Energy & Transition Engineering Training
Five modules covering the engineering decisions behind energy costs, transition investments and emissions obligations. Delivered virtually or on-site at your facility.
Who this training is for
Energy managers, sustainability officers, operations directors, plant managers, mechanical and electrical engineers, project engineers handling Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) decisions, and finance leads involved in energy investment approvals.
Training modules
Loadshedding Cost Quantification & Energy Mix Analysis
What is taught
Participants learn to quantify the full cost of loadshedding to their operation — diesel, lost production, equipment damage, overtime, cold chain losses and hidden costs that most operations never model. Energy mix analysis is covered — identifying the top energy consumers in an operation and what drives the cost of each.
Why it matters
Most operations estimate loadshedding costs. Few have modelled them with engineering rigour. Without a defensible number, investment in backup power or alternative energy cannot be justified to a board or finance committee.
Outcome
Participants leave with a loadshedding cost model for their operation and an energy mix analysis identifying where cost reduction is most achievable.
Renewable Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Return on Investment (ROI) & Engineering-Based Investment Justification
What is taught
Participants learn to build an engineering-based Return on Investment (ROI) model for renewable energy investment — solar, battery storage and hybrid systems. Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) justification methodology is covered in full — how to structure the investment case, what assumptions to test and how to present it to a board or finance committee.
Why it matters
Renewable energy investment decisions made on vendor proposals are commercially motivated. An independent engineering-based Return on Investment (ROI) model gives operations the numbers to make the decision themselves — and defend it.
Outcome
Participants leave able to build a Return on Investment (ROI) model for a renewable energy investment at their facility and structure a board-ready Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) justification.
Operational Emissions Assessment & Reduction Engineering
What is taught
Participants learn to identify, quantify and report Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions at plant level — Scope 1 direct emissions, Scope 2 purchased energy emissions and Scope 3 value chain emissions. South Africa's National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reporting Regulations are covered alongside the ISO 14064 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Accounting standard. Engineering-based reduction opportunities are identified and quantified.
Why it matters
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting has been mandatory for certain South African operations since 2018. Many operations are still not compliant. Beyond compliance, Scope 1 and 2 emissions reductions translate directly into energy cost reductions — the engineering and the financial case are the same analysis.
Outcome
Participants leave able to compile a Scope 1 and 2 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions inventory for their operation, identify engineering-based reduction opportunities and build a reduction roadmap with quantified outcomes.
Critical Asset End-of-Life Decision Engineering
What is taught
Participants learn to make end-of-life decisions for critical assets using engineering methodology — decommission, life extension or replacement. Remaining useful life assessment, risk-based inspection findings, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) modelling and production impact quantification are applied to real assets.
Why it matters
End-of-life decisions made under production pressure, without engineering analysis, cost more and deliver less. An asset replaced too early wastes Capital Expenditure (CAPEX). An asset kept too long accumulates risk and maintenance cost.
Outcome
Participants leave with a decision framework for critical asset end-of-life applicable to any asset class — and the ability to build a Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) justification grounded in engineering analysis.
Just Transition for Operations — From Policy to Plant Floor
What is taught
Participants learn what South Africa's Just Transition means at an operational level — what it requires of operations, what the timeline looks like and what engineering decisions it drives. The gap between national policy and plant-floor implementation is closed — participants leave knowing what the transition means for their specific operation, their workforce and their asset base.
Why it matters
Just Transition policy is everywhere. Practical operational guidance is almost nowhere. Operations leaders are expected to implement a transition they have not been given the tools to understand.
Outcome
Participants leave with a clear understanding of Just Transition obligations and opportunities at their facility — and a framework for building an operational transition roadmap that is realistic, costed and implementable.
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Virtual sessions open globally. On-site facility sessions by enquiry.