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Imperial College London
Learn how to manage high shares of variable renewable electricity sources to achieve cost-effective and reliable electricity supplies
The State University of New York
This course gives you an introduction to the fundamentals of solar power as it applies to solar panel system installations. You will learn to compare solar energy to other energy resources and explain how solar panels, or photovoltaics (PV for short), convert sunlight to electricity. You will be ab…
Harvard University
A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.
Delft University of Technology
Explore the wide range of solar energy applications and learn to design a real PV installation with excellent performance and reliability.
University at Buffalo
This course supplies learners with the insights necessary for properly planning, and therefore successfully installing, a photovoltaic (PV) system per design specifications. It directs learners through the important steps of initial site inspection and evaluating appropriate locations for PV system…
Delft University of Technology
Learn how solar cells generate electricity, and about the semiconductor physics and optics required to design and manufacture solar cells.
MIT OpenCourseWare
This class will study the behavior of photovoltaic solar energy systems, focusing on the behavior of “stand-alone” systems. The design of stand-alone photovoltaic systems will be covered. This will include estimation of costs and benefits, taking into account any available government subsidies. Int…
The State University of New York
Solar Energy System Design builds upon the introduction to PV systems from Solar Energy Basics course, which included basic system components and functions, as well as some basic system sizing using simplifying assumptions. You should at this point have a basic understanding of electrical power and…
In the last five years, advances in perovskite semiconductor technology have improved power conversion efficiency of solar cells at an impressive rate. Are these semiconductors poised to revolutionize the solar industry? Join Professor Michael McGehee as he explores the potential and the challenges…
Delft University of Technology
Learn about the leading role of solar energy in rural electrification and climate change mitigation. Introduce yourself to the physical principle of the photovoltaic energy conversion of solar cells.
University at Buffalo
By the end of this course, learners will have acquired a broad understanding of the history and mechanics behind converting light into electricity, commonly known as photovoltaics (PV). They are empowered to recognize and describe elements of a PV system, enabling them to: compare the most common t…
Delft University of Technology
The growth in global PV capacity towards 100 Terawatt by 2050 requires a diverse portfolio of PV technologies. Apply the solar design rules to PV technologies and analyze them using metrics related to performance, costs, reliability and circularity.
Delft University of Technology
Learn how to integrate a photovoltaic system into a microgrid of your design.
University at Buffalo
This course equips learners to identify national code and zoning rules specific to photovoltaic (PV) systems, as well as key design elements and points for inspection. Curriculum includes zoning variances, critical elements of the permitting process, planning documents necessary for PV system insta…
Delft University of Technology
Explore the main PV technologies in the current market, to gain in-depth knowledge on the design and processing methods of solar cells.
École Polytechnique
This course consists of a general presentation of solar cells based on silicon thin films. It is the third MOOC of the photovoltaic series of Ecole polytechnique on Coursera. The general aspects of the photovoltaic field are treated in "Photovoltaic Solar Energy". And the detailed description of th…
Delft University of Technology
Solar photovoltaics (PV) is the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world. Learn to both design a complete PV system and to perform technical and economic assessments for PV systems ranging from large solar farms to residential systems
Delft University of Technology
Dive into the economic strategies for promoting the energy transition: technologies, policies, pricing, emission trading and more.
École Polytechnique
The first MOOC “Photovoltaic solar energy” is a general presentation of the solar photovoltaics technologies in the global energetic context, without extensive details. In particular the description of the solar cell operation is restricted to the ideal case In contrast this second MOOC allows a de…
