Introduction to technological innovation of RES Brief knowledge of each RE technology 4 1. 

•  Solar Energy 
• Wind Energy
•  Water Energy
  

Introduction to socio-economics

• ocioeconomics – the new approach 
•  Socioeconomics of renewable energy and energy efficiency 
•  Socioeconomic impacts: assessment and mitigation
  

Job creation, importance and impact on society

• Introduction 
  
• Policy and practice background 
• Impacts on Society
  

The transmission to Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

• Energy market structures and stakeholders 
•  Energy system transition process 
•  Energy transition phase model 
•  Energy market transition experiences
  

The grid infrastructure plays a core role. Stable system operation with large amounts of intermittent RES-E generation is another major issue of practical relevance. 6 2.

 Content 

•  The role of the grid infrastructure 
• Challenges for RES-E developers § Challenges for grid operators
•  ”Deep” versus ”shallow” versus ”super-shallow” RES-E integration
•  Resume for policy making
• System operation and intermittent RES-E generation 
•  Promoting grid-related incentives for large-scale RES-E integration into the different European electricity systems
  

Global status of Renewable Energy technologies, investment flows and implementation Green Economy 5 1. 

Content 

• Introduction to the Green Economy.
• Climate change & Energy Transition. 
• Sustainable (Millennium) development goals (SDGs).
• Renewable Energy Technologies effects.
• Socio- Economic benefits of the Renewable Energy.
  

Existing environmental and public health indicators and Standards, which are adopted by a number of multilateral agencies, national governmental bodies and international nongovernmental organizations 4 1. 

Content 

•  Definitions of Environmental Health Indicators and Benchmarks 
•  Human Rights Perspective: Public Policy Factors 
• Screening Process and Applications 
•  Preventative and Remedial Indicators 
• Primary, Secondary & Tertiary Indicators and Benchmarks
• Environmental Health Performance-Based Indices 
• Structural and Process Indicators of Environmental Health
  

The concept of environment: an overview Environmental challenges: climate change and pollution Environment-human relationship Sustainable management of natural resources

Upon succesful completion of this course students should be able to understand: 

• challenges resulting from carbon based economies;
• renewable energy technologies and their role with regard to socio-economic development; 
• energy market structures and the role of different stakeholders; 
•  energy transition processes and theoretical concept of the Multi-Level-Approach;
•  different phases of energy transitions that help to indentify road maps 
• challenges faced in further countries that are already advanced in their energy transition process and how they addressed challenges