Alternative Energy Operation (industrial)

Hours: 108 / Access Length: 12 Months
Retail Price: $725.00

Course Overview:

Topics include: Power Generation, Turbine System and Control, Combustion Turbine Fundamentals, Combustion Air and Flue Gas System, Boiler Fuel Systems, Efficiency, Reliability and Environmentally Sensitive Operations, Hydroelectric Power Plant Operations.  Courses are developed by subject matter experts with field and educational experience within each discipline. All lessons are designed using learning outcome based instructional design methods. These online courses incorporate varying types of media, including photographs, graphics, video, animations, and three dimensional representations. Interactive remediation and simulation is also developed for each lesson to maximize the learning experience.

Course Outline:

  • 501-01 Energy Conversion
  • 501-02 Steam Turbine Basics
  • 501-03 Combustion System Component Overview
  • 501-04 Boiler Water and Steam Cycle Overview
  • 501-05 Generator Overview
  • 505-01 Steam Turbine Design
  • 505-02 Steam Turbine Control and Operation
  • 505-03 Steam Turbine Auxiliaries
  • 507-01 Generator and Auxiliary Systems’ Functions 
  • 507-02 Generator and Auxiliary Systems' Flow Paths
  • 507-03 Generator Construction and Process Control
  • 507-04 Generator and Auxiliary Systems Start-up 
  • 507-05 Generator and Auxiliary Systems’ Normal Operation
  • 507-06 Generator and Auxiliary Systems' Shutdown
  • 559-02 Elements and the Periodic Table of Elements
  • 511-01 Combustion Turbine Fundamentals 
  • 511-02 Introduction to GE LM© Series Gas Turbines
  • 511-03 Introduction to GE Frame Series Gas Turbines
  • 511-04 Introduction to the Siemens V-Series© Gas Turbine
  • 521-01 Introduction to Combustion Air and Fuel Gas
  • 521-02 Combustion Air and Flue Gas Flow Paths and 
  • 521-03 Control Loops and Methods of Control  
  • 521-04 Combustion Air and Fuel Gas System Start-Up
  • 521-05 Maintaining Fan Operations in Combustion Ai
  • 521-06 Shutdown Process 
  • 523-01 Boiler Fuel System Function
  • 523-02  Process and Methods of Control for the Boiler
  • 523-03 Boiler Fuel System Start-up
  • 523-04 Normal Operation of the Boiler Fuel Systems
  • 523-05 Shutdown of the Boiler Fuel System
  • 531-01 Combustion Theory
  • 531-02 Basic Boiler Design
  • 531-03 Boiler Valves and Steam Fittings
  • 531-04 Boiler Fuel and Air Systems
  • 531-05 Boiler Water and Steam Cycle 
  • 531-06 Boiler Heat Recovery Systems
  • 531-07 Boiler Environmental Controls
  • 531-08 Boiler Operator Roles and Responsibilities
  • 533-01 Fuel Combustion and Controls 
  • 533-02 Boiler Burner Controls and Management 
  • 535-01 Flu Gas Desulfurization System
  • 535-02 Flue Gas Desulfurization System (FGDS) Open
  • 535-02 Flue Gas Desulfurization System (FGDS) Open Spray Design (Part II)
  • 535-03 Flue Gas Desulfurization System, Open Spray
  • 535-03 Flue Gas Desulfurization System, Open Spray Design (Part II)
  • 535-04 Dry Scrubber Operation
  • 535-04 Dry Scrubber Operation
  • 535-05 Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) System
  • 551-01 Introduction to the Circulating Water System
  • 551-02 Function of the Circulating Water System
  • 551-03 Circulating Water System Components
  • 551-04 Circulating Water Start-up
  • 551-05 Circulating Water System Normal Operations
  • 551-06 Circulating Water System Shutdown
  • 551-07 Circulating Water System Controls
  • 553-01 Introduction to the Condensate System
  • 553-02 Introduction to the Feedwater System
  • 553-03 Condensate and Feedwater Systems Operation
  • 553-04 Condensate and Feedwater System Control 
  • 555-01 Boiler Feed Pump and Associated Auxiliary E
  • 555-02 Boiler Feed Pump Flow Path and Major Component
  • 555-03 Boiler Feed Pump Water Supply and Control S
  • 555-04 Boiler Feed Pump Start-up 
  • 555-05 Boiler Feed Pump Daily Operations 
  • 557-01 Function of Boiler Water and Steam Systems 
  • 557-02 Flow Paths and Components of the Boiler Water
