Title :
Short courses in photovoltaic for worldwide professionals
Author :
Schuepbach, E. ; Muntwyler, U.
Author_Institution :
Bern Univ. of Appl. Sci. Eng. & Inf. Technol., Burgdorf, Switzerland
Abstract :
The global energy market is in a phase of transition, and attention is increasingly focused towards renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. Professionals work in completely different environments today as compared to the time when they were educated. Expert knowhow on sustainable energy engineering is now more important than ever before. Here, we describe new educational avenues offered by the Photovoltaic Laboratory (PV-Lab) at Berne University of Applied Sciences (BUAS, www.pvtest.ch) in Switzerland. As a leading house in research, development and applications in photovoltaic, the PV Lab at BUAS has introduced a suite of new “short courses” in photovoltaic for worldwide professionals to re-gain the competences required for using the suns´ energy.
Keywords :
educational courses; energy conservation; photovoltaic power systems; power engineering education; renewable energy sources; BUAS; Berne University of Applied Sciences; PV Lab; PV plant; Photovoltaic Laboratory; Switzerland; energy efficiency; photovoltaic installation; renewable energy sources; sustainable energy engineering; Lead; Renewable energy sources; Sustainable development; World Wide Web; Bern University of Applied Sciences; Renewable energy; photovoltaic; short courses; worldwide professionals;
Conference_Titel :
Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies (EVER), 2013 8th International Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Monte Carlo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5269-7
DOI :
10.1109/EVER.2013.6521530
