Title: Sustainable Energy: Systems

Location: US

Company: Delft University of Technology

About this course:
This course is tailored for engineers, energy professionals, and policymakers who aspire to lead the transition toward sustainable energy systems. Whether your background lies in power generation, urban planning, industrial decarbonization, or energy policy, this course equips you with advanced tools and methodologies to design, analyze, and optimize renewable energy systems at scale.
In this course, you will gain the ability to design resilient energy systems by integrating renewable sources such as wind, solar, and energy storage into electricity grids. You will learn how to balance supply, demand, and storage using real-world tools like Sankey diagrams and techno-economic models. The course will also teach you how to optimize heating and cooling networks for urban and industrial environments by identifying sustainable heat sources, effective storage solutions, and appropriate distribution technologies, which are explored in depth in Module 3.
In Module 4, you will focus on decarbonizing industrial processes through technologies such as hydrogen conversion, waste heat recovery, and carbon capture, specifically tailored to the needs of heavy industry. Module 5 will familiarize you with energy markets , offering insights into pricing mechanisms, policy incentives, and investment strategies that are essential for accelerating the global energy transition.
The change this course will bring to your work extends directly into your professional field. Engineers will have the opportunity to shift from conventional energy systems to innovative, renewable-centric designs, positioning themselves as key assets in consultancy firms, utility companies, or R&D departments. Policymakers will learn to design regulations and policies that align technical feasibility with economic and environmental goals. Industry leaders will acquire strategies for cost-effective decarbonization, enabling them to future-proof their organizations against regulatory and market shifts.
The course draws on cutting-edge research and practical case studies, ranging from European energy balances to hybrid microgrid designs, ensuring that the frameworks and strategies taught are applicable in real-world scenarios. The program includes different types of assessments, such as multiple-choice questions, open-responses assessments, and peer-graded assignments.

Design resilient and renewable energy systems using Sankey diagrams. (Module 1)

Integrate wind/solar/storage into power grids and microgrids. (Module 2)

Optimize sustainable heating networks with heat pumps and storage. (Module 3)

Decarbonize industrial processes via hydrogen and CO₂ conversion. (Module 4)

Analyse energy market dynamics and policy impacts. (Module 5)

Evaluate trade-offs between technical, economic, and regulatory factors. (All modules)

Learn to design resilient and renewable energy systems. Master topics such as grid integration, heat networks, and market strategies. Gain the skills to decarbonize the energy infrastructure using real-world engineering tools.

Duration: 9 weeks

Skills:
- Case Study
- Decarbonation
- Distributed Generation
- Economic Modeling
- Electricity Generation
- Energy Conservation
- Energy Market
- Energy Policy
- Energy Technology
- Heat Recovery Ventilation
- Industrial Processes
- Innovation
- Public Utility
- Renewable Energy
- Renewable Energy Systems
- Research
- Resilience
- Supply And Demand
- Urban Planning

Curriculum:
- Module 1: Energy Balance
- Module 2: Electrical Power Systems
- Module 3: Sustainable Heating Systems
- Module 4: Industrial Decarbonization

- Module 5: Energy Markets