Center for Energy Studies, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) jointly organized a short course on Energy Efficiency form October 25-30 , 2008.

The Centre for Energy studies, BUET works at promoting education and research, organizing seminars, symposia, training workshops, short courses and outreach programs and publishing journal, monographs, and books on energy related interdisciplinary matters.

Energy has been the primary input behind the evolution of the human civilization up to the new millennium marked with astounding technological developments. However, while the demand for energy is ever escalating the commercially viable and exploitable resources for bulk energy are getting shrunk in the world. Therefore, alongside ensuring access to energy for all, affordable and pragmatic technical means need to be devised and implemented so that energy can be saved through reducing the consumption.

With the above view in mind, Centre for Energy Studies of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and German Technical Cooperation (GTZ) jointly organized a short course on Energy Efficiency.

Objectives

To provide the energy professionals an insight into the importance, methodologies and financial benefits of implementing energy efficiency programs in existing or planned garments and textile industries, and pharmaceutical industries and electrical mechanical industries, plants, hotels, shopping malls, high rise buildings, etc.

The courses will illustrate how energy efficiency in any planned/existing industrial and commercial enterprise can be achieved. The contents for are:

Lighting principles and energy saving through lighting
Experience of retrofits in garment industries
Energy efficient technologies in electrical system
Fundamental of electric motors and transformers
Boiler principles and energy saving
Fundamentals of solar water heaters
Experience of improved boilers in rice per boiling
HVAC, refrigeration system and cooling towers
Cogeneration and west heat recovery
Financial analysis of energy savings-Case studies, applications
Energy issues in factories
Energy auditing and energy management

Technical Tour

A technical tour in a modern energy efficient industry will be arranged to show the latest technology to the participants.

Target Groups

The target groups are: managers, management personnel from garment and textile industries, food and pharmaceutical industries, steel rerolling mills, cement factory, big electrical and mechanical industries.

Resource Persons

Key resource persons for the courses comprise industry practitioners, experts and academics from BUET.

Course Duration

Duration: 6 days (3:00 pm to 7:00 pm) Date: 25-30 October 2008

Course Venue

The course will be held at campus of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.

Certificate of Attendance

Certificate of course completion will be awarded to the participants at the end of the short course.

Course Fee

Course registration fee for is Tk. 2,000/- for each participant payable in advance in the form of a bank draft/pay order in favor of "Director, SRTC. SUET". The course registration fee includes tea/coffee during breaks, and course materials.

Last Date of Application

Nominations and applications of participants in the short course reach to the Director, Centre for Energy Studies by Monday 20 October 2008.

Slogan

Be Energy Smart: Think Conservation, Use Renewable

Contact :

Prof. Dr. Shahidul I. Khan

Director, Centre for Energy Studies

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Tel: 88029665650-80/ ext.7304

Fax: 880 2 8613046

E-mail: dirces@buet.ac.bd

Web page: http://www.buet.ac.bd/ces/

Practical Manufacturing of Solar Lighting System

Venue: Mechanical Engineering Department , Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology(BUET), Dhaka-1000.

Date: From November 21 - December 2 , 2007

Sponsored by: GTZ , Grameen Shakti , Phocos

Participants : 25 experts from different organizations , includes Grameen Shakti, Rural Services Foundation, Shubashati, Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) , Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee , Center for Mass Education in Science (CMES) , Prakaushali Sangsad Ltd, Bangladesh Center for Advanced Studies , Rahimafrooz Batteries Ltd , Micro Electronics Ltd.

Objectives of Training: To provide technical details about steps of Solar Home System hardware manufacturing.

Training Module For Solar Photovoltaic Technology

Organized by : LGED funded by UNDP under SEMP component 226

Training Participants and Duration : 641Trainee days has been completed to LGED officials and other Sub Implementing Agencies ( SIA) of SEMP/UNDP

Venue : LGED HQ / District Training Engineers Office

Course Objectives: Participants will be able to familiar with solar PV technology and gather practical knowledge of trouble shooting & safety procedure

Target Group : SAE /Community Organizer of LGED /other technical person from SIAs.

Course Overview:

In order to capacity building on Renewable Energy Technologies(RET's) this course being designed to persons who were interested in learning Solar PV Technology and how to produce electricity from the sun. Participants learnt the practical Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of photovoltaic power systems for a wide variety of applications. Participants learnt system sizing, site analysis, hardware specification and component selection also learnt how to evaluate costs and compare life-cycle costs of alternative designs. The course covers typical applications and case study examples.

Topics Include:

Energy status in Bangladesh and significance of renewable energy use.
Prospects and application of renewable energy development in Bangladesh
Commercialization of Solar PV technology in Bangladesh
Basic concept on PV Technology
Site selection , Designing and Installation of PV Technology
Operation & Maintenance of Lead acid storage battery
Trouble shooting , Operation and Maintenance of PV System

Out come of the Training :

Describe the functions and performance characteristics of each of the components of a photovoltaic power system.
Determine the energy requirements for any desired application (s).
Determine the capacity and specification for each of the components required in a solar electric power system.

2. TOT Training Programme

Training Title : Solar Photovoltaic Technology

Organized by : Sustainable Rural Energy Project, LGED

Venue : LGED Training Room

Participants : 30 Engineers (LGED).

Dated : 26-28 January, 2002

User Level Training

3. Beneficiary raining on use, Operation & Maintenance 5Kwp Centralized Solar (AC) System at Sairakhali, Chakaria, Cox's Bazar

Organized by : Sustainable Rural Energy(SRE) Project, LGED
Venue : Sairakhali, Chakaria, Cox's Bazar
Date: 26-27 Oct, 2002
Participants : 80 Beneficiaries
Objectives : Operation & maintenance of Solar PV system including Battery, Panel, Lamps etc for daily use of the field installations.

4. Beneficiary raining on use, Operation & Maintenance Solar PV System at Ambaria UP Complex, Khoksha, Kushtia

Organized by : Sustainable Rural Energy(SRE) Project, LGED Venue : Ambaria UP Complex, Khoksha, Kushtia Date: 17-10-2001 Participants : 40 peoples
Objectives : Operation & maintenance of Solar PV system including Battery, Panel, Lamps etc for daily use of the field installations.

6. Beneficiary Training on Solar Photovoltaic System at Kamarul Health clinic , Terokhada, Khulna.

Organized by : Sustainable Rural Energy(SRE) Project, LGED
Venue : Kamarul Health Clinic, Terokhada, Khulna
Date: 02/09/2001
Participants : 10 Beneficiaries
Objectives : Operation & maintenance of Solar PV system including Battery, Panel, Lamps etc for daily use of the field installations.

7. Beneficiary raining on use, Operation & Maintenance of Centralized Solar AC System at Gangutia, Shoilkupa, Jhenaidah

Organized by : Sustainable Rural Energy(SRE) Project, LGED
Venue : Gangutia Bazar, Shoilkupa, Jhenaidah
Date: 24-28 Feb, 2001
Participants : 43 Beneficiaries
Objectives : Operation & maintenance of Solar PV system including Battery, Panel, Lamps etc for daily use of the field installations.