Description
Renewable Energy is abundant and all around us. It is energy storage and distribution which limit its use.
This forward looking course reviews, compares and contrasts all major renewable energy types. Each type’s contribution, setting, technology, emerging technologies, limitations, environmental impact, undesirables and economics (startup costs, running costs and payout times) are compared with a typical Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project, one liter of diesel and an investor's viability check box. The course also investigates current and emerging technologies in the critical areas of Energy Storage (energy density, kwh/$, kwh/kg, batteries, fuel cells, hydro) and Energy Distribution (central, local, off-the-grid). Energy trend drivers, global imperatives and conservative future scenarios are presented.
The course gives an exciting, fact-packed review of the increasingly diverse energy landscape evolving on our planet today, presented by a seasoned energy consultant, educator and investor. Key facts are reviewed in the context of what they mean for the future, highlighting the technological and financial choke points that typically stymie renewable energy projects.
The course reviews renewable energy project success vs. failure in conventional financial terms, showing ways to pre-empt or circumvent failure as well as highlighting crucial technologies set to break current choke points.
Course Level: Foundation
Instructor: Mark Deakin
