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TRAINING OF TRAINERS SHORT COURSES PROPOSED COURSE OUTLINE FOR Renewable Energy Resource Assessment SOUTHERN AFRICAN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE (01.10.2013 – 31.03.2017) EDULINK II ACP – EU CO-OPERATION PROGRAMME IN HIGHER EDUCATION Implemented by ACP Secretariat PARTNERS FUNDED BY National University of Lesotho

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TRAINING OF TRAINERS SHORT COURSES PROPOSED COURSE OUTLINE FOR

Renewable Energy Resource Assessment

SOUTHERN AFRICAN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE (01.10.2013 – 31.03.2017)

EDULINK IIACP – EU CO-OPERATION PROGRAMME IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Implemented by ACP SecretariatPARTNERS FUNDED BY

National University of Lesotho

COURSE OUTLINE

Course Title Renewable Energy Resource Assessment

Pre-requisites knowledge A Level Physics; A Level Mathematics OR First degree in Science, or Engineering, where Mathematics and Physics were covered in first and second year of study.

Coordinator Dr. Zivayi ChiguvareEmail of coordinator [email protected] Telephone +264612072247Course Instructor/lecturer Dr. Zivayi ChiguvareEmail of instructor [email protected] Telephone +264612072247Learning/lecturing Hours 12 hours lecturing time; 24 hours student engagement with content; Course DescriptionThe use of Renewable Energies is strongly governed by meteorological constraints. Solar and wind resources are the “fuels” of these new energy sources. Planning and operation of Renewable Energy Conversion Systems needs detailed knowledge about the highly fluctuating energy sources in order to precisely characterize the performance of these systems. The expected large-scale integration of Renewable Energies into the existing Energy Supply Structures - regulated by national and international authorities - will significantly increase the importance of meteorological information. Participants will be introduced to energy sources available to humankind, and the minimum requirements for resource data in order to reach renewable energy project bankability.

Course Objectives1. To discuss the human being’s need for energy;2. To appraise participants on levels of access to energy worldwide, and specifically in Sub-Saharan Africa; 3. To identify the sources available to mankind, in relation to the available technologies;4. To discuss specific energy sources, and the nature of data needed for renewable energy projects to be bankable;5. To discuss the limitations in the three SADC countries hampering the collection of relevant data;6. To discuss how the population with access to energy may be increased in Lesotho, Botswana, and Namibia.

Course Outcomes: As an outcome of completing this course, the trainees will:• Define energy access and discuss its importance for quality of life of human beings;• Identify the data needed in order to qualify the suitability of a geographical site as appropriate for renewable energy system establishment;• Analyse measured data to extract design parameters for the establishment of RE plants;• Utilise the LEAP software to inform policy while planning for energy in a particular country;

Course ContentIntroduction to Meteorology: Basic concepts in meteorology, including atmospheric measurements, radiation, stability, precipitation, winds, fronts, forecasting, and severe weather. Applied topics include global warming, ozone depletion, world climates, weather safety, and atmospheric optics.

General Meteorology: Global distribution of temperature, wind, and atmospheric constituents; atmospheric thermodynamics, radiative transfer, global energy balance, storms and clouds, introductory dynamics.

Energy and the Environment: Renewable and non-renewable energy resources. Origin, occurrence, and extraction of fossil fuels. Nuclear, wind, and solar energy. Energy efficiency. Environmental effects of energy production and use, including air pollution, acid precipitation, groundwater contamination, and nuclear waste disposal, and global climate change.

Global Change: Biogeochemical cycles, ozone chemistry, global energy balance, structure and circulation of the atmosphere and oceans, climate modeling, climate variability; and implications for agriculture, water resources, energy use, sustainable development, and public policy. Human dimensions and ethical issues of global environmental change.

Renewable energy resource data for project bankability: Minimum data requirements, measurement standards, standard analysis and extraction of relevant parameters from the data, cost of data collection; data collection trends – public vs private sector data collection for implementation of RE systems.

Introduction to Long Range Alternatives Planning (LEAP) software.

Course Teaching and learning Activities Lectures; seminar presentations by those participating in RE resource assessment; assignments; actual visits to data collection sites; exercises on LEAP, taking the three countries as case studies.

Course Assessment and/or GradingPresence in class, Course project + Final in-class presentation

Recommended Text BookEssential Readings: (Journals, textbooks, LEAP website)Solar Energy by John Twidell; LEAP website; LEAP training manual;

Lecture Materials Lecture presentations and any other materials which will be availed and/or recommended by the instructor.Additional Course Information