This course examines how electricity projects are developed, financed, and implemented across global markets, with a focus on emerging trends transforming the energy landscape. Through international case studies and real-world developer insights, students will explore how business models and regulatory frameworks vary across contexts - and how they are evolving in response to climate goals, new technologies, and market pressures.
Key topics include energy access challenges in emerging markets, renewable integration in advanced economies, meeting new and demanding load growth such as data centers, and the role of development finance institutions in accelerating the global energy transition. The course also delves into cutting-edge trends such as carbon accounting and disclosure requirements, climate risk management, and the growing use of digital tools for grid flexibility and distributed energy planning.
Various global case studies from areas like Sub-Saharan Africa, Germany, Australia, and the UK provide comparative insight, while sessions on international finance and policy offer students a critical understanding of how global lessons can inform U.S. electricity development.
A guest panel of global project developers and financiers will provide firsthand perspectives on navigating complexity and opportunity in this rapidly evolving space.
Certificate students are required to take this course in their final semester.
COURSE TOPICS:
Continuing Education Units (CEU) : 0
Key topics include energy access challenges in emerging markets, renewable integration in advanced economies, meeting new and demanding load growth such as data centers, and the role of development finance institutions in accelerating the global energy transition. The course also delves into cutting-edge trends such as carbon accounting and disclosure requirements, climate risk management, and the growing use of digital tools for grid flexibility and distributed energy planning.
Various global case studies from areas like Sub-Saharan Africa, Germany, Australia, and the UK provide comparative insight, while sessions on international finance and policy offer students a critical understanding of how global lessons can inform U.S. electricity development.
A guest panel of global project developers and financiers will provide firsthand perspectives on navigating complexity and opportunity in this rapidly evolving space.
Certificate students are required to take this course in their final semester.
COURSE TOPICS:
- Overview of Global Electricity Systems
- Development Challenges in Emerging Markets
- International Finance Institutions (IFIs) and Development Banks
- Global Renewable Energy Investment Trends
- Case Study: Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Case Study: Renewable Integration in Germany, Australia
- Policy Lessons from Abroad for U.S. Developers
- Guest Panel: Global Project Developers
Continuing Education Units (CEU) : 0
You'll walk away with
- An understanding of how electricity project development differs in global context
- The Skills to analyze business models and regulatory environments abroad
- An overview of the challenges in financing, grid integration, and energy access.
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