German scholarship program offers knowledge transfer for renewable energy and energy efficiency
Through the TREE project, the Renewables Academy (RENAC) is supporting the transfer of knowledge about renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies from Germany to a total of 14 countries. The project is being supported by the Federal Ministry of the Environment as part of its climate change initiative. TREE stands for Transfer Renewable Energy Efficiency and comprises seminars for political and economic decision makers as well as for engineers. TREE is a scholarship program, with a grant to cover seminar, travel and accommodation costs.
German companies are encouraged to inform their foreign business partners about the possibility of applying for TREE seminar scholarship. However the scholarships will only be awarded to those applying before 30 November 2008. Anyone who wants to apply can find the application form for downloading on: www.tree-project.de .
In the first phase of the project, running from December 2008 to February 2009, 14 one-week courses will take place in the RENAC Training Center in Berlin. During the TREE seminars, decision makers will gain an overview of the technologies, costs and finance options, supporting regulatory and political conditions, and implementation strategies. The courses will support decision makers in setting up renewable energy and energy efficiency policies in their own country; they will also provide the opportunity for exchange with representatives from other countries. For engineers, training will be offered in the technologies of solar thermal, photovoltaics for grid-operation, and
off-grid photovoltaic systems.
As a follow on to the one-week courses in Berlin, RENAC experts will be offering throughout 2009 online distance learning and individual advice on renewable energy. The TREE project is aimed at participants from: Chile, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Jordan, South Africa, Namibia, Thailand, Malaysia, China, the Philippines, India and Indonesia.
In addition to the seminars in Berlin, further seminars on solar-thermal power plants will be offered locally in Peru, Chile, Jordan, Namibia and South Africa.
Further information: www.tree-project.de