Energy Leadership Training Course

Participants can assess transition pathways and translate policy signals into strategic implications.

• Paris Agreement temperature goals translated into national energy policy signals
• IEA scenarios tested against assumptions, boundaries and decision relevance
• Nationally Determined Contributions assessed for credibility, implementation and financing gaps
• Carbon budgets connect cumulative emissions, sector pathways and asset lives
• Just transition principles identify distributional impacts, labour needs and consent
• Policy instruments compared: carbon pricing, standards, auctions and tax credits

Participants can compare clean energy technologies using relevant performance and deployment criteria.

• Solar photovoltaic yield estimates use irradiation, performance ratio and degradation
• Onshore and offshore wind resource assessment considers capacity factors and wake losses
• Hydropower, geothermal and sustainable biomass assessed against site-specific constraints
• Battery storage duration, cycling and degradation linked to dispatch value
• Green hydrogen pathways compared using electrolyser efficiency, load factor and transport
• Technology readiness levels distinguish demonstration projects from bankable deployment

Participants can identify how grid conditions and flexibility resources affect renewable deployment.

• Variable renewable energy forecast errors translated into balancing requirements
• Grid hosting capacity identifies connection limits, congestion and upgrade needs
• Ancillary services distinguish frequency response, reserves, voltage control and black start
• Demand response designs shift load through tariffs, controls and aggregation
• Interconnectors, storage and flexible generation compared using system value
• Integrated resource planning reconciles reliability, affordability and emissions objectives

Participants can assess renewable project economics and evaluate commercial risk allocation.

• LCOE calculated with capital expenditure, operating costs, output and discount rates
• Levelised cost limitations tested against timing, location and system integration
• Project cash flows modelled through construction, operations, debt service and decommissioning
• Power purchase agreements allocate volume, price, curtailment and credit risk
• Merchant exposure assessed through capture prices, hedging and congestion losses
• Weighted average cost of capital reflects country, technology and contract risks

Participants can structure investment decisions using evidence, risk analysis and governance controls.

• Stage-gate investment governance defines evidence, approvals and decision rights
• Risk registers quantify development, construction, operating, regulatory and counterparty exposures
• Scenario analysis tests portfolio resilience under fuel, carbon and demand shocks
• Real options frame flexibility in phased projects, repowering and retirement choices
• Due diligence covers land rights, permits, grid access and revenue contracts
• Investment committee papers present assumptions, sensitivities, mitigations and recommendation

Participants can connect energy decisions with emissions accounting, disclosure and transition planning.

• Scope 1, 2 and 3 inventories follow GHG Protocol boundaries
• Market-based and location-based electricity emissions distinguished for reporting decisions
• Marginal abatement cost curves prioritise emissions reductions by cost and potential
• IFRS S2 disclosures connect climate risks, governance, strategy and metrics
• Transition plans specify targets, capital allocation, dependencies and accountability
• Carbon claims tested against additionality, attribution, permanence and double counting

Participants can develop an integrated energy strategy for demand, supply and asset portfolios.

• Corporate energy strategy aligns demand reduction, procurement, generation and resilience
• Energy baselines separate operational changes from weather, production and occupancy effects
• Renewable procurement routes compare onsite generation, PPAs, EACs and utility tariffs
• Portfolio optimisation balances returns, emissions, liquidity and concentration constraints
• Asset retirement decisions assess impairment, remediation, community and replacement capacity
• Strategic roadmaps sequence no-regrets actions, pilots, scale-up and review points

Participants can lead stakeholder engagement and governance for contested energy decisions.

• Stakeholder maps identify influence, interests, dependencies and engagement priorities
• Free, Prior and Informed Consent principles guide community engagement decisions
• Social licence risks tracked through grievances, benefit sharing and local employment
• Cross-functional governance assigns accountable owners using RACI decision matrices
• Board briefings distinguish strategic choices, fiduciary duties and management actions
• Negotiation preparation defines BATNA, reservation value, interests and concessions

Participants can convert an energy transition strategy into an owned and measurable implementation plan.

• Energy transition operating models define mandates, interfaces, skills and accountabilities
• Change impact assessments identify affected roles, processes, systems and behaviours
• Implementation plans link milestones, owners, budgets, dependencies and controls
• KPI trees connect strategic outcomes to operational leading indicators
• Decision logs record assumptions, triggers, escalation routes and review dates
• Personal leadership plans set stakeholder commitments, communication cadence and first actions