Careers360 Logo
ask-icon
share
    Compare

    Quick Facts

    Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
    EnglishSelf Study

    Important dates

    Certificate Exam Date

    Start Date : 24 Apr, 2026

    Courses and Certificate Fees

    Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    INR 1000yesIIT Delhi

    The Syllabus

    • Energy Flow Diagram ,Global Trends in Energy Use, India and World- Disaggregation by supply, end use, Energy and Environment, The Kaya Identity, Emission Factor

    • Energy and Quality of Life, Energy Inequality, Energy Security, Introduction to Country Energy Balance assignment

    • Energy Economics - Simple Payback Period, Time Value of Money- discount rate, Criteria for Assessing Energy Projects –(Net Present Value (NPV), Benefit/Cost Ratio (B/C), Inflation, Internal Rate of Return (IRR)  

    • Resources & Reserves Growth Rates in Consumption, Estimates of Duration of Fossil Fuels, McKelvey Diagram, Peak oil, Hubbert’s model

    • Materials used in renewable energy (Kuznet’s Curve, Betting on the planet, Simon’s Change), Non Renewable Energy Economics (Hotelling’s Rule)

    • Preferences and Utility, Utility and Social Choice

    • Public and private goods / bads, Demand curves , Externalities 

    • Financing Energy – Debt/ Equity- Sources of funds, innovative financing models

    • Input Output Analysis

    • Primary Energy Analysis, Net Energy Analysis, Examples, Energy Cost of Energy, Life Cycle Analysis of Bioenergy

    • Net Energy Examples, Energy Policy

    • Energy Policy Examples, Practice problems solution 

    Instructors

    Articles

    Student Community: Where Questions Find Answers

    Ask and get expert answers on exams, counselling, admissions, careers, and study options.