An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Energy Planning & Sustainable Development

Responsible Energy Futures

13 - 17 Jul 2026
Dubai
| $5950
24 - 28 Aug 2026
London
| $5950
12 - 16 Oct 2026
Dubai
| $5950

Introduction

This GLOMACS training course will help the public and private sectors leverage global best practices on long-term energy portfolio planning, resource management, climate change mitigation strategies, environmental sustainability, and social impact. The entire cycle of energy planning toward a sustainable future—starting with envisioning a sustainable energy future, to reconciling differing (and often conflicting) stakeholder perspectives, to analyzing the costs and benefits of various energy plan options, to selling those plans to decision-makers, to finding 80/20 common grounds, to developing an energy implementation plan with specific activities and responsible parties and timelines.

It will give a better understanding of the types of long-term planning—from the traditional utility-based Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) to the nascent IRRP that adds an "R" for Resilience to climate change pressures, to more grassroots plans that communities may adapt to meet various goals including carbon neutrality—and which types work best for them.

This will be added granularity to the sustainable energy plans in the two major energy sectors—electricity and transportation—that begin with establishing a baseline that characterizes the current energy scenario and then advances to define pathways to achieving the desired “end-state” of the community that is defined by the Vision, Goals, and Strategies set earlier.

Key Learning Outcomes

The participants will benefit from gaining a working knowledge of how to assemble the pieces necessary to help a community decide on what sustainable development means to its members, to tap into the right resources which as a coordinated team can effectively “see the big picture” of a sustainable energy future, as well as  “dot the i’s” of detailed energy planning,  to decide what kind of sustainable energy plan would work best for their community, take necessary actions to measure current scenarios and chart the course to make more desirable scenarios a reality in the near- to medium-term, and then design and implement a plan to make that desirable scenario happen.  And in the process, give future generations a better world through responsible resource management and energy planning.

By the end of this training course, the participants will be able to:

Training Methodology

The participants in this training course will receive thorough training on the subject, utilizing various proven adult learning teaching and facilitation techniques, including a brief assessment of participant names, roles, and interests. It also contains charts, illustrations, pictures, and embedded website hyperlinks, videos, case studies, practical problem-solving sessions, and interactive discussions. The PowerPoint will be engaging and aesthetically appealing with a focus on information graphics.

Energy Planning & Sustainable Development

Who Should Attend?

The organization will benefit from sending the employees to attend this training course as they will be able to relate lessons learned from this training course to develop and implement a sustainable energy planning process, this knowledge will add monetizable value to the organization as well as a competitive edge over their competitors in the sustainable development and clean energy realm.

The organization can leverage knowledge and skillsets, such as:

  • The ability to leverage their current staff qualifications to take the concept of sustainable development, and apply it to planning a more responsible energy future for their clients
  • Stock-taking of the skillsets necessary to plan the responsible use of natural resources to provide the energy necessary to drive the economic development of their communities
  • Gaining a better understanding of the connection between a community’s desire to make positive change and the steps necessary to turn that desire into a reality with strategic planning
  • Gaining insights into the motivations of various stakeholders in their adoption of or objection to change
  • Knowing how energy generation technologies convert sustainable energy resources into electricity, heat, cooling, transport, and other energy services
  • The ability to see and overcome the potential roadblocks along the path from the vision and the implementation of a sustainable energy plan

Learning Journey Breakdown

  • Scoping
    • Sectors
    • Players
    • Political Sensitivities  
    • Timelines
  • Engaging Stakeholders to Design and Implement the Plan
    • Selecting the Right Stakeholders
    • Envisioning the Desired End-state
    • Setting the Baseline
    • Proposing Goals and Strategies  
    • Driving Consensus
    • Implementing the Plan
  • Defining Sustainable Development
    • Brundtland Report
    • Resource Depletion
    • Environmental Impact
    • Intergenerational Equity
    • Cradle-to-cradle Design Considerations
  • Identifying Drivers for Change
    • Environmental impact
    • Social
    • Economic
    • Carbon Neutrality
  • Agreeing on the Basics
    • Scientific-based Principles
    • Laws of Thermodynamics
    • Civility
    • Facilitating buy-in
    • Acknowledging Dissent
    • Reconciling Conflicting Viewpoints
    • Inclusivity
    • Social Equity
    • Economic Growth
    • Cost-effectiveness (e.g., least cost vs. best value)
  • Sustainable Energy Planning from Different Angles
    • Sectoral
    • Climate Change
    • Utility
    • Transportation Manufacturer
    • Environmental
    • Resource Management
    • Intergenerational Equity
    • GESI
    • Economic
  • Types of Plans
    • Integrated Resource Planning
    • Integrated Resource & Resilience Planning
    • Long-term Planning
    • Energy Sustainability Planning
    • Hybrids
  • Sustainable Electricity Resources & Technologies
  • Demand Reduction
  • Solar
  • Wind
  • Water
  • Biomass
  • Hydrogen
  • Natural Gas
  • Sustainable Transportation Resources & Technologies
  • Demand Reduction
  • Food vs. Fuel Debate
  • Ethanol and Biodiesel
  • Electricity
  • Setting the Baseline
    • Population, Immigration, and other Demographic Considerations
    • Load Assessment
    • Technical Feasibility 
    • Economic Feasibility
    • Enabling Policy Gap Analysis  
    • Costs and Benefits
  • Charting the Path to your Goals
    • Minimizing Electricity Demand
    • Centralized Electricity
    • De-centralized Electricity
  • Setting the Baseline
    • Population, Immigration, and other Demographic Considerations
    • Load Assessment
    • Technical Feasibility 
    • Economic Feasibility
    • Enabling Policy Gap Analysis 
    • Costs and Benefits
  • Charting the Path to your Goals
    • COVID and WFH
    • Efficiency Standards
    • Walkable Communities
    • Ride Sharing
    • Public Transportation
    • Integrated Ground Transportation Demand Management Plan
    • Renewable Fuels
    • Electric Vehicle Use
  • Plan Basics
    • Who decides on the plan’s elements?
    • Who is responsible for making this happen?
    • How do we convince the right people to agree to this?
    • Who pays?
    • Will the plan require legislation?
    • How will this happen?
    • How soon can this happen?
  • Plan Recommendations Basics   
  • Sustainable Energy Plan Implementation Team
  • Public-Private Partnerships
    • Models
  • Tracking Progress

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