Category:
- Personal Development
- QLS Endorsed Single Course
Course Overview
The Renewable Energy is a comprehensive course designed to equip individuals with the necessary knowledge and skills to excel in the field of renewable energy, particularly focusing on solar energy systems. With the growing global demand for sustainable and clean energy sources, the course provides a solid foundation for understanding the principles, design, and implementation of solar energy systems.
Students will learn about various aspects of solar energy, including system components, design considerations, simulation tools, and practical applications such as solar water pumping. By gaining expertise in renewable energy, participants will contribute to the global transition towards a greener future.
The renewable energy sector offers substantial job opportunities. In the UK alone, the sector employed over 125,000 people in 2021. By gaining expertise in renewable energy, individuals can access a variety of rewarding career paths with competitive salaries.
Learning Outcomes:
🡆 Understand the basics of solar energy systems, including their components and operation principles.
🡆 Acquire knowledge about batteries in photovoltaic (PV) systems and their role in energy storage.
🡆 Learn the design principles for off-grid solar energy systems, including component selection and system sizing.
🡆 Gain insights into the design considerations for on-grid solar energy systems, focusing on grid connection and integration.
🡆 Develop proficiency in using the PVSyst program for designing and analysing PV systems.
Please Note: Thames College is a One Education approved resale partner for Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed courses.
Why Choose Thames College?
Thames College offers you the benefit of —
- Learn with engaging voice-over and visual elements to facilitate your learning process.
- Get a year's worth of unlimited access to the course.
- Receive round-the-clock access to expert assistance.
- Participate in quick assessments and get instant feedback on your progress.
- Study at your own schedule from the convenience of your own home.
Who Is This Course For?
Those who want to strengthen their professional skills while training for the desired job should take advantage of the Renewable Energy training! This course will keep you up-to-date with all the latest developments and coach you accordingly. So invest in this Renewable Energy course if you want the best training available.
Certificate of Achievement
Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed Certificate of Achievement
Upon successful completion of the Renewable Energy course, you can order an original hardcopy certificate of achievement endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. The certificate will be home-delivered, with a pricing scheme of —
- 149 GBP within UK
- 159 GBP for International Delivery (Postal Fees Included)
CPD Certification
After successfully completing the assessment of this Renewable Energy course, you can apply for the CPD accredited certificates. The PDF version is only £2.99 and the Hardcopy version will cost you £8.99.
Disclaimer
The Renewable Energy course has been endorsed under the Quality Licence Scheme. This means that One Education has undergone an external quality check to ensure that the organisation and the courses it offers meet defined quality criteria. The completion of this Renewable Energy course alone does not lead to a regulated qualification but may be used as evidence of knowledge and skills gained. The Learner Unit Summary may be used as evidence towards Recognition of Prior Learning if you wish to progress your studies in this subject. To this end the learning outcomes of the Renewable Energy course have been benchmarked at Level 7 against level descriptors published by Ofqual, to indicate the depth of study and level of demand/complexity involved in successful completion by the learner.
The Renewable Energy course itself has been designed by One Education to meet specific learners’ and/or employers’ requirements which cannot be satisfied through current regulated qualifications.
The Quality Licence Scheme endorsement involves robust and rigorous quality audits by external auditors to ensure quality is continually met. A review of courses is carried out as part of the endorsement process.
Requirements
No formal entry requirements! No prerequisites or relevant experience is required!
This course is accessible to anyone with an eagerness to learn. All you require is—
- A smart device with a stable internet connection
- A keen interest in this subject
- And being over the age of 16.
