Energy & Mineral Engineering Courses and Certifications

Geothermal Energy Networks: Transforming Our Thermal Energy System

Explores how geothermal energy networks can decarbonize building heating and cooling through policy, design, construction, scaling, and techno-economic modeling.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Systems Thinking in Energy: Navigating Costs, Emissions, and Impact

Conduct systems-level energy analysis with the Sesame modeling tool: compare technologies and policies on cost, emissions, and tradeoffs to chart decarbonization pathways.

• MITx Online
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage (BESS): Complete Guide

650 ratings at Udemy

Utility-scale BESS explained by a Product Director: batteries, PCS, BMS, fire safety, integration, and bankability

• Udemy
• 15 hours
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Biofuels

27 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Biofuels, investigates what is meant by a biofuel and covers the advantages of using biofuels compared with fossil fuels. The different types of biofuel are explored, with ...

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The science of nuclear energy

20 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, The science of nuclear energy, will delve into the science behind nuclear power and explain what happens inside a nuclear reactor and what it means for an element to be ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Learn to store energy as hydrogen: production routes, electrolysis from renewables, storage technologies, fuel cell applications, and voltage generation in polymer electrolyte membrane cells.

• EMMA
• 8 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

TenarisUniversity

Introduction to Running Pipe in Oil and Gas Wells

4 ratings

Learn about the importance of proper preparation and handling of casing and tubing used in oil and gas wells.

• edX
• 2 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

36 ratings at OpenLearn

We ask the question ‘Can renewable energy sources power the world?’ as a response to the growing awareness that increased use of renewable energy technologies is making a major contribution to ...

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

NPTEL;  IISc Bangalore

Design of Photovoltaic Systems

This course is a design-oriented course aimed at photovoltaic system design. The course begins by discussing the PV cell electrical characteristics and interconnections. Estimation of insolation and PV sizing is addressed in some detail.

• YouTube
• 1 day 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Solar Power Industry - Nasreen Chopra

4 ratings

How falling solar costs drive photovoltaic technology, markets, manufacturing, and applications from UAVs to space systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Next Big Opportunities in Energy Storage - William Chueh

2 ratings

Explore how falling battery costs and emerging electrochemical technologies are opening new applications for grid energy storage.

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

Living without oil

9 ratings at OpenLearn

Crude oil is currently our most important global source of energy. It is vital in the manufacture of many modern materials. But the worlds supply of oil is finite, its price is unstable and our ...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

An introduction to energy resources

7 ratings at OpenLearn

Energy resources are essential for any society, be it one dependent on subsistence farming or an industrialised country. There are many different sources of energy, some well-known such as coal or ...

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Sustainable Energy: Design a Renewable Future

27 ratings at edX

Learn how to make the transition to 100% renewable energy from wind, solar and biomass for electricity, heat and fuels for a sustainable future.

• edX
• 9 weeks, 6-8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Digitalization of Intelligent and Integrated Energy Systems

11 ratings at edX

Learn where and how to apply intelligence to the energy grid to create a digitalized, automated, integrated and optimized energy system. The course discusses state-of-the-art digital technologies, so

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)