Solar Energy Engineering - an online course for a developing market and next gen engineers

Source: TU Delft - the Netherlands

Master the technical knowledge required to start or further your career in solar energy!

Solar energy technology use is expanding rapidly. The Solar Photovoltaic (PV) sector is the largest and fastest growing renewable energy employer worldwide. Are you curious about renewable energy? Did you ever thought of joining the solar energy sector, and contributing to the transition to renewable energy? This program is what you need to start your journey!

This MicroMasters program, offered on edX, was carefully designed to provide future and practicing solar energy engineers with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue a career in the solar energy sector. This program will teach you what is expected from solar experts, and will prepare you for employment in various capacities, including:

• Systems design and engineering
• Solar systems installation
• Device fabrication and characterization
• QA and reliability testing
• Project management and consultancy as well as (technical) sales

What you will learn:

• The physics of and how to model all aspects of a working solar cell: performance, efficiency limits and design rules.
• Design concepts and fabrication processes of various photovoltaic (PV) technologies and applications.
• How to evaluate components of a PV system: PV modules, inverters, DC-DC converters, batteries, charge controllers and cables.
• Application techniques for designing a PV system ranging from a residential rooftop system to a utility scale solar farm.
• Design concepts of microgrids that include PV systems.
• How to assess the economics and ecology of PV systems and communicate these accordingly.

Starting May 9 - Enroll now in the first course

What do industry experts say about this program?
"At Trina Solar, our mission is to develop smart energy for the benefit of mankind. Skilled engineers are essential to sustain the rapid growth in the solar energy industry and drive innovation to reduce the cost of solar power. Education and training of young engineers is therefore critical in this new industry. The Solar Energy Engineering MicroMasters Program is extremely relevant for anyone who would like to pursue a career in this sector."

30th International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition and BATTERY+STORAGE and f-cell

Source: Enterprise Europe Network

Welcome to our Matchmaking Event at the EVS30 is the industry meeting point for the entire electromobility industry. In 2017 Stuttgart turns into the world capital of electromobility and thus an international highlight: for the first and only time f-cell and BATTERY+STORAGE complement the international renowned Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition (EVS30).

Attending our B2B event will give you easy access to key industry drivers and researchers, interested in shaping the sustainable energy and transport economy of tomorrow.

Main topics

• Charging Infrastructure
• Electric Vehicles (concepts and components)
• Batteries
• Fuel cells and Hydrogen
• Mobility Concepts
• Stationary applications
• Smart sector coupling

Why to participate

• Showcase your most favourable projects, products or know-how
• Initiate cross-border contacts and co-operations
• Find new commercial/technological/ research partners
• Get latest information on energy and transport related research findings
• Present, discuss and develop new projects

Participants:
Find a list of participants to the matchmaking here and see if there is new business to be found. Prepare your pre selected meetings and find out possibilities in 30 minutes appointments at the fair. Current participants can be found HERE.

Fees
The participation in the matchmaking meetings is free of charge. To access the trade fair area, participants need a valid conference ticket or trade fair ticket or exhibitor pass. Please note that the registration for the conference event includes free access to the trade fair.

Dates and deatlines
Registration open 9 Jun – 8 Oct
Meeting Selection 15 Aug – 8 Oct
Event 9 Oct – 11 Oct

Admission tickets for trade fair
Multi-day ticket online price 25,00 EUR  at the ticket booth 30,00 EUR
Multi-day ticket reduced Pupils, students, senior citizens, disabled persons (with ID), children 6 to 15 years  online price 15,00 EUR at the ticket booth 20,00 EUR
Prices including 19 % VAT.

Location
Messe Stuttgart
Messepiazza 1
70629 Stuttgart
Deutschland

NOTE FOR DUTCH PARTICIPANTS / VISITORS:
There is a special meeting organized by RVO for companies interested in visiting the fair or participate on the Dutch Business Pavilion. More information can be found HERE.

Find out more on e-Car tech, hybrid cars or e-bikes? 20-22nd October in Munich

Find out what direction E-car, hybrid cars and E-bikes are taking in Europe? Find out latest developments or find new business partners? It is all connected in Munich.
We cordially invite you to visit eCarTec 2015 in Munich - an international trade fair for electric mobility. One of the worlds leading conferences on new mobility, The World Mobility Summit 2015 will also be offered in addition to the trade fair.

