Designed for engineers, business staff and managers, government regulators and others impacted by new policies and practices relating to renewable energy, this online certificate allows working professionals to study current issues in this diverse field. Courses are multidisciplinary, offered from several engineering disciplines as well as the Colleges of Science, Business and Liberal Arts at the University. Instructors are experts in their respective fields at Nevada and other research institutions.
Class Format
The 12-credit online certificate program allows students flexibility while providing a breadth of understanding in different aspects of renewable energy. While offered online, courses are completed in a traditional semester-long time frame beginning January 2012. The certificate also includes internship courses offered onsite, providing students hands-on experience and real-world knowledge.
Topics include:
- Interdisciplinary fundamentals of alternative energy and public policy process
- Solar energy technologies and applications and related public policy, economic, and environmental issues
- Fundamentals of power system operation, introduction to the smart grid, and integration of renewable energy-based generation to the grid
- Exploration of the fundamentals and application of biofuels in today’s energy and environmental challenges
- A hands-on exploration of the industrial methods of biofuels production and process control
- Policy instruments utilized to foster use and development of renewable energy
- Business, legal and public policy issues related to renewable energy projects
and business development
- Geothermal and wind energy courses (delayed start)
Who should enroll?
- Engineers
- Government regulators
- Managers
- Administrators
- Executives
- Business professionals
Funding
Funded in part by Nevada Renewable Energy Consortium / DOE (DE-EE0000272), NV Energy, and Extended Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.
