Renewable Energy Technology (RET) Training Programme

Short Course on “Renewable (Solar) Energy and its Applications”

Organized by Renewable Energy Research Centre University of Dhaka, in Collaboration with Bangladesh Solar Energy Society and Faculty of Engineering and Technology University of Dhaka

Session - January 2009

Message Renewable Energy for Sustainable future

Eligibility:

Preferably Graduation in science/diploma in engineering. Post-graduate students, researchers, architects, policy makers, stakeholders, engineers, economists and all other working people related to this field.

Course duration: One week each

Training Time: 4:30 -6:30 pm

Course Fees: Tk. 1,000/-

Admission procedure:

All eligible candidates have to collect the admission form from the RERC Office at a cost of Tk.50/-. Then enroll directly against the Limited number of seats by paying the

course fee in advance.

Contact:

Mr. Himangshu Ranjan Ghosh

Research Associate

During the office hour (09:30 – 04:30)

At the office of

Renewable Energy Research Centre,

Energy Park, (Near Doyel Chattar)

University of Dhaka

E-mail: rercdu@yahoo.com

Phone: 9677125, 9661900/4570

Introduction:

Today the energy scenario is mostly dependent on fossil fuels. But it is becoming scarce day by day. To provide secured energy to everyone, now it is time to start looking at the sun for alternate source of energy for sustainability. Fortunately our country is blessed with rich Solar and Renewable Energy. Therefore, attempts should be made to harness this unending source of clean energy for the benefit of our people to achieve energy independence. A well balanced and accelerated adoption of solar energy resources would however require an adequate number of well trained and competent personnel for solar energy resource assessment, solar technology development, modification, digestion adaptation and application. Keeping these in mind, Renewable Energy Research Centre (RERC) and Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Dhaka in collaboration with Bangladesh Solar Energy society is going to start Short Courses on “Renewable (Solar) Energy and its Applications”. The objective of this course is to bring together the researchers, students, financiers, investor, hobbyist, industrialists and policy makers from different institutes and organizations under single fold of Renewable Energy Technology. We believe that it would create enough scopes to implement it in Bangladesh and beyond. The aim is to provide training on the selected aspects of renewable energy applications. The rural and urban, commercial and industrial prospects of renewables will also be touched. Hopefully this will serve as a special source of information and inspiration for the interested individuals in this field.

About the organizations:

The Renewable Energy Research Centre (RERC) of Dhaka University is actively working on Research, Development and Dissemination activities on Renewable Energy Technologies (RET) from the early 80s.The Centre also playing the pioneering role for the promotion of Solar Energy in Bangladesh. RERC is working relentlessly for the promotion of solar thermal, solar photovoltaic applications and maintains the only solar energy dissemination park in the country, popularly known as “Energy Park” at the Dhaka University campus. The main objective of this centre is to organize research activities in the field of Solar, Wind and other alternative sources of energy; to encourage research projects for utilization of renewable energy in Bangladesh; to train co-ordinate and establish links between students, scientists, engineers, stakeholders and policy makers, individuals working in institutions inside and outside the country. Every year this centre along with Bangladesh Solar Energy Society organizes national seminars, exhibitions and training as a part of its annual activities. Students from related departments are doing their M.Sc, MPhil and PhD research and thesis work with the support of this centre.

The training courses have been initiated as a social responsibility to alleviate energy crisis.

Resource Persons:

Renowned teachers and researchers from energy related departments will take the classes. Some of them are:

Prof. (retd.) M. Hussain, DU

Prof. M. Ibrahim, DU

Prof. Jalalur Rahman, DU

Prof. M. R. Sarkar, BUET

Prof. N. C. Bhowmik, RERC, DU

Prof. S. Rafique, Dean,

Faculty of Engg. and Tech. DU

Prof. R. K. Mazumder, DU

Prof. B. K. Bala, BAU

Prof. Shahidul Islam Khan

Prof. Mahbubul Alam, BUET

Dr. M. Eusuf, BCAS

Prof. S. K. Aditya, DU

Prof. S. Huque, DU

Dr. Habibur Rahman, DU

Mr. Gofran, Grameen Shakti

Course name:

Course-1: Grid-off Grid Solar Photovoltaic System and Application

3 Day 2nd Training of Trainers (TOT) Program on SHS

Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) (under the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Project - REREDP programme) finance Renewable Energy programme in Bangladesh. In this connection IDCOL launched second time 3 Day Training of Trainers (TOT) Program Solar Home System(SHS). Training imparted to experts/technicians of working under different organizations. Objectives of the TOT to have a capacity on design and deploy SHS

Venue : RDEC Training Unit, Level 11, Local Government Engineering Department(LGED), LGED HQ, Agargaon , Dhaka , Bangladesh

Duration : December 21-23, 2008

Masson Training on Biogas Technology

Seven days training Programme on "Masson Capacity Building in Biogas Technology " Organized by MATI, which supported by GTZ. Mr. Shamaresh Ghosh imparted training as key resource person. Objectives of the training programme to develop capacity of Masson's in designing and developing of biogas technologies and technology transfer , and finally dissemination of biogas technologies in rural areas

Venue : Shah Alam House of Gazipur Sadar upazila , Gazipur , Bangladesh

Duration : December 22-30, 2008

Short course on Energy Efficiency

Duration: 6 days (3:00 pm to 7:00 pm)

Date: 25-30 October 2008

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.

Expert Level Training

Practical Manufacturing of Solar Lighting System
Training Module For Solar Photovoltaic Technology

TOT Training Programme

User Level Training conducted by LGED with UNDP Support

Beneficiary raining on use, Operation & Maintenance 5Kwp Centralized Solar (AC) System at Sairakhali, Chakaria, Cox's Bazar
Beneficiary raining on use, Operation & Maintenance Solar PV System at Ambaria UP Complex, Khoksha, Kushtia
Beneficiary Training on Solar Photovoltaic System at Kamarul Health clinic , Terokhada, Khulna.
Beneficiary raining on use, Operation & Maintenance of Centralized Solar AC System at Gangutia, Shoilkupa, Jhenaidah
Beneficiary Training on use of Solar Photovoltaic System in Rangamati
Beneficiary Training on use of Solar Photovoltaic System in Sherpur
Beneficiary Training on use of Solar Photovoltaic System in Thakurgaon

User Level Training conducted by Grameen Shakti

Grameen Shakti training programme

User Level Training conducted by Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)

BRAC training programme

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.