Learn about the software technologies that are used in solar, wind, hydropower, batteries, and other energy technologies
What you will learn
Understand how modeling, data analysis, forecasting, optimization, and hardware control play a role in renewable energy
See how software plays a role in solar, wind, geothermal, hydro, and tidal energy
Gain insight into the roles of batteries and energy efficiency
Be inspired to look for opportunities in the field
Why take this course?
Interested in the field of renewable energy? Have software development skills? This course provides a high-level overview of how software is used in the field of renewable energy.
You’ll learn about these software technologies:
- Modeling and simulation
- Data analysis
- Forecasting
- Optimization
- Hardware control
- Other types you wouldn’t expect
And for every software technology, you’ll get examples of how it’s used in the field of renewable energy, including:
- Solar power
- Wind power
- Geothermal power
- Hydropower
- Tidal power
- Batteries
- Energy efficiency
The need for renewable energy, and the need for software to support it, is growing rapidly. Come take this course and learn about the opportunities.
The course is taught by Peter Gruenbaum, who has a BA in Physics from the University of Chicago and PhD in Applied Physics from Stanford University. Peter started his career doing solar energy research, but then switched to software and worked for many commercial software companies before finding work in renewable energy that makes use of his software skills.
If you want to know where to fit into this exciting new field, this is the course for you. It contains real-world examples of how the latest software technologies are being used in many different renewable energy industries.