Course description
Renewable Energy for Arctic Food and Water Security
This course provides research-based and on-the-ground tools for community planners, grid designers, and business leaders to improve and implement stronger and more resilient renewable energy systems in Arctic communities. Through a framework combining renewable energy in microgrids, and Food, Energy, and Water (FEW) security and infrastructure, this course synthesizes concepts into a holistic approach to community planning, improvement, and resiliency.
Upcoming start dates
Who should attend?
Prerequisites
None
Training content
Life in Alaska
- Introduction to Alaska
- Introduction to the Food, Energy, Water (FEW) Nexus
- Introduction to FEWtureville
- Rural Electricity and Heating Systems
- Rural Food Systems
- Rural Water and Wastewater Systems
- FEWtureville Case Study
Energy Nuts & Bolts
- Diesel Generators in Remote Communities
- Renewable Energy Technologies
- Energy Resource Data
- FEWtureville Case Study
Community Well-Being
- What is Food, Energy, Water (FEW) Security
- Factors Affecting FEW Security
- Assessing FEW Security
- FEWtureville Case Study
Making Decisions
- Electrified Load Applications
- Analysis Tools: NRMSE Method
- Analysis Tools: FEW Indices
- Putting It All Together
- The Years to Come
Course delivery details
This course is offered through University of Alaska Fairbanks, a partner institute of EdX.
4-6 hours per week
Costs
- Verified Track -$199
- Audit Track - Free
Certification / Credits
What you'll learn
- Explore current states of food, energy, and water systems in rural Alaska, with broader applications to the Arctic.
- Compare mature and emerging renewable energy technologies with examples from Alaska
- Define how food, energy, and water impacts community well-being in the Arctic and beyond.
- Analyze the feedbacks between renewable energy generation and the local drivers of food, energy, and water security.
- Explore and discuss scientific and social issues that arise when utilizing food, energy, and water resources.
- Organize and quantify food and water security data.
- Use renewable energy resource data to create energy assessments.
- Learn how modular food and water applications can optimize renewable energy inputs in the Arctic and beyond.
- Apply decision making methodologies to develop community level recommendations based on resource energy assessments combined with food and water security information.
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