Renewable Energy and Solar Photovoltaics (PV) for Beginners (Udemy.com)
Learn about different types of Renewable Energy and understand the basics of Solar Energy and Photovoltaics.
Created by: Biswarup Sahu
Last updated October 2020
What you will learn
- Basics of Renewable Energy
- Types of Renewable Energy
- Introduction to Solar Energy
- Exploring Photovoltaics (PV)
- Components used for designing a PV system
- On-Grid and Off-Grid System
How it compares
Against the other 335 rated Udemy courses in Engineering on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 28% of them
- Reviews197#229 of 336 by number of reviews
- Length0.8 hoursshorter than 98% of them
- Last updatedOctober 2020earlier than 78% of them
Course Description
As the world is developing at the same time the need for energy is also increasing. Fossil-Fuels are one topmost source by which we are generating energy for our needs. As a result, global warming is also increasing. So we found an important way by which we can deal with high demands of energy as well as we can keep our atmosphere clean. Renewable energy is the best form of energy that we can use to reduce global warming as well as carbon footprint.
In this course, you will learn about Renewable Energy as well as you will be getting a good overview of Solar Energy and Photovoltaics.
Topics to be covered:
Introduction to Renewable Energy
Types of Renewable Energy
Photovoltaics (PV)
Solar Cells and Solar Panels
Components used to design a PV system
On-Grid and Off-Grid System
What you will Learn?
At the end of this course,
You can distinguish between different types of Renewable Energy resources.
You can understand the working of a PV cell
You can distinguish between different types of PV cells and modules
You can determine different types of components used for PV system designing
You can distinguish between On-Grid and Off-Grid System
You will be ready to select the components required for PV System Designing
Who is this course for?
Students who want to get a basic knowledge of Renewable Energy especially Solar Energy.
Students who want to get in the field of Solar Energy.
Students who have a passion for Renewable Energy.
Students who want to start their carrier on Renewable Energy
Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for this course because this course is for complete beginners.
A basic understanding of the electrical circuit will help but there is no problem because everything will be taught.
Instructor Details
- 4.3 Rating
197 Reviews
Biswarup Sahu
Hello! I am Biswarup, and I recently graduated with a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from North Carolina State University, with a focus on supply chain optimization, data analytics, and process improvement.
During my entrepreneurial journey as the founder of Furenergy-Grid, I led six teams in organizing 45+ events with over 10,000 participants, fostering collaboration across 1,200 institutions and 30 multinational corporations.
I believe in continuous improvement and applying Lean methodologies to tackle challenges systematically.
Outside work, I enjoy problem-solving, teamwork, and exploring new technologies to stay ahead of industry trends.
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Reviews
By MICHELLE BOSCH on 4/9/2025
great course for people that require knowledge on how solar works
By Terry Ratliff on 7/23/2024
the audio is very difficult to understand and the presentation is difficult to follow.
By Ahmad Haddad on 3/8/2024
Basic and short for those who want to start learning about PV systems
By Junrey Ubang Balondo on 9/23/2021
gives a general knowledge about renewal energy esp. solar energy and utilizing it thru PV system
By Rimoshan on 5/28/2021
Short course to have an idea about renewable energy and PV. Thank you for hosting this !
By Ersand Nurandri on 4/16/2021
It's important for beginners to understand other renewable energies so they could be open minded for their environments
By Oskar Arturo Durán Méndez on 1/19/2021
No está mal para ser gratis, pero las explicaciones y la presentación podría mejorarla
By Avi MG on 1/19/2021
General information helped me a-lot thank you very much
By Sunil Borase on 12/19/2020
It is effective course for beginners. Great job by faculty and thank you Udemy!
By PIYUSH KISHORE SAHA on 10/30/2020
Because this course was easy to understand and the instructor was very much clear with the concepts.
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