Renewables Academy (RENAC) AG

Renewables Academy (RENAC) AG

Applying Renewable Energy: Market Leaders Course

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Applying Renewable Energy: Market Leaders provides fundamental knowledge on the technologies with the biggest shares in the renewable energy markets.

Details

Photovoltaics:

  • Applications and market development
  • Solar radiation
  • System components
  • System configurations (grid-tied and off-grid)
  • Introduction to system design and yield estimation

Wind power:

  • Wind as a resource
  • Physical basics of wind power
  • Turbine elements
  • Energy yield calculation
  • Wind farm planning steps

Biogas:

  • Benefits and potential
  • Classification of biogas plants
  • Components of industrial biogas plants
  • Substrates for biogas generation
  • Biogas energy conversion
  • Digestate as fertilizer
  • Planning and implementation of biogas plants

Additionally, each participant will have access to short introductory courses on energy and electricity topics to learn or revise the basics. These courses are not mandatory, and will not be covered in the exam.

Receive a reminder one week before the registration deadline.

Highlights

  • Flexibility to study at any time and from any location 
  • RENAC content expert and learning platform technical support
  • Moderated discussion forum for students
  • Live lectures
  • Multimedia learning materials
  • Self-assessments, assignments and final exam   
  • Certified by the Staatliche Zentralstelle für Fernunterricht - ZFU (German Authority for Distance Learning)
  • RENAC certificate upon successful finalisation of the programme
  • We offer discounts for our alumni, group bookings, and multiple purchases. Contact us for further details.

Learning Objectives

After the online training, you will be able to:

  • Assess resources and suitability of sites for each technology
  • Decide which components are to be used for which purpose
  • Roughly calculate system size and energy yield and determine crucial paramerters
  • Explain the principle functioning of each technology

Upon successful finalisation of the training, you will receive a RENAC Certificate.

Possible specialisations after successfully finishing this training:

Target Groups

This training will suit those who:
  • Need an overview of renewable energy technologies
  • Would like to refresh technical knowledge
  • Want to make the first step towards implementing renewable energy projects

Course Details

  • Study time: About 60 hours
  • Training language: English or Spanish
  • Detailed course description: A detailed course description is available for download here.
  • E-learning platform: Access the demo course on our e-learning platform.
  • Price: €506,00*