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Learning outcomes

• Analyse and evaluate the different new technologies and innovations
• Explore new technologies impact in the energy sector
• Discover the market organisation and the main actors in: energy efficiency, energy from biogas, hydropower, solar energy, hydrogen energy and smart grids.
• Contribute to social exchange and global awareness of the “energy transition” and each new energy technologies’ impact.

Syllabus

Energy Efficiency

• Global energy challenges
• Policy fostering energy efficiency
• Key energy efficiency markets and trends
• Prosumers’ concept
• Digital revolution
• Projects in energy efficiency in Europe

Solar Energy

• Converting solar energy
• Solar PV market
• Economics and competitiveness of solar energy
• Market and stage of development of solar energy in France and Europe
• Main industrial actors and key markets in solar PV
• Trends and innovations for the future

Hydropower

• Definition of hydropower. The different kinds of hydropower turbine and dam
• Challenges of hydropower development
• New energy markets, storage & flexibility
• Facts, figures and main actors
• Impact and development of ocean and tidal energy
• Innovation in hydropower

Biogas

• Biomass energy & why biogas
• Anaerobic digestion (methanisation)
• Different usages/applications of biogas
• Biogas market in France and in Europe
• Main actors on this market
• Innovation projects in this field

Hydrogen

• Definitions of hydrogen and hydrogen-energy
• Hydrogen development/production from renewables
• Hydrogen as an energy storage solution
• Hydrogen for energy applications
• Main actors on the market in France and in Europe
• Innovation projects, road-maps and trends.

Smart Grids

• Definition of a smart grid
• Smart grid as key element of the future electricity system
• Smart grids connected with Smart buildings and Smart cities
• Links between Smart Grids and Storage
• Main actors of the smart Grid in France and in Europe
• Trends and innovation projects in the smart grids field