Course in Blackout Resilience Strategies
Online 300-hour course in blackout resilience strategies. 6 modules with Regulation (EU) 2017/2196 (NC ER), Regulation (EU) 2019/941 on risk preparedness and PowerFactory. Dedicated tutor and enrolment open.
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What you will be able to do
Analyse the mechanisms that lead to a blackout.
Apply resilience metrics to electrical systems.
Understand system defence plans and load shedding.
Prioritise reinforcement investments against climate threats.
Integrate microgrids and energy storage into resilience strategies.
Plan crisis management with essential services.
Develop resilience strategies with cost-benefit analysis.
Who it's for
- Electrical system safety engineer who wants to specialise in blackout resilience strategies.
- Network planner who wants to specialise in blackout resilience strategies.
- Business continuity manager who wants to specialise in blackout resilience strategies.
- Civil protection technician who wants to specialise in blackout resilience strategies.
- Infrastructure risk analyst who wants to specialise in blackout resilience strategies.
- Energy resilience consultant who wants to specialise in blackout resilience strategies.
- Engineering or science graduates looking to enter electricity transmission.
What you'll work with
- Regulation (EU) 2017/2196 (NC ER)
- Regulation (EU) 2019/941 on risk preparedness
- Directive (EU) 2022/2557 on the resilience of critical entities
- Law 8/2011, on the protection of critical infrastructure
- Regulation (EU) 2017/1485 (SO GL)
- IEEE 1366
- NERC EOP-011
- Law 17/2015, on the National Civil Protection System
6 modules · 300 h
1.1Anatomy of a blackout1.2Cascading collapse mechanisms1.3Italy blackout of 20031.4North-eastern United States blackout of 20031.5European incident of 20061.6Separation of the European system in 20211.7Iberian blackout of April 20251.8Extreme weather events1.9Cyberattack on the Ukrainian grid1.10Case study: analysis of a blackout report
2.1Reliability versus resilience2.2Resilience curve and phases2.3Energy not supplied metrics2.4Infrastructure resilience indicators2.5Probabilistic risk assessment2.6High-impact, low-probability events2.7Interdependencies with water and telecommunications2.8Critical infrastructure2.9Network vulnerability analysis2.10Workshop: risk matrix for a regional network
3.1Emergency and restoration grid code3.2Operator defence plan3.3Automatic under-frequency load shedding3.4Under-voltage load shedding3.5System protection schemes3.6Controlled islanding3.7Minimum inertia and stability3.8N-1 and N-2 criteria3.9Operational drills3.10Laboratory: sizing a load-shedding scheme
4.1Undergrounding of lines4.2Reinforcement against wind and ice4.3Vegetation management4.4Protection against wildfires4.5Substations against flooding4.6Communications redundancy4.7Storage for resilience4.8Microgrids for critical services4.9Cost-benefit of investments4.10Practice: prioritising reinforcement investments
5.1Electricity emergency plans5.2Coordination with civil protection5.3Essential services and supply priority5.4Generators and autonomy5.5Public communication in crises5.6Critical infrastructure protection law5.7Critical entities resilience directive5.8Exercises and lessons learned5.9Risk preparedness plans5.10Workshop: tabletop exercise for a regional blackout
6.1System characterisation6.2Threat identification6.3Vulnerability assessment6.4Reinforcement and defence measures6.5Crisis management plan6.6Cost-benefit analysis6.7Proposed load-shedding plan6.8Integration of microgrids for critical services6.9Report and presentation6.10Final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and a dedicated technical tutor. No fixed timetable: students progress at their own pace within the intake, which makes it possible to combine it with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is PowerFactory, PSS/E, GridLAB-D, QGIS, in free, academic or evaluation versions. The practical work is based on real procedures: analysis of a real blackout report, sizing of a load-shedding scheme and a tabletop crisis management exercise. Assessment is continuous, module by module, plus the final integrative project.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Analyse the mechanisms that lead to a blackout.
Apply resilience metrics to electrical systems.
Understand system defence plans and load shedding.
Prioritise reinforcement investments against climate threats.
Integrate microgrids and energy storage into resilience strategies.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior degree is required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme's software.
- Sufficient Spanish to follow technical regulatory texts.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme totals 300 hours, spread over 3 to 5 months. That is between 10 and 15 hours per week on average, compatible with a full-time job.
The course uses PowerFactory, PSS/E, GridLAB-D and QGIS. Free, academic or evaluation versions are used, and the tutor indicates the free alternative where one exists.
A SEIUM own diploma on passing the continuous assessment and the integrative project. It is in-house training, not an official qualification issued by the Ministry.
Yes. Modules passed in a course or Postgraduate Diploma in the same area are recognised in the advanced programme. Check the recognition policy when you enrol.
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