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Courtlyn
Promotion and Events Specialist
Pathways to sustainable growth in energy
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January 23, 2024
6 weeks, online
4–6 hours per week
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The benefit of learning together with your friend is that you keep each other accountable and have meaningful discussions about what you're learning.
Courtlyn
Promotion and Events SpecialistSustainable growth in energy requires long-term strategies that continue to add economic value while also ensuring that our future is viable. As there are multiple pathways to sustainable growth, it is important that you identify and analyze value creation opportunities that are a good fit for your organization.
The Profitability and Sustainability in the Energy Industry program from Texas Executive Education at the McCombs School of Business is designed by expert faculty with extensive experience in the energy sector. Through a combination of live learning sessions, case studies, engagement with peers, and a final capstone project, the six-week curriculum empowers energy professionals to cultivate strategies that focus on sustainable value creation with an eye toward regulatory, financial, and environmental factors.
Deepen your knowledge of the trends and topics that are defining the future of the energy sector, including energy system economics; policy, consumption, and pricing trends; energy conversion efficiency; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and guiding principles of sustainability.
Identify and analyze sustainable value creation opportunities within the energy industry, taking into account risk management and the role of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) in valuation.
Drive strategy that integrates sustainability considerations throughout the entire energy business cycle, including environmental, financial, and technology implications.
Develop your role in an energy ecosystem that is both profitable and sustainable, benefiting stakeholders that include public and private sectors, investors, and the society at large.
"The energy sector is among the most dynamic and complex landscapes on earth. We must understand the balance between government incentives and market price signals and use them as tools of risk mitigation."
— Gürcan Gülen, PhD, Adjunct Faculty, Texas Executive Education, UT Austin
This six-week program enables participants to identify, analyze, and implement sustainable value creation strategies in the unpredictable energy sector. The curriculum, organized into weekly modules, offers flexibility in accessing study materials. Weekly activities encompass faculty sessions, assignments, and case studies, giving participants a grounding in corporate valuation, risk assessment and management, ESG disclosures, and financing.
Delve into the economics of energy systems, from the physical realities of the grid to how it is managed and operated. You will discuss the factors that affect the efficiency of energy systems as well as those that determine the stability and control of a power grid. This module will also help you assess the impact of potential policies, such as a carbon tax, on the cost of electricity generation.
Explore the principles of ERoEI—the ratio used to describe and measure the energy produced versus the energy used to create it. You will also provide recommendations to improve a region’s ERoEI based on your analysis.
Examine organizations that incorporate ESG into their long-term strategy, highlighting the relationship between people, the planet, and profits. You will also develop recommendations for energy sector organizations to meet investor demands for sustainability disclosures as well as how to set and achieve net zero goals.
After defining value and value creation across energy value chains, you will investigate the pros and cons of numerous valuation metrics as they apply to energy organizations. You will also determine the factors that can sustain, enhance, or undermine an organization's current valuation over time.
Discuss the various risks and mitigation options for different energy segments across diverse geographies to contextualize an organization's valuation. You will also assess the risks to energy projects and organizations posed by legal, policy, regulatory, and social forces.
You will assess energy investment needs around the world and then delve into project finance, evaluating its fit for different energy projects. Additionally, the module will help you identify the key elements to ensure a balance between financial returns and ESG requirements.
Delve into the economics of energy systems, from the physical realities of the grid to how it is managed and operated. You will discuss the factors that affect the efficiency of energy systems as well as those that determine the stability and control of a power grid. This module will also help you assess the impact of potential policies, such as a carbon tax, on the cost of electricity generation.
After defining value and value creation across energy value chains, you will investigate the pros and cons of numerous valuation metrics as they apply to energy organizations. You will also determine the factors that can sustain, enhance, or undermine an organization's current valuation over time.
Explore the principles of ERoEI—the ratio used to describe and measure the energy produced versus the energy used to create it. You will also provide recommendations to improve a region’s ERoEI based on your analysis.
Discuss the various risks and mitigation options for different energy segments across diverse geographies to contextualize an organization's valuation. You will also assess the risks to energy projects and organizations posed by legal, policy, regulatory, and social forces.
Examine organizations that incorporate ESG into their long-term strategy, highlighting the relationship between people, the planet, and profits. You will also develop recommendations for energy sector organizations to meet investor demands for sustainability disclosures as well as how to set and achieve net zero goals.
You will assess energy investment needs around the world and then delve into project finance, evaluating its fit for different energy projects. Additionally, the module will help you identify the key elements to ensure a balance between financial returns and ESG requirements.
British Petroleum (BP)
Investigate the value of BP relative to its upstream-market peers to make comparisons using valuation metrics.
First Solar (FSLR)
Examine the financial performance of organizations such as FSLR that are heavily invested in clean technology, primarily wind and solar.
NESTE
Compare the financial performance of a mix of downstream organizations, one of which is NESTE, an oil refining and marketing organization located in Espoo, Finland.
Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY)
Conduct a comparables analysis to assess the valuation of OXY, an organization engaged in hydrocarbon exploration in the United States and the Middle East and in petrochemical manufacturing in the United States, Canada, and Chile.
PT Paiton Energy
A coal-fired power plant in Indonesia, PT Paiton Energy, is an example of successful restructuring and renegotiation of power purchase agreements (PPAs) and financing. This case study explores how various parties—including the plant's sponsors, government entities, and international financial institutions—collaborated to reach a more sustainable and mutually beneficial agreement.
Dabhol Power Station
The Dabhol gas-fired power plant in India’s Maharashtra state is an often-cited example of a project that failed as a result of interrelated social, political, and market risks. Analyze the key risks that impacted this project and offer ideas on risk mitigation steps that could have helped.
Expert Faculty
Gain in-depth insights from world-renowned faculty and expert practitioners with practical industry experience.
Live Sessions
Join a live session with the faculty director as well as live weekly office hours with program leaders to deepen your understanding and answer your questions.
Application Exercises
Apply the learnings on topics ranging from the impact of incentives to ESG disclosure and related best practices.
Peer Learning
Interact with like-minded energy executives from across the world and share insights with each other.
Real-World Examples
Drawing on the broad expertise of faculty, proprietary frameworks and use cases from across the entire energy ecosystem serve to make the learnings holistic.
Capstone Project
Apply your insights to a project where you will identify and analyze sustainable value creation opportunities within the energy industry.
Certificate of Completion
Demonstrate your commitment to forward-thinking leadership with a Certificate of Completion from The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business.
Fred Beach
Gürcan Gülen, PhD
Jeffrey Hales
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be awarded a certificate from The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business.
After successful completion of this program, your digital certificate will be emailed to you in the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of The University of Texas at Austin.
Note: This program does not grant academic credit or a degree from the McCombs School of Business.
Flexible payment options available.