Climate-Neutral Industrial Systems Design
This course is part of Path to Climate Neutrality: Theory to Action.
This comprehensive course explores climate change mitigation strategies for industry and electricity generation sectors. Learn about industrial emission sources, technological solutions, and tools for emission reduction. The curriculum covers renewable energy integration, system modeling, and policy frameworks. Through expert interviews, case studies, and practical exercises, students develop skills to evaluate and implement climate-neutral solutions. Perfect for policy makers, sustainability consultants, and professionals seeking to contribute to industrial decarbonization and renewable energy transition.
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What you'll learn
Review industrial emission sources and evaluate mitigation technologies
Assess system-level approaches to emissions reduction beyond company boundaries
Analyze renewable energy potential, costs, and integration challenges
Understand electricity grid operations and renewable energy variability
Evaluate energy storage and demand response strategies
Apply energy system modeling for transition planning
Skills you'll gain
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There are 20 modules in this course
This comprehensive course examines strategies for achieving climate neutrality in industrial and electricity generation sectors. Students learn about emission sources, mitigation technologies, and system-level approaches to decarbonization. The curriculum covers industrial ecology, renewable energy integration, and energy system modeling. Through practical exercises and case studies, participants develop skills to evaluate and implement climate-neutral solutions across industrial and energy sectors. The course combines theoretical foundations with real-world applications.
Industrial sources of emissions and main mitigation options
Module 1
Gas, solid and liquid waste
Module 2
Energy and material consumption and CO2 emissions
Module 3
Heat integration
Module 4
Renewable sources
Module 5
Carbon capture, utilization and storage
Module 6
Industrial Ecology and system thinking
Module 7
Environmental life cycle assessment
Module 8
Governance of integrated energy systems
Module 9
Trade-offs, synergies and industry 4.0
Module 10
How the electricity grid works
Module 11
Quantifying renewables costs
Module 12
Quantifying renewables variability
Module 13
Quantifying renewables resources
Module 14
Other climate-neutral electricity technologies
Module 15
Designing for variability 1: Geographical balancing
Module 16
Designing for variability 2: Storage
Module 17
Designing for variability 3: Demand response and dispatchable supply
Module 18
Examining trade-offs between different options: energy system models
Module 19
Case study: Designing options for the energy transition
Module 20
Fee Structure
Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: Path to Climate Neutrality: Theory to Action
Instructors
3 Courses
A Pioneer in Carbon Dioxide Removal and Greenhouse Gas Accounting
Samantha Eleanor Tanzer serves as an Assistant Professor and Delft Technology Fellow in the Department of Engineering Systems and Services at TU Delft's Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management. Her academic journey includes a BA in Economics from Swarthmore College, an MSc in Industrial Ecology (summa cum laude) jointly from Leiden University and TU Delft, and a PhD (cum laude) from TU Delft focusing on Negative Emissions in the Industrial Sector. Her groundbreaking research examines carbon dioxide removal systems and the complexities of greenhouse gas accounting, with particular emphasis on biomass with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) and direct air capture. Her work has garnered over 376 citations, with significant contributions to understanding carbon removal in industrial sectors, including pioneering research on concrete decarbonization and chemical sector emissions reduction. Before joining TU Delft as Assistant Professor in October 2023, she worked at Bellona Europa, where she helped develop foundational principles for defining and governing carbon dioxide removal. Her expertise has made her a valued advisor to national and international governments and organizations on carbon removal policy and implementation. Her recent work includes developing temporally explicit life cycle CO2 accounting methods and investigating the influence of different assumptions in removal systems modeling.
5 Courses
A Leading Expert in Sustainable Energy and CO2 Conversion Technologies
Mar Pérez-Fortes serves as a tenure track Assistant Professor in the Engineering Systems and Services department at TU Delft's Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, where she brings extensive expertise in sustainable energy systems and CO2 conversion technologies. Her academic journey, which includes an MSc in Industrial Engineering and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Spain, has been marked by significant contributions to emerging technology assessment and process optimization. After completing postdoctoral research in the USA, she enhanced her expertise through roles at the Joint Research Centre in the Netherlands and as a scientist in Switzerland, before joining TU Delft in November 2020. Her research portfolio focuses on the techno-economic assessment of emerging technologies, particularly in CO2 capture and utilization, bioenergy, and electrochemical devices, with special emphasis on supporting the decarbonization of the chemical sector and the transition to renewable electricity grids. Through her work in process systems engineering, renewable energies, and circular economy, she has developed innovative approaches to evaluating low technology readiness level energy systems, providing crucial support to private sector initiatives and European policy development. Her current research concentrates on CO2 electrochemical conversion, examining technical, economic, and social aspects of emerging technologies while emphasizing the integration of renewable energy sources and optimization of electrochemical processes. Her expertise has made her a valuable contributor to European energy initiatives and a leading voice in sustainable technology development, particularly in areas where process engineering meets environmental sustainability.
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