15 Best Solar Energy Courses on edX
We compared 15 Solar Energy courses currently listed on edX, priced from $65.00 to $1,134.00. 13 of them teach the subject directly and 2 are built around a certification exam. 3 come from a named university or institution, including Delft University of Technology, Hamad Bin Khalifa University and Tel Aviv University. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 15
- Price range
- $65.00 – $1,134.00
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "solar energy" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $65.00 to $1,134.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Solar Energy Engineering
Offered by Delft University of Technology
This course on Solar Energy Engineering delves into the technologies and systems that harness solar energy. It explores the principles behind solar power generation, including the design and application of solar panels,...
$1,134.00listed price -
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Solar Energy in Hot Desert Climates
Offered by Hamad Bin Khalifa University
This course focuses on the unique challenges and opportunities presented by solar energy in hot desert climates. Students will explore the technological, environmental, and economic aspects of solar energy systems, gaini...
$214.20listed price -
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Solar Energy
Offered by Delft University of Technology
This course on solar energy explores the fundamentals of this renewable energy source, including its technologies and applications. You'll gain insights into how solar power can be utilized in various contexts, from resi...
$580.50listed price -
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Solar Energy 3
Offered by Delft University of Technology
Solar photovoltaics (PV) is the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world. Learn to both design a complete PV system and to perform technical and economic assessments for PV systems ranging from large sol...
$215.00listed price -
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Solar Energy 1
Offered by Delft University of Technology
Learn about the leading role of solar energy in rural electrification and climate change mitigation. Introduce yourself to the physical principle of the photovoltaic energy conversion of solar cells.
$215.00listed price -
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Solar Energy: Photovoltaic (PV) Systems
Offered by Delft University of Technology
Explore the wide range of solar energy applications and learn to design a real PV installation with excellent performance and reliability.
$250.00listed price -
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Solar Energy: Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Conversion
Offered by Delft University of Technology
Learn how solar cells generate electricity, and about the semiconductor physics and optics required to design and manufacture solar cells.
$250.00listed price -
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Solar Energy: Photovoltaic (PV) Technologies
Offered by Delft University of Technology
Explore the main PV technologies in the current market, to gain in-depth knowledge on the design and processing methods of solar cells.
$250.00listed price -
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Solar Energy: Integration of Photovoltaic Systems in Microgrids
Offered by Delft University of Technology
Learn how to integrate a photovoltaic system into a microgrid of your design.
$250.00listed price -
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Circularity Applications in Renewable Energy Technologies
Offered by Delft University of Technology
Discover how circular economy strategies can make renewable energy systems more sustainable. This course dives into wind, solar, bioenergy and battery technologies to explore real-world material challenges, critical raw...
$99.00listed price -
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Climate Change: The Science Behind the Crisis - Part 1
Offered by Tel Aviv University
In this course, we will take a journey from the Sun to the Sea to understand the science behind our changing climate. Are the present-day changes in our global climate really linked to our human activities here on Earth?...
$189.00listed price -
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Solar Resource Assessment in Desert Climates
Offered by Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Learn how to use the components of solar radiation,solar spectrum, forecasting and meteorology to advocate and plan for deploying PV in desert climates
$119.00listed price -
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Using Photovoltaic (PV) Technology in Desert Climates
Offered by Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Learn how to mitigate the challenges related to PV technology and enhance the performance of solar cells and PV modules in desert climates.
$119.00listed price -
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Exam: Integration of Photovoltaic Systems in Microgrids
Offered by Delft University of Technology
Enroll in this course to gain access to the exam of the course Integration of Photovoltaic Systems in Microgrids, which forms part of the Micromasters program in Solar Energy Engineering.
$65.00listed price -
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Exam: Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Conversion
Offered by Delft University of Technology
Enroll in this course to gain access to the exam of the course Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Conversion, which forms part of the Micromasters program in Solar Energy Engineering.
$65.00listed price
Best Solar Energy Courses on edX compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Solar Energy Engineering | edX | Delft University of Technology | $1,134.00 | View → |
| 2 | Solar Energy in Hot Desert Climates | edX | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | $214.20 | View → |
| 3 | Solar Energy | edX | Delft University of Technology | $580.50 | View → |
| 4 | Solar Energy 3 | edX | Delft University of Technology | $215.00 | View → |
| 5 | Solar Energy 1 | edX | Delft University of Technology | $215.00 | View → |
| 6 | Solar Energy: Photovoltaic (PV) Systems | edX | Delft University of Technology | $250.00 | View → |
| 7 | Solar Energy: Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Conversion | edX | Delft University of Technology | $250.00 | View → |
| 8 | Solar Energy: Photovoltaic (PV) Technologies | edX | Delft University of Technology | $250.00 | View → |
| 9 | Solar Energy: Integration of Photovoltaic Systems in Microgrids | edX | Delft University of Technology | $250.00 | View → |
| 10 | Circularity Applications in Renewable Energy Technologies | edX | Delft University of Technology | $99.00 | View → |
| 11 | Climate Change: The Science Behind the Crisis - Part 1 | edX | Tel Aviv University | $189.00 | View → |
| 12 | Solar Resource Assessment in Desert Climates | edX | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | $119.00 | View → |
| 13 | Using Photovoltaic (PV) Technology in Desert Climates | edX | Hamad Bin Khalifa University | $119.00 | View → |
| 14 | Exam: Integration of Photovoltaic Systems in Microgrids | edX | Delft University of Technology | $65.00 | View → |
| 15 | Exam: Photovoltaic (PV) Energy Conversion | edX | Delft University of Technology | $65.00 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 15 priced courses on this page run from $65.00 to $1,134.00, with the middle of the range around $215.00 — a spread of $1,069.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 3 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Delft University of Technology, Hamad Bin Khalifa University and Tel Aviv University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Courses versus exam preparation
2 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Solar Energy from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 30 August 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.