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Overview
This course aims to demonstrate critical awareness and understanding of the advanced technologies implemented in the conversion of renewable energy into clean electricity, the technologies implemented in the transportation of this renewable electricity to grid, and the energy storage technologies used to address the challenges to its grid-integration.
Outcomes
On completion of this Renewables and the Energy Transition module at Robert Gordon University, participants are expected to be able to:
- Appraise the current energy transition and the role of renewable energy technologies.
- Analyse the prospects and challenges of the different renewable energy technologies and the fundamentals
- of the renewable energy conversion into electricity.
- Evaluate the advanced technologies applied in the transportation of renewable-electricity and the role of
- energy storage in addressing its grid-integration challenges.
- Make informed judgement on the economics of operating renewable-based electrical power systems.
Programme Structure
Topics include:- An energy outlook: energy classification, statistics, consumption, environmental concerns, and the electricity market reform.
- Energy transition and the renewable energy technologies fundamentals, operation, and challenges.
- Transportation of the renewably generated electrical power.
- Challenges to the integration of large-scale renewable energy generation into the electricity grid and strategies to offset them.
- Role of Energy Storage.
- Economics of operating renewable energy systems.
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Sustainable Energy View 48 other Short Courses in Sustainable Energy in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Tuition Fees
Living costs
Aberdeen
United Kingdom
729 - 1069 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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