# Circularity Principles for Renewable Energy Technologies

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- Analyze the principles of a circular economy and understand their relevance to renewable energy
- Evaluate the projected demand and supply of critical raw materials
- Assess environmental and economic trade-offs in circular energy strategies
- Identify governance strategies that facilitate circularity in energy policies
- Apply circular economy tools and frameworks to real-world renewable energy challenges

### Start date Apr 21, 2026

 

Free

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- Location
  Online
- Pacing
  Starts anytime / Self-paced

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- [Gijsbert Korevaar](https://learningforlife.tudelft.nl/instructors/gijsbert-korevaar/)
- [David Peck](https://learningforlife.tudelft.nl/instructors/david-peck/)
- [Jaco Quist](https://learningforlife.tudelft.nl/instructors/jaco-quist/)

- Overview

  **Learn how to integrate circular economy principles into renewable energy policy and practice. Gain insights into resource demand, governance strategies and sustainable solutions to drive the transition to a circular energy system.**

  The transition to renewable energy is essential for a sustainable future. However, without integrating circular economy principles, it risks creating new resource dependencies and environmental challenges.  This course is designed for anyone seeking to drive meaningful change in the renewable energy sector  (wind, photovoltaics, bioenergy, and batteries) by embedding circular economy principles into policy, strategy and industry practice.\
  Through real-world case studies, expert debates, and interactive discussions, you will gain a deeper understanding of critical raw material (CRM) demand and supply constraints, sustainable design, manufacturing, recycling and circular governance strategies. You will explore the environmental and economic implications of circularity, learning how to design and advocate for sustainable policies.

  By the end of the course, you will be able to evaluate the sustainability of renewable energy technologies, identify circular opportunities and contribute to policy frameworks that drive the renewable energy transition. Whether you work in policy, business or engineering, this course will empower you to make informed decisions that align with long-term sustainability goals, improving your career prospects and your impact within your organization.
- Details

  ##### Course Syllabus

  **Week 1: Foundations of Circularity in Renewable Energy**

  - Introduction and setting the scope
  - Planetary boundaries
  - Paris agreement and NET ZERO
  - Mining and Renewable Energy Technologies

  **Week 2: General concepts (Data passport, Circularity concepts)**

  The relationship between RET and CE

  - Critical raw materials in renewable energy
  - Environmental and economic implications of material usage
  - Data management for RET and CE
  - Case studies on material efficiency and recycling

  **Week 3: Critical Raw Materials: Definition and Supply**

  - Demand and supply of materials for the energy transition. The time problem.
  - What CRM methods are used to define approaches
  - Deep dive - the EU CRM method and definition
  - Circular business models in the energy sector
  - Innovations in recycling, remanufacturing, and sustainable design

  **Week 4: Governance, Policy and Innovation**

  - Introduction Innovation, Transitions, Actors as needed for addressing CRM issues
  - Policy frameworks for circular energy systems
  - Best practice examples and global case studies
  - Innovation and value chain perspectives
  - Feasible transition and circular society
- Qualifications

  **Chartered Engineering Competences**\
  All our online courses and programs have been matched to the competences determined by [KIVI’s Competence Structure](https://charteredengineer.nl/competence-structure/), a common frame of reference for everyone, across all disciplines, levels and roles.

  These competences apply to this course:

  - A1: Extend your theoretical knowledge of new and advancing technologies.
- Admission

  This course is recommended to professionals and students from any background, including policy, business, engineering, and social sciences.

  This is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that runs on edX.\

  ##### Prerequisites

  - None

- Course format: MOOC

  **This course is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)**. Our MOOCs are delivered on edX.org and are open to all. They include video lectures, readings, assignments, and community discussions. Content is free, with optional certificates and additional exercises available for a fee.

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