International group trains to employ solar energy
The Institute of International Education (IIE) manages the Energy Training Program (ETP) for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Energy and Infrastructure. In 1992, ETP will be conducting additional renewable energy training courses. These will include in-country Renewable Energy Technology workshops, designed to incorporate US industry representation and technical assistance. Previous courses have had positive impacts on the increase of solar technologies in international markets. Twenty-one energy professionals from eleven countries were in the US from April 18-May 25, as part of the US Program (ETP). The participants, from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, attended the ETP course [open quotes]Solar Electric/Photovoltaic (PV) Technology.[close quotes] Their training program began in Washington, DC with the course orientation and overview, meetings with international organizations involved in PV projects, a field trip to Integrated Power Corporation, and the SOLAR ENERGY FORUM. Participants took part in the Photovoltaic Energy Conversion pre-conference workshop, technical sessions, exhibits, and receptions. The Forum was a good complement to the training since it afforded participants the opportunity to obtain state-of-the-art PV information and establish relationships with US photovoltaic companies. The subsequent four weeks of hands-on, practical training, which took place in Colorado, covered all aspects of PV system design and utilization, including technical and economic analysis. All participants prepared country-specific project papers which they presented at the conclusion of training. The detailed information necessary to complete their project papers was acquired through companies they met at the Forum.
- OSTI ID:
- 7248430
- Journal Information:
- Solar Industry Journal; (United States), Vol. 4:2; ISSN 1050-5660
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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