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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Renewable Energy Technology Fundamentals by University of Colorado Boulder

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About the Course

Renewable energy is one of the fastest growing industries on the planet, with billions of dollars invested each year to meet international energy sustainability goals. This course will provide you with a solid foundation for understanding and deploying important renewable energy technologies such as wind and solar. In addition, you will come away with a good understanding of important energy storage technologies such as pumped hydro, batteries, and hydrogen. Upon completing the course, you will be conversant with the opportunities and challenges of renewable energy technologies. You will be comfortable participating in debates and making decisions regarding these technologies. And the knowledge you gain will be foundational for further study of renewable power systems, renewable energy projects, and forecasts for the future of renewable energy. We hope you will join us on our journey! This course is the first in a four-course Coursera specialization in Renewable Energy. • Renewable Energy Technology Fundamentals • Renewable Power & Electricity Systems • Renewable Energy Projects • Renewable Energy Futures Course logo image credit: "Wind Turbine" icon courtesy of Vectors Point from the Noun Project....

Top reviews

HS

Nov 7, 2021

This course have genuinely changed my perspectives about renewable technologies and its importance . what i have learnt will definitely help to work practically .I am thankful for this opportunity .

SK

May 25, 2024

Got a great understanding about Renewable Energy Technologies and was able to get knowledge on the basics. Will be very helpful for the students who are curious about Renewable Energy Technologies.

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By Ted Z

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Dec 25, 2021

The contents of the course are good; provides a high level overview of the current trends and technologies.

My main gripe is with how the information is presented, namely slide format and the lecturer. The slides format look dated and seems to try to fit as much information onto each page as possible, rather than optimizing for ease of understanding or digestability. The lecturer delivers the presentation in a similar manner; he reads out the information as quickly as possible, fumbling over his words at least once in each video almost as if he needs to squeeze in as many words as possible under some time limit. Transitioning between slides of different topics or within the same slide will have little to no pauses for you to digest the information, so you'll need to actively pause, rewind, etc in order to soak in the material. Again, it's as if he's trying to dump as much information at once rather than aiming for presenting information in an interesting, understandable way.

I watched some supplemental youtube videos on the technologies presented in this course and have found those to be much more interesting, informative, and fun to watch. Makes me want to binge watch as opposed to this course, where I dread clicking the next video button.

Lastly, some of the quiz questions are wrong (majority are ok). Some of them say select TWO items, but only allows selection of one choice. Another one asks "Component X is arguably the most important component of technology Y", when what is the most important depends on who you ask? Sure the lecture may have his bias but it should be treated as such and not be tested as if it were fact.

By Ayesha A

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Aug 3, 2023

I learned a lot from this course. This course helps me to imagine thing better and develop great understandings about renewable energy and energy storage process.

By Aida S

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Aug 2, 2022

I did not get any feedback in the opinions given in certain parts of the courses.

Som,o of the links did not work, i reported them but did not get response

By Irfan B

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Mar 21, 2022

Excellent course covering the basics of renewable technology. Recommended for any engineer or scientist looking to work in the renewable industry. I especially enjoyed the wind and solar sections (weeks 2 & 3). Also serves as an excellent scientific knowledge re-fresher for those who haven't been in an academic environment for a while.

By Brittney K

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Jun 12, 2023

I am a newbie to the Renewable Energy field and was able to keep up and learned a great deal from this course. I really enjoyed every moment learning about this!

By MUKESH R P

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Aug 10, 2021

This course provides fundamentals of renewable energy technology . The supplement reading material is also provide excellent insights in latest development

By Shreyan S J

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Mar 12, 2022

Its really informative and well structured course. The course instructor explains each and every module of course in detail.

By Jo'De C

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Jun 3, 2022

Great breadth and depth of knowledge covered. The modules were all informative and eye-opening. The extra readings and resources were extra helpful too! I was able to dive into my passion and learn exaclty what I needed. I would recommend to someone who is just entering this space as well as to someone who has experience and needs a refresher.