The world´s largest trade fair for electric and hybrid mobility will take place from the 20. - 22. October 2015 at the Messe München (Munich Trade Fair Center). More information can be found at www.ecartec.com.

You can get an up close look in the exhibition halls and at the eLiveDrive test track. The eLiveDrive test track shows the progress in the development of electric and hybrid mobility. See the profit from the exchange of ideas with the developers and engineers in terms of Energy Storage, Powertrain & Electronics, Energy & Infrastructure and Battery Technologies. Listen to ideas in Forum heard presentations on current topics and make initial contact with the labor market in the Career Market.

The ever present exhibition "Connected Car" in sMove360 and the technology behind the e-bike trend will be on show. Over 400 exhibitors from 24 countries have already registered.

Have we awaken your interest?

Tickets can be booked at the following link http://www.ecartec.com/tikets/. Please be sure to register in advance and print the ticket, waiting times at the entrance can be long.

We are expecting a large attendance and look forward to seeing you at eCarTec Munich 2015.

Matchmaking Event E-mobilityMatch 2012 in Rotterdam

Location: 10th of October 2012, Ahoy Trade Centre, Rotterdam

Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), Ecomobiel , Syntens and the Chamber of Commerce join forces in the organization of an international matchmaking event during the 2012 Ecomobiel trade show for Sustainable Mobility in Ahoy Rotterdam.
The Ecomobiel trade show is a major event on E-mobility and sustainable transport in Europe. Exhibitors are a.o.car manufacturers, suppliers, research- and services organizations in the E-mobility industry and other areas related to sustainable mobility.
For more details, see www.ecomobiel.nl (for other langueages, please select at the right top of the homepage). The uniqueness of this event is the broad selection of different companies with products, services and technologies.
In addition, Ecomobiel is the only exhibition throughout the world with an indoor test and drive circuit for visitors, to experience all state-of-the-art sustainable mobility solutions.

E-mobilityMatch 2012 is a unique opportunity during the Ecomobiel Trade Show to meet, learn and match with potential business partners from several European Countries, in combination with a visit to the exhibition.
The program consists of a matchmaking event where companies can have pre- selected 1-on-1 meetings with potential partners in trade, development or research. This will take place on the exhibition floor at the 10th of October 2012 from 9.30 to 13.00 hrs max. (the trade show dates are 9th and 10th of October).
In rounds of 20 minutes you will meet all interesting companies you have pre-selected yourself, or companies that would like to meet you. Participants can find more information, subscribe and select companies to meet with at the matchmaking website www.b2match.eu/EmobilityMatch2012

Programme October 10th 2012
9.30 Coffee at exhibition stand, intake and sharing of meeting schedules
10.00 Start first meeting round of 20 minutes
13.00 Finalize meetings
14.00 Guided tour on Ecomobiel
16.00 Drinks at the stand

The matchmaking event, as well as entrance to the exhibition, is offered free of charge by the organizing partners. Participants have to arrange and take care of payment for travel, hotel accommodation and dinners.

Further details will be published on www.b2match.eu/EmobilityMatch2012 open for subscribtion starting first week of July 2012.
For all information on participation, please feel free to contact Ruben van der Horst at rsh@syntens.nl Phone: +31 6 51375254

Enterprise Europe network is funded by the European Community. http://portal.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu/

Matchmaking Green Car Technologies Darmstadt March 28th

On March 28 Enterprise Europe Network will co-organize a B2B-matchmaking in Darmstadt, Germany on the topic of "Green car technologies". The background is that a Korean delegation of 10-15 companies from this sector will visit the Automotive Cluster Rhein Main Neckar in Darmstadt. We would like to open this meeting to European companies in general.

Enterprises can register free of charge until February 24 HERE

My colleague Olaf Jüptner (olaf.jueptner@hessen-agentur.de , T:+49-611-774-8469) will be responsible for this matchmaking. Don't hesitate to contact him or myself, if you have any questions concerning this event.

Participants can also join the company visit in the evening.

Best regards,

Dr. Margarete Kessler
Enterprise Europe Network Hessen

HA Hessen Agentur GmbH
Internationale Angelegenheiten
Abraham-Lincoln-Str. 38-42
65189 Wiesbaden, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)611 774-8473
Fax: +49 (0)611 774-58473
E-Mail: margarete.kessler@hessen-agentur.de
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