Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Senior Energy Policy Advisors and Regulators
• Utility Executives and Grid Planners
• Project Finance and Investment Managers
• Renewable Energy Technology Experts
• Government Officials in Energy and Climate Ministries

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Analyze the technical characteristics and competitive advantages of major Renewable Energy Technologies.
• Master the design, implementation, and evaluation of Renewable Energy Policies (FITs, RPOs).
• Understand the technical and economic challenges of grid integration and energy storage.
• Conduct detailed financial modeling and risk assessment for RES projects.
• Evaluate international best practices in energy regulation and market reform.
• Formulate strategic recommendations for accelerating the deployment of renewable energy.

DAY 1

Core Renewable Energy Technologies

• Welcome and introduction
• Pre-test
• Photovoltaic (PV) Technology: Cell types, module performance, and cost trends
• Wind Energy: Turbine technology (onshore/offshore), capacity factor, and site selection
• Geothermal and Hydroelectric power: Resource assessment and technical characteristics
• Bioenergy and sustainable biomass sourcing
• Comparative analysis of the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) for various RES

DAY 2

Policy and Regulatory Frameworks

• The role of public policy in de-risking and promoting RES investment
• Policy Mechanisms: Feed-in Tariffs (FITs), Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS/RPO), and Quota Systems
• Competitive Auction Mechanisms and reverse bidding for price discovery
• Policy design for distributed generation (net metering, self-consumption)
• International policy best practices and comparative policy analysis

DAY 3

Grid Integration and Energy Storage

• Technical challenges of integrating high penetrations of variable RES (VRE)
• Grid stability, inertia, and ancillary services requirements
• Energy Storage Technologies: Battery storage (BESS), pumped hydro, and thermal storage
• The role of Smart Grids and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)
• Policy and regulatory reforms required for effective storage deployment

DAY 4

Project Finance and Risk Management

• Financial modeling for RES projects: Revenue streams, PPA structure, and tax equity
• Assessing and mitigating technical, political, and regulatory risks in RES projects
• Accessing green finance, climate funds, and development bank financing
• Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs): Key terms, negotiation, and risk allocation
• Due diligence requirements for large-scale renewable energy investment

DAY 5

Future Systems and Strategic Roadmaps

• Emerging technologies: Green Hydrogen, advanced geothermal, and ocean energy
• Developing a strategic Renewable Energy Roadmap for a utility or government
• Decarbonization pathways and sector coupling (power, heat, transport)
• Review of policy-technology integration challenges and Q&A
• Post-test
• Certificate ceremony