Study Guide

Objective

You learn how to identify, facilitate and integrate diverse stakeholder needs into a co-created community-level energy transition plan. You are able to develop policy solutions and advocacy plans that propose holistic energy solutions (integrating technological, political, environmental, and business solutions) that deliver on community energy transition, as well as relevant national and regional-level climate targets and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). You are able to innovate and defend context-specific solutions that are inclusive and sustainable, strengthening community-level ownership and decision-making over energy resources.

Content

The main contents of this course include:

- Propose and advocate for policies
- Identify, engage, and co-create with stakeholders
- Propose new business models for a community energy
- Technological know-how transfer; innovation for the energy transition
- To develop community-specific energy transition solutions that integrate systems thinking and SD approaches
- Reflection of learning through the processes

Location and time

On site at Wärtsilä Campus, Karelia UAS.

Materials

The MSP Guide by Herman Brouwer and Jim Woodhill with Minu Hemmati, Karèn Verhoosel and Simone van Vugt

International connections

The course will be implemented in a multidisciplinary and multinationality gruop. Cases of stakeholder processes will be introduced from several countries.

We will also have visiting lecturer(s) from Karelia's partner organisations.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Students are expected to attend courses IE10058-10061 before attending this course.