The Energy Center, KNUST has begun a series of Advanced Short Courses in Renewable Energy Technologies and Energy Policy and Planning. The first in the series was a Short Course in Solar Thermal Technologies, which was held from 7 to 18 February and was led by Dr Yao Azoumah of the International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, and Mr Emmanuel Ramde of the Mechanical Engineering Department of KNUST.

The training was sponsored by the Renewable Energy Education Project (REEP) of the EDULINK Programme of the EU-ACP Secretariat, and the Solar Capacity Upgrading Project (SolarCU) which is being implemented with funding from the World Bank.

Participants were taken through Solar Resource Assessment for Power Projects, Solar Water and Space Heating, Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) technology options, System configuration and sizing, case studies of existing CSP plants, etc. The Solar Thermal Technology course is part of a Masters Programme in Renewable Energy Technologies (MSc RETs) by e-learning which takes off in August 2011. 

The full list of Advanced Short Courses is as follows:
1.       Solar Thermal  7th-18th Feb. 2011(completed)
2.       Energy Policy and Planning  21st Feb - 4th Mar 2011(ongoing)
3.       Solar PV  21st Mar - 1st April 2011(upcoming)
4.       Small Hydropower  4th - 15th April 2011(upcoming)
5.       Wind Technology  18th - 29th April 2011 (upcoming)

To register for upcoming courses please contact:

Coordinator for e-Learning
MSc & Advanced Courses
Dr. Gabriel Takyi
Tel: +233-(0)24-9226835
Email: gabrieltakyi@yahoo.co.uk

or

REEP Coordinator
Dr David Anipa
Tel: +233-(0)20-8165502
Email: davidanipa@yahoo.com