TEC 5615 - Renewable Energy Project Development (3) [DL]

When Offered: On Demand
This course will explore the policy, market, and economic context for the development of energy projects with a focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and emerging technologies. Specific topics may include regulatory oversight roles, energy and related environmental attribute markets, power purchase agreements, tax-based and other incentives, and implications of emerging technologies and business models on power markets. Emphasis will be placed on students achieving a fundamental understanding of the regulatory framework and financial modeling of renewable energy projects to present to a potential investor. In this project-based learning class, students identify a greenfield site and develop it into a potential renewable energy project. Content mastery and analytical problem solving at the graduate level is expected.
Lecture two hours, laboratory two hours. [Dual listed with TEC 4615.]