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Distance Internet Education on Renewable Energy Technologies New Courses Start again every year ! The course is GRATIS for NGOs in Europe! The course is offered by INFORSE-Europe, mainly for European NGOs. The course is in English. |
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International Network for Sustainable Energy INFORSE-PROJECT: DISTANCE INTERNET EDUCATION ON RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES - DIERET The material is in English. Project manager: Foundation for Alternative Energy (FAE), att. Emil Bedi, INFORSE-Europe Coordinator Godrova ul. 3/b, 811 06 Bratislava, Slovakia Ph/fax : +421 2 63 836964 Ph/fax: +421 2 54 413968 (SZOPK) E-mail: fae@inforse.org or emilbedi@yahoo.com More Information and Application Form: http://www.inforse.org/europe/educat.htm Contact person: Emil Bedi About the Russian version: Contact: INFORSE member REA in Ukraine, att. Andrei Konechenkov, http://www.rea.org.ua/ email: rea@fae.kiev.ua About the Albanian version: Contact: INFORSE Member, Albanian Ecological Club, Att. Ali Eltari e-mail: eco-club@san.com.al About the Slovakian version: Contact: INFORSE member Foundation for Alternative Energy (FAE), att. Emil Bedi E-mail: fae@inforse.org or emilbedi@yahoo.com WHAT IS DIERET ? Distant Internet Education on Renewable Energy Technology (DIERET) is a free educational course offered to INFORSE members and the general public to upgrade knowledge on renewable energy technology. The course was prepared in the framework of the INFORSE North-South co-operation. In 2003, it was translated to Russian and Albanian with support from the Danish Outdoor Council Small Grant Fund. WHY DIERET ? Education on sustainable energy is an INFORSE priority. The main goal of DIERET is to supply students with knowledge that is not usually covered by ordinary educational institutions (including universities.) The students who are completing the course will obtain basic knowledge about renewable energy technologies and their use in different parts of the world. For students from NGOs, this means the acquisition of reliable arguments in campaigns and lobbying for sustainable energy development. Students from developing counties can use the course as their starting point for promotion of renewable energy in rural areas. Students will be equipped also with the abilities to design simple systems utilising renewable energy technologies and thus provide technically backed answers to the renewable energy technology related problems. ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS If you are interested in joining the study course, please forward a request at any point during the year to project leader Emil Bedi/FAE. Students accepted will be informed by the project leader about their tasks in the study course and the best way of communication will be agreed. Students will receive a set of materials (modules and examination tests) by e-mail and will be asked to send answers to the project leader. The maximum time available for completion of the DIERET course is set for 4 months (does not include delays in communication). STUDY MATERIALS DIERET study materials consists of five modules and examination tests. The study material consist of about 300 pages and 450 illustrations.The material is divided to the following chapters : - 1. Why Renewables? - 2. Biomass Energy - 3. Solar Energy - 4. Hydro Power - 5. Wind Energy - 6. Alternative Fuels for Transportation (New in 2006) - Annexes on Organising and Policy Making for - Renewable Energy, Cases. Units The text in each module include introduction, history, technology, applications, guides etc. When you enroll to the cource you will receive the the study material and the questions. You can also download the text material from the internet or buy a CD which include the material. At each chapter there are approx. 20 questions, which have to be answered by the student. Questions are set not to be difficult and can be answered without any technical background knowledge. EVALUATION OF EXAMINATION TESTS - CRITERIA FOR PASSING THE COURSE It is proposed that students will have to answer correctly at least 75 % of all answers in each module to pass the examination. All questions bear equal weight meaning that e.g. at least 15 of 20 questions will have to be answered correctly in each module. Students will be informed about their results. DIERET CERTIFICATE All succesful students will receive a Certificate isssued by the INFORSE Secretariat and signed by the project leader, co-ordinators and head of INFORSE Secretariat. Despite the fact that INFORSE is not recognised as the educational institution (now) we are certain that this Certificate and knowledge will help you in future. CONTENT OF THE STUDY MATERIAL 1. WHY DO WE NEED RENEWABLES ? - ENERGY TODAY - ENERGY CONSUMPTION - SUSTAINABILITY PROBLEM - ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF ENERGY USE - SOCIAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO ENERGY USE - RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES - LITERATURE 2. SOLAR ENERGY - INTRODUCTION - POTENTIALS - SOLAR ENERGY UTILISATION - PASSIVE SOLAR ENERGY USE - SOLAR COLLECTORS - SOLAR THERMAL POWER PRODUCTION - PHOTOVOLTAICS - GUIDELINES FOR ESTIMATION OF SOLAR POTENTIALS, BARRIERS AND EFFECS - LITERATURE - SOLAR ENERGY 3.BIOMASS - INTRODUCTION - ENERGY VALUE - BENEFITS OF BIOMASS AS ENERGY SOURCE - ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS - BIOMASS FUELS - BIOMASS FUELS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - METHODS OF GENERATING ENERGY FROM BIOMASS - TECHNOLOGY EXAMPLES - LOW-COST PRACTICAL DESIGNS OF BIOGAS TECHNOLGY - CONVERSION OF BIOMASS INTO ELECTRICITY - GUIDELINE FOR ESTIMATION OF BIOMASS POTENTIALS, BARRIERS AND EFFECTS - LITERATURE - BIOMASS 4.WIND ENERGY - INTRODUCTION - ENERGY IN THE WIND TECHNOLOGY - APPLICATION OF WIND TURBINES - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WIND POWER PLANTS - GUIDELINES FOR WIND POWER APPLICATIONS - LITERATURE - WIND POWER 5. HYDRO POWER - INTRODUCTION - HYDRO POWER PLANTS - TECHNOLOGY - BIG OR SMALL HYDRO ? - BIG HYDROPOWER - SMALL HYDROPOWER - OCEAN POWER 6. ALTERNATIVE FUELS FOR TRANSPORTATION ANNEX: - ORGANISING and POLICIES - UNITS. You can find the Application form at the below link. |
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