Applying Renewable Energy: Market Leaders

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Applying Renewable Energy: Market Leaders provides fundamental knowledge on the technologies with the biggest shares in the renewable energy markets.

Photovoltaics:

Applications and market development
Solar radiation
System components
System configurations (grid-tied and off-grid)
Introduction to system design and yield estimation

Wind power:

Wind as a resource
Physical basics of wind power
Turbine elements
Energy yield calculation
Wind farm planning steps

Biogas:

Benefits and potential
Classification of biogas plants
Components of industrial biogas plants
Substrates for biogas generation
Biogas energy conversion
Digestate as fertilizer
Planning and implementation of biogas plants

Additionally, each participant will have access to short introductory courses on energy and electricity topics to learn or revise the basics. These courses are not mandatory, and will not be covered in the exam.

Receive a reminder one week before the registration deadline.

After the online training, you will be able to:

Assess resources and suitability of sites for each technology
Decide which components are to be used for which purpose
Roughly calculate system size and energy yield and determine crucial paramerters
Explain the principle functioning of each technology

Upon successful finalisation of the training, you will receive a RENAC Certificate.

Possible specialisations after successfully finishing this training:

Certified Renewable Energy Project Developer with a focus on Photovoltaics or Biogas

This training will suit those who:

Need an overview of renewable energy technologies
Would like to refresh technical knowledge
Want to make the first step towards implementing renewable energy projects

Duration: 6 months

Study time: About 60 hours

Training language: English or Spanish

Detailed course description: A detailed course description is available for download here.

E-learning platform: Access the demo course on our e-learning platform.

Price: €506,00*

Contact:

Cintia Guerrero
Online Academy Manager
Tel:+49 30 587 08 70 03
Email: onlineacademy(at)renac.de

*incl 19 % of German VAT

Additional Information

Applying Renewable Energy: Market Leaders

Highlights

Flexibility to study at any time and from any location
RENAC content expert and learning platform technical support
Moderated discussion forum for students
Live lectures
Multimedia learning materials
Self-assessments, assignments and final exam
Certified by the Staatliche Zentralstelle für Fernunterricht - ZFU (German Authority for Distance Learning)
RENAC certificate upon successful finalisation of the programme
We offer discounts for our alumni, group bookings, and multiple purchases. Contact us for further details.

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Contact

Cintia Guerrero
Online Academy Manager
Tel:+49 30 587 08 70 03
Email: onlineacademy(at)renac.de

Available dates & times

Next Date	Type of training	Language	Registration deadline	Price €	VAT Info	Early bird €	Price €*	Valid until
01.04.25 - 30.09.25	Online	EN	04.04.2025	506,00* 425,21	19% VAT: private customers resident in the EU, companies/ public organisations and NGOs in Germany No VAT: private customers resident outside the EU, companies/ public organisations and NGOs outside Germany		506,00* 425,21
01.10.25 - 31.03.26	Online	EN	01.10.2025	501,29* 421,25	19% VAT: private customers resident in the EU, companies/ public organisations and NGOs in Germany No VAT: private customers resident outside the EU, companies/ public organisations and NGOs outside Germany	451,16* 379,13	451,16* 379,13	01.08.2025

* including 19 % of German VAT

Lecturers

Albrecht Tiedemann, RENAC

Current position:

Albrecht Tiedemann heads the Green Hydrogen, Climate Policy, and Renewables Grid Integration division at RENAC. He manages international capacity development programmes on green hydrogen, energy transition, and Power-to-X (PtX) for applications professionals in the public and private energy sectors. As an experienced educator and trainer, he designs and implements blended learning seminars covering green hydrogen project development, renewable PtX pathway assessment, grid integration of photovoltaic and wind power, and wind farm economics and technology. Albrecht also moderates and chairs panel discussions, workshops, seminars, and conferences.

Professional experience:

Albrecht has been highly involved in integrating renewable energies into the German energy supply system and conducting strategic energy transition analyses for the German energy sector. Before joining RENAC, he was a project director at the German Energy Agency (dena) GmbH, where he also worked as a consultant for the German Federal Ministry of Economics & Technology, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, the European Commission, and enterprises in the energy sector. Furthermore, he was the chairperson of the Offshore Wind Standing Committee of the Federal Government and the Forum Offshore Wind Energy and Nature Conservation. Albrecht was also a scientific assistant for the Federal Environmental Agency of Germany, responsible for developing environmentally friendly technologies.

Education:

He holds an Engineer for Environmental Technology degree from the Technical University of Berlin.

Testimonials

"Very informative and interesting courseware backed by excellent support from team of experts who are always available and ready with answers to our questions. The exercises at the end of chapters make sure you have grasped the essentials . Superb experience at virtual learning classes. I feel I did the right thing by joining Renac’s online course. Amazing learning experience from RENAC!"

Sameer Mehta, Deputy General Manager, India, Applying Renewable Energy, 2018

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