Utilising Renewable Energy & Increasing Sustainability
Course Info
Code IND01-134
Duration 5 Days
Format Online
Course Summary
The energy industry has been around for many years and has remained relatively stationary as far as types of energy sources go. However, within modern times there has been a vast development on the technologies surrounding energy. There has been great pressure from a variety of external and internal influences for organisations to transition from traditional energy sources to renewable ones.
For an organisation to make the transition, there needs to be a full understanding of the types of renewable energy available and what source would be ideal for their practices. Not only internally, but an organisation needs to analyse outside influences such as legislation and consumer demands.
Renewable energy comes with many new technologies, so it’s crucial for those involved to be competent in the principles and processes relating to these. Integrating renewable energy into existing power grids comes with its own challenges, and it needs to be assessed whether this transition is safe and viable, or if adjustments and improvements need to be made first.
With how rapidly the transition to renewable energy is occurring, it would be wise for an organisation to evaluate current energy trends and potentially predict future changes to take into account what future changes they need to prepare for.
- To define what renewable energy is.
- To assess why renewable energy is becoming increasingly necessary.
- To review how the energy systems are changing and how it impacts organisations.
- To evaluate sustainable energy options including renewables, energy efficiency and electrification.
- To explain how technological advancements are transforming the electricity system.
- To align organisational functions with regional laws and regulations regarding sustainability.
- To examine and interpret trends to predict future trends of energy and sustainability.
- To understand internal and external factors that influence the use of energy within an organisation.
This course is designed for anyone responsible for an organisations energy output and those who wish to develop more sustainable practices. It would be most beneficial for:
- Energy Engineers
- Energy Managers
- Operations Managers
- IT Analysts
- Planning and Strategy Managers
- Finance Managers
- Technical Advisors
- Development Directors
This course uses a variety of adult learning styles to aid full understanding and comprehension. Participants will review real-world case studies of established organisations who have made the transition from non-renewable to renewable energy to highlight key influences and challenges faced.
Participants will partake in a variety of learning methods, such as presentations, group discussions, practical demonstrations and group activities to provide a stimulating environment to encourage full comprehension of the taught content. They will also have the opportunity to create their own plans at how they would incorporate sustainable practices into their specific roles.
Course Content & Outline
- Understanding the difference between non-renewable and renewable energy.
- Reviewing how energy is necessary for daily business functions.
- Assessing how energy is utilised locally, regionally and worldwide.
- Local and regional laws and regulations surrounding renewable energy and maintaining sustainability.
- The electricity industry structure.
- How renewable energy is changing the concepts and principles of the current energy industry.
- The fundamentals of renewable energy.
- Advantages and disadvantages of using renewable energy.
- Common misconceptions about renewable energy.
- Modern technologies utilised in renewable energy production and their accessibility.
- Conducting an economic analysis.
- The principles of distributed systems and microgrids.
- Understanding the technology of rooftop photovoltaics.
- Analysing the trend of rooftop photovoltaics and how they have become a common practice.
- The processes of grid integration.
- Challenges and risks of grid integration.
- Establishing hybrid power plants to ease the integration of renewable energy.
- Electrification Trends and implications.
- The use of electric vehicles to reduce emissions and the need for non-renewable energy.
- Encouraging and implementing demand response to reduce energy waste.
- The advantages and disadvantages of using demand response programs.
- Measuring the organisation's capabilities in utilising renewable energy and creating an Energy Policy.
- How energy policies encourage further use of renewable energy.
- Calculating an organisation’s energy efficiency.
- Elements of a sustainable organisation.
- Measuring existing demands of customers and the industry to predict future market trends.
- Effectively prepare for future trend changes.
- Evaluating other methods of increasing sustainability.
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