By Martin D

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Aug 6, 2023

Es un curso abarcativo y bien diseñado para tener un pantallazo general de las energias renovables, con especial ènfasis en eòlica y solar. Se detiene el los conceptos fundamentales para comprender las tecnologias, entender su economia y ver su proyecciòn a futuro. Lo recomiendo para quienes quieren aprender sobre el tema desde cero.

By SalvadiDivya S S

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Mar 18, 2022

As the name suggests the course gives a brief understanding of various technologies and the requirement of energy storage technologies to compete with fossil fuels. It motivated me to learn more about the energy utilisation and understand the different obstacles that are being faced in the industry.

By Genesis O

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Sep 25, 2022

Wow! What a great exposure from the comfort of my home, learning and studying qualitatively online. I really had a great time and would want to continue getting enlightments on topics that can help me build the future I so much dream of. thansk so much Coursera. best regards, Genesis.

By Dan S

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Oct 3, 2024

It is a very comprehensive guide through all kinds of energies and storage solutions, giving also high-level but also very detailed technical information. I thought I knew a lot about renewable energy, but actually I have learned hugely during this education.

By Jonathan M

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Feb 21, 2024

Muy interesante, bien estructurado y dirigido por un excelente docente. Resume lo que es un desafío de las energías renovables en el futuro del mundo, a través de tópicos, como lo son: su origen, desarrollo de tecnologías, costos, avances y proyecciones.

By Ranbir S R

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Mar 14, 2022

The course is very meticulously designed with rich materials and with provision of deep diving if more interested to learn, explore and clear concepts. Horizontal reach is also very well interlinked with depth. Thanks to Team for designing such course.

By 莊奇翔

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Apr 2, 2023

I get every basic knowledge of renewable energy from this course. If you are interesting with this topic, but you still not familiar with the fundamental thing about it, this course will be your best choice.

By Anand R

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Jul 24, 2023

Gave a very good overview on Renewable energies. helped me to correct many of my wrong assumptions on the topic. Eg: How Wind energy is a larger source of renewable energy compared to Solar - even till 2050

By Anayancy D

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Sep 3, 2023

Excellent course! I enjoyed getting a refresh on concepts that I had already study along time and learned a lot about renewable technologies. 100% recommended if you want to learn more about this subject.

By Amol H V

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Aug 4, 2023

Excellent summarized course for basics refresher as well as bringing one up to the latest developments in the various RE technologies. Thanks to University of Colorado Boulder and Dr. Stephen R. Lawrence.

By Ahmed E

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Mar 19, 2023

It's an PERFECT course if you're enthusiastic to know about renewable energy technologies and its future.

Full of content

Supplementary videos, articles

questions that measure your knowledge from videos

By Huzaifa S

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Nov 8, 2021

This course have genuinely changed my perspectives about renewable technologies and its importance . what i have learnt will definitely help to work practically .I am thankful for this opportunity .

By Sasmitha K

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May 26, 2024

Got a great understanding about Renewable Energy Technologies and was able to get knowledge on the basics. Will be very helpful for the students who are curious about Renewable Energy Technologies.

By Muhammad A S

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Jul 18, 2023

I highly recommend this course! I found this course to be incredibly informative, as it extensively covered various aspects of renewable technologies, their applications, and storage systems.

By Shamistan A

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Sep 22, 2021

An excellent course, gives excellent initial and even slightly advanced knowledge in the Renewable Energy sector. Errors in assignments were very rare, but overall everything was perfect.

By Pedro A

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Mar 11, 2023

Excelente curso, te permite profundizar en buen detalle sobre conceptos de generación y almacenamiento electrico. Gran curso para ingenieros de otras disciplinas que quieran aprender.

By David C V

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Oct 23, 2024

Excellent course to learn about the basics of renewable energy; ideal for persons in mid-management or junior positions who need to have a broad view of the technologies and trends