Finance and Means of Support
Day 3
Technical-economic Considerations For Scaling Up Renewable Energy
- Centralized vs. IPP vs. Decentralized Renewable Energy
- Making Renewable Energy Projects Bankable Through Due Diligence
- Pre-Feasibility Studies
- Detailed Feasibility Studies
- Project Preparation Facility
- Technical Assessment
- Available Resources
- Global Atlas for Renewable Energy
- Need for Local Data Acquisition
- Capacity Factors
- Translating CF Into Spreadsheet Analyses
- Modeling
- Variable Renewable Energy and Grid Stability
- Available Resources
- Economic Assessment
- The Costs of Renewable Energy Systems
- Power Purchase Agreements
- De-Risking Instruments
- Put Call Option Agreements (PCOAs)
- Partial Risk Guarantees (PRGS)
- Sovereign Guarantee
- Financing Models Overview
- Debt-Equity Ratios
- Credit Enhancement
- Self-Financed
- Project Financing
- Leasing
- Renewable Energy Service Companies (RESCO)
- Independent Power Producers (IPP)
- PAYGO
Day 4
Creating An Enabling Environment Conducive To Scaling Up Renewable Energy
- Integrated Resource & Resilience Planning
- National Long-Term Energy Planning
- Project Preparation Facility
- Net Metering
- Community Energy
- Renewable Portfolio Standards
- Feed-In Tariffs
- Single-Buyer Paradigm
- Competitive Procurement
- Public-Private Partnerships
- Private Sector Assets and Motivations
- Public Sector Assets and Motivations
- Capacitating the Public Sector
Day 5
Ources Of Data For Informed Decision Making
- International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Fuels and Technologies
- Analysis
- Data
- Analysis
- World Energy Outlook
- International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
- Country Profiles
- Clean Energy Corridors
- Global Geothermal Alliance
- Parliamentary Network
- Renewable Energy Roadmap (Remap)
- Renewables Readiness Assessments
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Lighthouses
- Global Atlas for Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Energy Marketplace
- International Development Partners Promoting Climate Change Mitigation with Renewable Energy
- International Foundations Promoting Climate Change Mitigation with Renewable Energy
- Relevant Associations
- C40
- Compact of Mayors
- Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy
- Global Climate Change Alliance
- International Renewable Energy Alliance
- International Solar Alliance
Request info
London Premier Centre
London Premier Centre is a UK leading training provider based in London and specialises in international short courses. Our inspiring, comprehensive portfolio of more than 400 professional development courses and seminars covers a wide range of professions from Administration, Leadership,...
Ads