Achieving net zero emissions energy emissions in a home should be easy – all you need to do is electrify, and then use clean energy. But does this really mean that the home is carbon neutral? Does a kWh of energy produced by a rooftop solar PV system in the daytime always offset the emissions from electricity imported from the grid at night? If a home is planning to replace its cars with electric cars, and wants to power them with rooftop solar panels, what size does the PV system need to be?
This course shows you how to answer these tough questions, so you can advise a home how to best get to net zero emissions.
First, you’ll learn what net zero actually means.
Second, you’ll learn how to estimate a home’s carbon footprint from the use of energy.
Third, you’ll learn how to reduce a home’s energy usage and to electrify. Energy efficiency is the first fuel, and without implementing measures to cut energy usage it can be a lot harder for a home to get to net zero emissions.
Fourth, you’ll learn how much renewable energy a home needs to produce or purchase, including how to roughly calculate how much extra power is needed when switching from natural gas or LPG to electricity, and switching to EVs.
Finally, you’ll learn about offsetting any remaining energy emissions, and the role that batteries can play.
By completing this course, you’ll learn how to advise a home to achieve net zero emissions from the direct use of energy – that is from the home’s use of electricity, natural gas or LPG, and vehicle fuels. You’ll obtain the knowledge and skills to estimate the carbon footprint of the home, advise on how to reduce its energy usage, electrify, estimate the size of a solar PV system needed, and offset any remaining emissions.
Most people view climate change as an important problem that is solved by reducing greenhouse gas emissions to zero. In this course you’ll learn how to advise homeowners how to measure their carbon footprint, reduce it, electrify, and size renewable energy and battery systems to reach net zero emissions from the direct use of energy.
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This course is designed for individuals and professionals who are committed to driving the transition towards a sustainable future by achieving net zero emissions. If you fall into any of the following categories, this course is perfect for you:
We are confident that Advise Homes How To Achieve Net Zero Energy Emissions will provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve net zero emissions from the use of energy in homes. However, if you feel that this course has not equipped you to do this, please inform us upon completion, and we will refund the cost of the course.
If you pass all the assessments in this course you will be issued with a Certificate of Competence in Advise Homes How To Achieve Net Zero Energy Emissions.
The assessment has been prepared by an expert, and is based on those key areas which demonstrate competence.
Read more about the Sustainability Education Academy Certification here.
Introduction to Net Zero covers the principles of net zero in more detail than this course, and is recommended if you want a broader understanding of net zero.
To understand what is involved in advising on energy efficiency opportunities, Introduction to Energy Auditing is also a useful course, noting that its focus is on energy auditing of commercial and industrial facilities, and not homes.
If you are interested in home design, and how effective home design can contribute to less energy usage (and less emissions), take Solar Passive Design.
Venice Simeon
This course is well-organised, insightful and even beginner-friendly. The theories are explained well and the practical examples are relatable. Whether one needs guidance in achieving net zero at home or is in the profession/practice of implementing net zero, this is a great place to start or expound knowledge and skills on. *This review may have some bias as I helped develop the course.
Original price was: 185.98 $.29.97 $Current price is: 29.97 $.
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