Customised
Green Energy Training

After the seminar participants will be able to:

• Identify the requirements for proper PV system O&M
• Evaluate the performance of a PV plant
• Pinpoint the measures for performance optimization and troubleshooting
• Plan and manage the O&M procedures including heath and safety and reporting

• People who operate PV plants
• People who implement maintenance services for PV systems
• People who optimize the performance of PV plants

• Basics about operation and maintenance of PV systems
• Asset management
• PV system assessment, performance analysis and optimization
• PV systems maintenance (preventive, corrective and predictive)
• Troubleshooting for PV systems
• Reporting
• Health and safety
• Case studies

After completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the mini-grid approach to electrify a given community/area
• Explain the mini-grid operation principle and main equipment functionalities
• Identify the main groups to be integrated on the mini-grid design, construction, management, operation and maintenance
• Learn about main requirements in terms of licensing and permits
• Conduct a first aggregate energy demand estimation for the community
• Identify design parameters conditioned by energy demand and available energy sources, and its impact on the project CAPEX and OPEX
• Identify the financial variables for the mini-grid economic viability assessment
• Explain the main aspects of mini-grid operation and maintenance

• People who intend to introduce and enhance the financing of green energy systems in their financial institution (e.g. bank managers and staff)
• People who intend to promote green energy finance in the financial sector (e.g. policy and decision makers, public organisations)
• People who aim at promoting investments in green energy mini-grids among potential investors in the SME sector (e.g. project developers, representatives from associations, consultancies)
• People who are potential investors for green energy systems, specifically mini-grids (e.g. SMEs, large cooperatives, project developers)

• Mini-grid fundamentals and potential in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
• The mini-grid ecosystem
• Energy demand assessment
• System design and financial analysis of a mini-grid
• Mini-grid management
• Operation and maintenance

After the seminar participants will be able to:

• Have an overview of the market scope and potential
• Understand the relevant RE technologies
• Evaluate RE projects
• Use financial models for RE projects
• Know about options for international climate finance and how to access such funds

• Financiers
• Project developers
• Ministries

• Introduction to RE markets and green energy finance
• Fundamentals of RE technologies
• Experience with RE market designs, institutional frameworks and financing conditions in Europe
• Project risks and mitigation techniques (group work)
• Valuation, financing & due diligence
• Cash flow planning & valuation
• Project finance
• Due diligence (scope and best practice)
• Introduction to the RENAC financial model
• Financial modelling case study (group work)

After completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Describe the variability of the solar resource around the world and influencing factors
• Explain the difference between irradiation and irradiance and explain components of solar radiation
• Define important solar terms and the position of the sun in the sky
• Discover the importance of orientation and tilt of a solar array for optimising energy yield

• People who are interested in solar technologies

• Physical basics of solar energy
• Sun positioning