Battery Storage and the Energy Transition

This certificate examines the challenges faced by the energy system to accommodate the upcoming changes and how batteries can promote and accelerate this transition looking into the drivers and barriers for relevant business models implementation. Certificate consists of the following courses: 1. The energy system: present and future 2. Importance of energy storage 3. Battery Storage: potential applications and challenges Learner demonstrates competence in the following course outcomes: - Discuss the worldwide drivers and trends behind energy transition and the increasing focus on renewable energy sources - Understand the need for energy storage in a renewable source-based energy system, as well as the challenges associated with energy transition in terms of grid flexibility and energy storage needs - Grasp the crucial role of battery storage to the energy transition and the associated benefits of battery technologies as energy storage devices - Explain the main applications of battery storage in the electric grid and related challenges - Reflect on future perspectives for energy storage in the electric grid and on transportation, power, and residential sectors, and correctly interpret the enabling potential of new technological storage innovations or societal developments. Learning hours: 7hrs