  • 557-03 Process Controls for Boiler Water and Steam
  • 557-04 Start-up Procedures for the Boiler Water an
  • 557-05 Normal Operation of the Boiler Steam and Water
  • 557-06 Shutdown of the Boiler Water and Steam Cycle
  • 559-01 Molecular Chemistry of Water 
  • 559-02 Elements and the Periodic Table of Elements
  • 559-03 Chemical Compounds
  • 559-04 Corrosion Causes and Effects 
  • 559-05 Corrosion Control in Steam Production
  • 559-06 Steam Chemistry Control and Guidelines
  • 559-07 Industrial Water Treatment Systems 
  • 807-02 Steam Chemistry Control and Guidelines 
  • 560-01 Main Transformers
  • 560-02 Station Service System
  • 560-03 Fuses and Circuit Breakers
  • 560-04 Protective Relays and Instrument Transformers
  • 560-05 Equipment Disconnects and Grounding
  • 561-01 Preparing for Power Plant Start-ups 
  • 561-02 Power Plant Start-up Procedures 
  • 561-03 Preparing for Power Plant Shutdown 
  • 561-04 Power Plant Shutdown Procedures 
  • 563-01 Basic Power Plant Efficiency
  • 563-02 Water and Steam:  Terms and Principles 
  • 563-03 Heat Transfer Principles
  • 563-04 Heat Transfer Principles 
  • 563-05 Performance Parameters
  • 563-06 Balancing Efficiency, Availability, Capabilities
  • 563-07 Instrumentation and Controls
  • 563-08 Boiler Efficiency
  • 563-09 Boiler Reliability 
  • 563-10 Turbine Efficiency
  • 563-11 Condenser Efficiency
  • 563-12 Condenser Operation and Reliability
  • 563-13 Feedwater Heater Operation and Efficiency
  • 563-14 Pump Efficiency and Reliability
  • 563-15 Environmentally Sensitive Operations
  • 565-01 Distributive Control System Fundamentals
  • 565-02 Distributive Control System Components 
  • 565-03 Using Distributive Control System  Diagrams
  • 565-04 Power Plant Unit Control
  • 567-01  Understanding the Basic Properties of Water and Steam 
  • 567-02  Saturated Steam Tables 
  • 567-03 Superheated Steam Tables
  • 581-01 Diesel Engines for Power Generation 
  • 581-02 Diesel Engine Support Systems
  • 581-03 Diesel Powered Generation 
  • 581-04 Diesel Power Plant Operations 
  • 581-05 Diesel Plant Control Systems and Protective
  • 581-06 Diesel Plant Routine Maintenance 
  • 583-01 The Hydroelectric Role in the Power System 
  • 583-02 Hydroelectric Power Stations 
  • 583-03 Water Management
  • 583-04 Hydroelectric Generators 
  • 583-05 Generator Monitoring and Control
  • 583-06 Hydroelectric Plant Auxiliaries 
  • 583-07 Operating Electrical Equipment in a Hydroelectric Plant 
  • 585-01 Basic Wind Turbine Design
  • 585-02 Wind Farm Development
  • 585-03 Horizontal Wind Turbine Design and Operation
  • 585-04 Wind Energy Production
  • 587-01 Nuclear Power Principles and Designs
  • 587-02 PWR and BWR Operation and Design

System Requirements:

System Requirements:

Internet Connectivity Requirements:
  • Cable and DSL internet connections are recommended for the best experience.
Hardware Requirements:
  • CPU: 1 GHz or higher
  • RAM: 2 GB or higher
  • Resolution: 1280 x 720 or higher
  • Speakers / Headphones
  • Microphone (Webinar / Live Online sessions)
Operating System Requirements:
  • Microsoft Windows 7 or 10 (Home, Pro)
  • Mac OSX 10 or higher.
  • Latest Chrome OS
  • Latest Linux Distributions

NOTE: While we understand that our courses can be viewed on Android and iPhone devices, we do not recommend the use of these devices for our courses. The size of these devices do not provide a good learning environment for students taking online or live online based courses.

Web Browser Requirements:
  • Latest Google Chrome is recommended for the best experience.
  • Latest Mozilla FireFox
  • Latest Microsoft Edge
  • Latest Apple Safari
Basic Software Requirements (These are recommendations of software to use):
  • Office suite software (Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice)
  • PDF reader program (Adobe Reader, FoxIt)
  • Courses may require other software that is denoted in the above course outline.


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