New Committee of University Teachers Active in Renewable Energies New Committee of University Teachers Active in Renewable Energies K. Vajen, F. Sick*,

New Committee of University New Committee of University

Teachers Active in Renewable Teachers Active in Renewable

EnergiesEnergies

K. Vajen, F. Sick*, V. Wesselack+

* FHTW Berlin+ FH Nordhausen

K. Vajen, EuroSun, 29.06.06

International Solar Energy Society

national sections

UK-ISES Irish Solar Energy Society

...Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sonnenenergie (DGS)

councils Solar Heating

PV ...Universities

Teacher Univ. A

Teacher Univ. B

...member

s

DGS-Council Universities

Meetings:

Kassel, 28.2.05

Oldenburg, 20.2.06

Biberach, Feb. 07

Email list:

50 registrations

• exchange of modules and lecture notes

• support international exchange programmes

• ...

• general exchange of views

Situation in Germany

• several university courses in renewable

energies

• different levels and adjustments

• not even specialized teachers have a view

Aims of the new council

so far carried out (by different organisations)

• internet investigations

• letters to universities

• self-assessment of universities

unclear mix of different courses

Examples:

• http://www.reeep.org/groups/TED

• http://www.solid.de/index.php?id=33#c565

• http://www.jobmesse-ee.de/pdf/Studium_Ausbildung.pdf

• http://www.iwr.de/studium/

• http://whoiswho.wissensportal-energie.de/

• http://www.boxer99.de/erneuerbare_energien_job.htm

• http://www.wind-energie.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Branche/ausbildung.pdf

• …

Databases of renewable energy courses

Examples of data bases

source: http://www.reeep.org/groups/TED

• mainly USA, UK, Australia

• confusing, not user-friendly

source: http://www.jobmesse-ee.de/pdf/Studium_Ausbildung.pdf


undergraduate courses RE general

• only few criteria

• very short description of courses

email and internetinstitutiontarget groupqualificationtype of educationcourse title

source: http://www.iwr.de/studium/


• simple link list

qualificationcourse titlename of university

source: http://whoiswho.wissensportal-energie.de/


search item

refine search/ new search

search results

course provider

state

main focus

type of course

postal code

search

• not up-to-date

• difficult to get a general

view

source: http://www.boxer99.de/erneuerbare_energien_job.htm


• no selection criteria implemented

• list arranged alphabetically by city

undergraduate/ postgraduate courses

university department course description

usually

• high effort for investigations

• permanently high effort for updating

mainly

• simple lists, limited expressiveness

• not user-friendly

• not useful, neither for students nor for teachers

Problems of existing data bases

• automatically operated data base

• self-assessment of university teachers

• dissemination via email and snowball system

• teachers guarantee with their reputation for the correctness

• yearly update per email low effort for updating

• (for the time being) no continuing education, limited to BSc, MSc

• start (maybe) in DE, extension on EU, later globally

• use free of charge for student, teachers and universities

• ISES could program and host the data base, initial financial means already applied for at the EU

Proposal for a new data base

teachers data base

email with information

download questionnaire

password

upload questionnaire

yearly reminder for update

or confirmation

information, forum for comments

students, teachers, companies,

etc.

Work flow

1) general information (country, institution, etc.)

2) boundary conditions• final grade• language• duration• application• tuition fees• credit system• etc.

Questionnaire

3) content of the courses• min/ max no. of credits in

• PV• solar thermal• wind• biomass• geothermal• passive solar• energy efficiency• energy policy and economy• other related items

• max. no. of credits in renewable energies in total

4) contact, etc.

Questionnaire

Presentation to user

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal

solar thermalpassive solar

electrical + thermal EE

energy policy + economy

other related items

FH Nordhausen - Renewable Engineering (BEng)


0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items

FHTW Berlin - Regenerative Energy Systems (BSc)


0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items

FH Biberach - Building Services Engineering (BEng)


0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items

Uni Kassel - Mechanical Engineering (BSc)

BSc programmes

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items

FH Nordhausen - Renewable Engineering

FHTW Berlin - Regenerative Energy Systems

FH Biberach - Building

Services Engineering

Uni Kassel - Mechanical Engineering


FH Biberach - Building Services Engineering (MSc)

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items


Uni Kassel - Mechanical Engineering (MSc)

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items


Uni Kassel - Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency (MSc)

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items


FHTW Berlin - Regenerative Energy Systems (MSc)

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items

MSc programmes

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items

0

5

10

15

20

PV

wind + water

biomass

geothermal




other related items

Uni Kassel - Mechanical

Engineering

FH Biberach - Building

Services Engineering

FHTW Berlin - Regenerative Energy Systems

Uni Kassel - Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency

• is the approach promising on an international level?

• what could be improved?

• how to include non-technical courses?

• include commercial continuing education? how?

To be discussed

• do we need an European Council of Renewable

Energy Teachers on university level?

• support European exchange of students and

teachers

• lobbying on EU-level

• carry out student courses at European

conferences

• ...

Prerequisite: similar content of the lessons in a semester

Example: Kassel University, MSc “Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency”,

2 semester lessons + 1 semester thesis

looking for additional partner universities!

Student exchange in RE courses

studentexchange

studentexchange

Y Univ.X Univ. Kassel Univ.

summer term

solar + buildings

winter term wind + biomass

• new approach for a data base on renewable

energy courses

appropriate?

• European Council of Renewable Energy

Teachers

sensible?

• student exchange, e.g. on MSc level

possible?

Summary

Documents

New Committee of University Teachers Active in Renewable Energies New Committee of University Teachers Active in Renewable Energies K. Vajen, F. Sick*,