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This course provides an overview of the transition from a fossil fuel reliant electricity system, to one with increasing levels of renewables and storage. Students will learn about how electricity markets work and how new technologies have changed the market from a contractual, regulatory, and physical perspective, with a specific focus on the solar, wind, storage, and hydrogen sub-sectors. Students will also be given a primer on how these and other new technologies and projects are developed and financed. The learnings of the class are combine into an end-of-semester simulation focused on building a portfolio of renewable technologies in an emerging market. The course is multi-disciplinary in nature and global in scope. When possible, the professor will also invite experts in the field – some of whom are SAIS alumni – to share their professional perspectives on topics that form part of the syllabus.