Energy Economics Courses and Certifications

Energy Economics and Policy

Analyze real-world energy markets: international oil, natural gas and electricity pricing, externalities of gasoline, and policy tools for sustainable, equitable energy and carbon reduction.

• MITx Online
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Career Certificate

The Economics of Energy Transition

Understand variables and conditions of the energy markets and how economic instruments can promote the transition towards a decarbonized economy.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• $304.00
• 2 courses

Energy Economics

Examines energy economics through China’s energy-security and green-transition strategies, combining market analysis, carbon mitigation, and policy-oriented case studies.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

IIT Mandi;  NPTEL

Energy Economics And Policy

Examines how economic principles and public policy shape energy demand, supply, markets, renewable energy, and the relationship between energy, environment, and climate change.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Energy Demand - Part I: Basic Concepts in Economics

Explore fundamental economic concepts related to energy demand, laying the groundwork for understanding market dynamics and consumption patterns.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Fundamentals of Photovoltaics

34 ratings

This Institute–wide program complements the deep expertise obtained in any major with a broad understanding of the interlinked realms of science, technology, and social sciences as they relate to energy and associated environmental challenges.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 24 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Energy and Society

Relationship between energy and society, focusing on how energy production and consumption impact on environment, economic and social.

• OpenLearning
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Sciences Po

Politics and Economics of International Energy

1914 ratings at Coursera

Energy issues have always been important in international relations, but in recent years may have become even more important than in the past due to the widespread awareness of existing limits to energy sources and negative climate impacts.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Future of Energy

4011 ratings at Udemy

Evaluate the probable future of energy: exponential resource depletion, EROI and net energy, technical and behavioural solutions to oil loss, and three possible energy economies.

• Udemy
• 1 hour 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies

2 ratings

This course examines the choices and constraints regarding sources and uses of energy by households, firms, and governments through a number of frameworks to describe and explain behavior at various levels of aggregation.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 25 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Transition to the Decarbonised Economy of Tomorrow

6 ratings at edX

Dive into the economic strategies for promoting the energy transition: technologies, policies, pricing, emission trading and more.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Analyze Russia's gas export strategy: natural gas supply chains, European and Asia-Pacific market structures, contract and pricing mechanisms, the shale revolution, and Gazprom's domestic role.

• Stepik
• 13 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

能源经济学英语

Learn how economic methods evaluate energy markets, projects, policies, and alternative energy options across fossil, renewable, and nuclear sources.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Electricity Generation: From History to Future Directions

Comprehensive overview of electricity generation, covering historical context, production methods, economics, environmental impacts, and future trends in the energy sector.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hydrogen Energy: Technology and Economics

Explore hydrogen’s production, transport, applications, and commercial viability, with electrochemical losses in fuel cells and electrolysers central to decarbonization.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course