H01 – Renewable Energy Technologies
This course aims to build a solid working understanding of the physical resource base behind solar, wind, hydro, wave, tidal and bioenergy, then connect that resource logic to the governing equations and professional assessment workflows used in real projects.
£299.00
20 hours
Focused, self-paced learning designed to fit around professional schedules.
Online, self-paced
Study online at a pace that fits your schedule.
11 sections
Structured curriculum sections.
English
Language of instruction for this course.
45 lessons
Focused lessons organised into a clear learning path.
Course overview
Designed for: engineering graduates looking for refresher courses in niche expert areas.
Entry requirements: an engineering degree or equivalent experience, plus a working grounding in engineering mathematics, including basic statistics, and in fluid mechanics.
Learning format: self-paced online lessons with audio read-out, worked examples, interactive scenarios, a case study, practice papers with worked solutions, flip-card recall exercises, in-lesson checks, an AI tutor that guides rather than gives answers, and graded quizzes. This suits the aim because you can work at your own pace and test each method on numerical problems before moving on.
What you will learn
Describe global energy use, climate drivers, and the role of different generation sources within electricity networks.
Explain the physical origin and geographical distribution of the major renewable resources: solar, wind, hydro, wave, tidal, and bioenergy.
Apply standard methods and governing equations to estimate renewable resource potential at candidate sites.
Interpret measurements, datasets, and assessment workflows used in solar, wind, hydro, wave, and tidal resource evaluation.
Analyse wind-turbine engineering concepts including aerodynamics, control, structural loading, fatigue, offshore engineering, and project economics.
Solve worked numerical problems and review worked solutions in the style of professional renewable-energy resource assessments.
Skills and knowledge
Resource assessment
Energy systems
Solar resource
Wind statistics
Hydropower
Wave and tidal
Bioenergy
Wind engineering
Course curriculum
Introduction
1.1 Welcome
Energy Fundamentals
2.1 Energy History
2.2 Energy Sources
2.3 Demand and Climate
2.4 Electricity Networks
2.5 Quiz 1
Solar Resource
3.1 Sun-Earth Geometry
3.2 Solar Radiation
3.3 Tilted Surfaces
3.4 Solar Measurements
3.5 Quiz 2
Wind Resource
4.1 Wind Origins
4.2 Wind Shear
4.3 Weibull Analysis
4.4 Site Assessment
4.5 Quiz 3
Hydropower
5.1 Hydro Principles
5.2 Head and Flow
5.3 Site Measurement
5.4 Hydro Debate
5.5 Quiz 4
Wave Resource
6.1 Wave Basics
6.2 Wave Propagation
6.3 Wave Power
6.4 Quiz 5
Tidal Resource
7.1 Tide Mechanics
7.2 Range Enhancement
7.3 Barrage Power
7.4 Tidal Currents
7.5 Quiz 6
Bioenergy and Biomass
8.1 Biomass Origins
8.2 Conversion Routes
8.3 District Heating Case
8.4 Quiz 7
Wind Turbine Engineering
9.1 Rotor Aerodynamics
9.2 Betz and BEM
9.3 Control Systems
9.4 Structural Dynamics
9.5 Fatigue and Materials
9.6 Offshore Economics
9.7 Quiz 8
Practice Problems
10.1 Practice Paper A
10.2 Practice Paper B
10.3 Practice Paper C
Summary
11.1 Key Takeaways
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£299.00