Solar Energy and Global Energy Needs (CAS)

Veranstalter

University of Freiburg
Department of Sustainable Systems Engineering - INATECH

Veranstaltungsort

Online

Zielgruppe

Working professionals with:

• Existing knowledge of the energy sector
• Professional experience in the photovoltaic industry

Teilnahmevoraussetzungen

• Eagerness to study with some of the most experienced solar energy instructors and leaders of the world.
• Academic level English proficiency.
• Bachelor’s degree (or similar) or professional diploma in relevant fields

Zulassungsunterlagen

• Application form (must be filled out on a computer and signed with applicant's original signature.)
• Short curriculum vitae with a presentation of professional career in English
• Diplomas and degrees (in English or German - translated by a sworn translator) – if available

Inhalte

This Certificate is designed to give fundamental knowledge about solar energy with its two significant applications: photovoltaics and thermal energy, as well as comprehensive knowledge about global energy needs in the future

Ablauf

• E-learning via online video lectures accompanied by readings, exercises, and online meetings with tutors and lecturers. Important questions regarding content or organization are asked and answered in the course forum.
• Written assignment applying Polysun software, exercises, presentation, and written scientific paper about a chosen topic.

Lernziele

After successful completion of CAS students should be able to:

• Discuss and explain solar geometry, distribution of solar radiation over time and space.
• Have a broad understanding of work and heat and laws of thermodynamic.
• Explain different heat transfer forms and calculate heat transfer in simple applications.
• Describe the primary mechanism of photon absorption and carrier generation.
• Explain the dependency of solar cell performance on characteristic voltage and current.
• Understand the different optical and electrical loss mechanisms.
• Make simple energy yield calculations for PV systems and recognize the cost issues and different scenarios for the photovoltaic technology
• Construct and use Price Experience Curves to predict the future price trend of mass-produced and globally traded products.

Lehr- / Lernformat

Online

Zeitaufwand

330 hours (Lehrveranstaltungen + Selbststudium)

Creditpoints (ECTS)

11

Sprache

English

Kurstermine

For the participants, the program is flexible in terms of time and location so that they can organize their studies individually. The fixed dates for online sessions are set by group poll (e.g., dfn-Terminplaner), taking into account the time zones of the participants.

Dr. Stefan Hess
Senior Project Manager R&D Funding Projects & Coordination at Infineon Technologies. Former Head of Research Group "Sustainable Building Energy Technology" at INATECH, University of Freiburg.

Dr. Ralf Preu
Director of the Division of Photovoltaics - Production Technology, Fraunhofer ISE.

Dr. Thomas Schlegl
Head of Energy Management at Energiedienst AG. Former Head of the Energy System Analysis department at Fraunhofer ISE.

Dr. Winfried Hoffmann
Independent consultant at Applied Solar Expertise – ASE. Former Member of the Board of Trustees at Fraunhofer ISE and Managing director of Applied Materials GmbH&Co KG.