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Smart Energy

Digital transformation is swiftly changing the nature of business and organisational management, while the transition to sustainable energy also creates profound shifts in both physical and economic infrastructures. The most pressing strategic question for most organisations is not whether to focus on digitalisation of the energy landscape, but how: how can we transform systems quickly while
maintaining operational stability as well as profitability and affordability? How does our organisation fit into the seemingly vast complexity of the digital energy future? Such fundamental questions require “smart” answers. From power utility giants to energy-intense industries, from municipalities to growth-oriented ”smart” businesses, the urgency of the need to address the threat of climate change increases. And yet the expectations of profitability and reliability remain.

Course content

This Smart Energy Certificate Programme examines the complex rolendigital transformation plays in energy production, distribution and consumption. It also offers practical frameworks for devising a sophisticated deployment strategy. Core elements of digitalisation in the energy transition - demand flexibility methods like dynamic pricing, virtual power plants and smart city management - are approached from a technical as well as systemic angle. From the role of big data and machine learning in real-time digital energy transactions to anticipating the influence of regulatory changes and data privacy developments on consumer behaviour, the programme prepares participants to lead digital transformation inside their organisations.

All modules can be booked separately. Prices and further information can be found under the respective section below.

 

How you benefit

  • Gain practical frameworks for devising a sophisticated deployment strategy.
  • Approach core elements of digitalisation in energy transition from a technical
  • as well as a systemic angle.
  • Learn how to lead digital transformation inside your organisations.

Target Audience

Our Certificate Programme is designed for managers with at least three years of experience in disciplines in which energy and digitalisation play an increasingly important role. Participants will acquire the knowledge and strategic view needed to inspire a productive approach to getting the most value out of smart energy in their own organisations.

Key Facts

  • Nov. 2019.- Apr. 2020 (10 days in 5 months)
  • Taught at the University of Cologne
  • In German
  • 9,750 Euro

Academic Director:

 

Prof Dr Wolfgang Ketter

Institute of Energy Economics University of Cologne.