As of January 24, 2023 this course is no longer available, but it is still recognized by Stanford University as a part of the Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies (EIET) Program. If you would like to learn about the topics taught in this course then you can enroll in XEIET100 Clean, Renewable Energy & Storage for a Sustainable Future which covers the same topics as XEIET200 and more.

Climate change, air pollution, and energy security are three prime issues facing the world today. Solutions to these problems invariably require a large-scale conversion of our energy infrastructure.

In this self-paced online course, Professor Mark Jacobson shares proven methods and techniques to develop and evaluate strategies for changing the infrastructure at local, regional, and global levels to ensure a healthy and sustainable future.

Coursework includes short videos, online exercises and a quick knowledge check at the end.

• Apply a systems thinking approach to understand the interrelationship between energy technologies and human factors ranging from air pollution and air quality, health impacts, land and water requirements, grid reliability, energy equity, and energy security
• Differentiate between clean renewable energy technologies such as wind, water, solar, and storage, and traditional and alternative energy sources and technologies such as coal, natural gas, hydrofracking, nuclear, and carbon capture
• Interpret policies and actions needed to transition to 100% clean, renewable energy and storage
• Calculate wind resources required to power the world as a sustainable energy source
• Evaluate the feasibility of powering the world and individual regions by considering the account costs, transmission needs, jobs, materials, and tradeoffs of the solutions

Core Competencies

• Renewable Energy
• Energy Equity
• Energy Security
• Energy Policy
• Air Quality

What You Need to Get Started

This course is for all levels of professionals interested in learning more about the future of clean energy and for people who want to make the world a better place. No engineering or energy background required!