San Sebastian - Basque Country, Spain

Renewable Energies

when 19 July 2021 - 23 July 2021
language English
duration 1 week
fee EUR 599

As participants with different backgrounds can take part in this course, it has been designed into a very logical order and is been created easy to understand whatever is each one’s previous technical studies or experience is.

For every topic, at the beginning teachers will lead to the same level of knowledge to all the participants with previous theoretical basis, so that everyone starts from the same starting point.
After, with outdoor workshops they will check methods and tools to develope, plan, measure and evaluate renewable and alternate systems.
Content:
•Solar Energy (Photovoltaics & Thermal Solar Energy)
•Wind Energy (Mini wind turbines)
•Geothermal Energy
•Accumulation Techniques and Smart Micro Grid
•Electromobility for sustainability
• Practical outdoor workshops as real installers and maintainers
• Technical site visits to real installations together with their installers

Course leader

All our teachers combine both professional and teaching backgrounds. Most of them are entrepreneurs who have set up their own businesses related to Renewable Energies and usually collaborate with our Center for trainings and innovation projects.

Target group

• University and VET Center students who are interested in Renewable Energy and want an international experience in Spain.
• University and VET Center teachers and professors.
• Experts and technicians in other fields who want to introduce into Renewable Energy or renew their education.

Course aim

Roadmap:

As participants with different backgrounds can take part in this course, it has been designed into a very logical order and is been created easy to understand whatever is each one’s previous technical studies or experience is.

For every topic, at the beginning teachers will lead to the same level of knowledge to all the participants with previous theoretical basis, so that everyone starts from the same starting point.
After, with outdoor workshops they will check methods and tools to develope, plan, measure and evaluate renewable and alternate systems.

Credits info

1- Usurbilgo Lanbide Eskola and ZubiGune Foundation are recognized as Reference Centers in Basque Country in Renewable Energies and follow High-performance trainings methodology.

2- Our innovative Campus offers a park with five Renewable Energy Sources:
• Aerothermal (Heating/Cooling System)
• Thermal Vacuum Tubes for Heating
• Two Axes Solar Follower
• Smart Monitoring Systems based on CIRCUTOR
• Embedded Systems (Control Consumption Control)
• Air Heating Solar Panels
• Micro-co Generation
• ATU (Air Treatment Unit)
• Compressor Central (R410 + co2)

3- Our teachers combine both professional and teaching backgrounds. Most of them are entrepreneurs who have set up their own businesses related to Renewable Energies and usually collaborate with our Center for trainings and innovation projects.

4- In 2018 we have been awarded in Sustainable Education during the Awards of Excellence by the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) celebrated in Melbourne, Australia, among other recognized awards.

5- Our Campus is 8 km from San Sebastian, a coastal capital city in North of Spain that has won several awards for its contribution to the promotion of sustainable tourism and urbanism, surrounded by its three beaches, mountains, famous restaurants, social life and next to the border to France.




Extra social activities:
Our goal is to provide outstanding learning experience for all participants. In addition to technical and practical knowledge, this summer course is expected to “expand students’ appreciation for cultural differences and we will be proposing some activities to do together during the afternoons (Surf lessons, San Sebastian sightseeing tours, pintxo’s tours, etc.).

Fee info

EUR 599: Our local coordinators will be glad of helping every participant with information related to: Airports and transfer services, accommodation and housing possibilities, papers for visa and other necessary documents or actions.

Scholarships

An scholarship is included in the price.
Participants will get a diploma after the course.