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University of Colorado Boulder

Renewable Energy Futures

Renewable energy's future is bright, yet uncertain. Will it continue to grow rapidly? Is current growth sufficient to achieve climate stabilization? How do related technologies, like electric vehicles and heat pumps, fit in? This course will shed light on the many confusing and at-times inconsistent claims and predictions for renewable energy. We’ll review promising new renewable technologies and approaches, such as floating platforms for wind turbines and building-integrated photovoltaics (PV), and point out key opportunities and limitations. We’ll take a close look at possible futures of enabling technologies such as electricity storage, electric vehicles and hydrogen, which can support and enhance renewables. We’ll then unravel key trends and new approaches, such as distributed energy and electrification, and explain how they affect renewable energy’s future. Renewable energy, aided by enabling technologies such as electric vehicles and storage, will eventually dominate energy systems worldwide. From this course, you’ll learn the current status and likely future paths of renewable energy. With this knowledge, you’ll be able to pinpoint the opportunities in this vibrant industry and get in front of the change. Course logo image credit: "Wind Turbine" icon courtesy of Vectors Point from the Noun Project.

Status: Electric Power Systems
Status: Sustainable Development
BeginnerCourse16 hours

Featured reviews

WG

5.0Reviewed Jun 2, 2022

The course has very interesting information and analysis of future renewable energy trends.

ZA

5.0Reviewed Feb 12, 2022

R​enewable energy futures by Colorado Boulder is a very good introductory course on futue of renewable energy resource technologies and utilization.

RE

5.0Reviewed May 29, 2022

I found the course very helpful with a good intro to find most current data and statistics!

UP

5.0Reviewed Oct 5, 2023

Great course. One suggestion, at end of course you can suggest which further courses the learner can take for further study in the subject.

SD

5.0Reviewed Nov 16, 2022

A good course to complete in a short duration but helped me a lot to learn about renewable energy sources

SH

5.0Reviewed Nov 19, 2022

this course is very precise and contains a basic level knowledge about renewable energy future.

AO

5.0Reviewed Feb 6, 2024

An exceptional breakdown path about all that there is to know about Renewable Energy for an absolute beginner.

YM

5.0Reviewed Nov 24, 2022

This course is clear and concise, and rich of examples to help understanding of renewable energy in the future will looks like

MS

5.0Reviewed Sep 11, 2025

The Courses are valuable which become the path from where we are to where we want to be. Thanks to all the workers who are around this mission .

IR

5.0Reviewed Apr 11, 2024

Great Season and Known many things about Renewable energy in future.

NT

5.0Reviewed Sep 17, 2024

I got a full spectrum of renewal energy after this course

SS

5.0Reviewed Jun 17, 2022

Excellent collection of study materials and even better explaination.I feel proud to be a part of this course.

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