Career Path
Utilise this all-inclusive course to acquire the skills and expertise you’ll need to thrive in the workplace,such as:
🡆 Solar System Designer: £30,000 – £40,000 per annum
🡆 PV System Engineer: £35,000 – £45,000 per annum
🡆 Solar Energy Consultant: £25,000 – £35,000 per annum
🡆 Solar Energy Project Manager: £40,000 – £50,000 per annum
🡆 Renewable Energy Analyst: £30,000 – £40,000 per annum
Course Curriculum
| Unit 1- Basics of Solar Energy System | |||
| Module 1- Introduction To PV System Construction | 00:24:00 | ||
| Module 2- Solar Heating, Solar Irradiation And Panels | 00:38:00 | ||
| Module 3- Effect of Insolation and Temperature on V-I Curve | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 4- PV Installation, Short Circuit And Open Circuit Tests Using Avometer | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 5- Solar Wires And Cables Installation Process | 00:22:00 | ||
| Module 6- Mounting Of PV System | 00:04:00 | ||
| Module 7- Shading and Tilt angle In Solar Energy | 00:15:00 | ||
| Module 8- Half Cut Cell Technology In PV System For Solar Engineering | 00:25:00 | ||
| Module 9- Importance Of Charge Controller In Solar Energy System | 00:03:00 | ||
| Module 10- PWM And MPPT Charge Controllers | 00:14:00 | ||
| Module 11- Understanding More about MPPT Solar Charge Controller For Solar Energy Course | 00:24:00 | ||
| Module 12- Junction Box In Solar Energy System | 00:04:00 | ||
| Module 13- Wiring of Junction Box In Solar Energy System | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 14- Function, Types And Data Sheet Of Inverter | 00:55:00 | ||
| Module 15- Determining PV Array Maximum System Voltage | 00:09:00 | ||
| Unit 2- Batteries in PV System | |||
| Module 1- Construction And Types Of Batteries In Solar Energy System | 00:09:00 | ||
| Module 2- Charging Of Lead Acid Batteries And Hydrometer In Solar Energy System | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module 3- Maintenance Of Batteries And Methods Of Charging In Solar Energy System | 00:03:00 | ||
| Module 4- Cycle of Batteries | 00:04:00 | ||
| Unit 3- Components and Design of Off Grid Solar Energy System | |||
| Module 1- Off-Grid Solar System | 00:02:00 | ||
| Module 2- Advantages of Off-Grid Solar System | 00:02:00 | ||
| Module 3- Equipment of Off-Grid Solar System | 00:04:00 | ||
| Module 4- Selection and Datasheet of the Panel | 00:04:00 | ||
| Module 5- Inverter Selection | 00:02:00 | ||
| Module 6- Example 1 On Designing Off Grid System | 00:01:00 | ||
| Module 7- Determine Power Consumption Demands | 00:04:00 | ||
| Module 8- Size the PV modules | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 9- Inverter sizing | 00:04:00 | ||
| Module 10- Battery Sizing | 00:08:00 | ||
| Module 11- Solar Charge Controller Sizing | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 12- MPPT Charge Controller Sizing | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module 13- Example 2 Design of an OFF Grid System | 00:20:00 | ||
| Unit 4- Designing of ON Grid Solar Energy System | |||
| Module 1- Grid-Tied Solar System | 00:03:00 | ||
| Module 2- Advantages of Grid-Tied Solar System | 00:04:00 | ||
| Module 3- Equipment of Grid-Tied Solar System | 00:03:00 | ||
| Module 4- Example Design of an On Grid System | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module 5- PV Energy According to Area | 00:02:00 | ||
| Unit 5- Design of PV System Using PVSyst Programme | |||
| Module 1- Design of an Off Grid Solar Energy System Using PVSYST Program | 00:28:00 | ||
| Module 2- Design Of An On Grid Solar Energy System Using PVSyst Program | 00:12:00 | ||
| Module 3- Mega PV System Design Using PVSyst Program For Solar Energy | 00:29:00 | ||
| Unit 6- Solar Water Pumping System | |||
| Module 1- Introduction To Water Pumping System And Steps Of Design | 00:24:00 | ||
| Module 2- Solved Example On Solar Pumping System Design | 00:23:00 | ||
| Unit 7- Protection of PV System | |||
| Module 1- Introduction to Protection Of PV System | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module 2- Selection of Fuses and Protection of String | 00:13:00 | ||
| Module 3- Protection of Arrays | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module 4- Protection of Inverter | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module 5- Protection of Transformer | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module 6- Surge Protection Device | 00:02:00 | ||
| Module 7- Grounding of PV System | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module 8- Types of BusBars in PV System and Selection of BusBars | 00:12:00 | ||
| Unit 8- Design Using Excel Sheet | |||
| Module 1-Design Of Off Grid PV System Using Excel Sheet | 00:26:00 | ||
| Unit 9- Single Line Diagram of PV System | |||
| Module 1- Single Line Diagram Of PV System And Selection Of Fuses And Breakers | 00:45:00 | ||
| Unit 10- MATLAB and ETAP PV Simulation | |||
| Module 1- Simulation Of PV Cell In MATLAB And Obtaining V-I Characteristics | 00:28:00 | ||
| Module 2- Get a Complete Grid Connected PV Solar Energy System In MATLAB Simulink | 00:25:00 | ||
| Module 3- PV System Simulation Using ETAP Lesson | 00:24:00 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment – Renewable Energy | 1 week, 5 days | ||
Certificate of Achievement
CPD Accredited Certification
Certification is available –
- In PDF for £2.99
- Hard copy for £8.99
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