Seminar for Experts with Management Tasks

Introduction

The seminar “Grid Integration of Renewables – Seminar for Experts with Management Tasks” will focus on important aspects of grid integration of renewables into all voltage levels of the transmission and the distribution grid. Strategies and approaches as well as strategy development will be in the focus. Also experts with management tasks need to understand how and why to develop scenarios with high temporal and spatial resolution, to implement power forecasts, handle balancing needs, cover peak load, develop and implement advanced grid codes, adjusting the investment in and operation of fossil power plants to accommodate fluctuating renewable energy sources, implement data control centres for Renewables. Managers will be informed about economic and technical implications of large amounts of renewable in the national grids.

Content

The two week seminar teaches fundamentals and advanced aspects of grid integration of large amounts of wind power, photovoltaic and concentrating solar power (CSP) in energy systems. The emphasis lies on understanding important approaches, strategies as well as methodologies and technologies. It will focus on the economics of measures, best practice examples and drafting strategies necessary for the implementation of procedures. Practical exercises, group work and field trips complement the theoretical material to ensure an optimized learning outcome.

Target Group

The target group for the seminar consists of professionals in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Libya and Tunisia who have management responsibilities from the following backgrounds:

• Professionals with responsibility for development and implantation of strategies to integrate high amount of renewables in energy systems. 
• Professionals working in the following institutions/companies:
  • Ministries and administrations
  • Energy provider / generators
  • Transmission grid operators
  • Distribution grid operators
  • Energy service companies
  • Companies/ organisations that develop, operate or finance renewable    energy projects
  • Financing institutions, law firms and non-governmental organizations (NGO) interested in the topics of grid integration of Renewables

Objective

• At the end of the 10-day seminar participants have a fundamental understanding of important strategies to enable a secure energy supply with large amount of renewables
• Participants will be familiar with the various aspects of grid integration of renewables in order to design suitable political and legal frameworks
• Participants are able to plan grid integration measures for renewables and to implement them in the electricity system
• Participants will be competent to evaluate essential steps to keep voltage and frequency constant even if the amount of fluctuating generation exceeds 20% in transmission grids and/or in distribution grids
• Participants will gain an overview how to integrate power forecast in the data control centre
• Participants will be able to overcome barriers and hurdles to integrate renewable energy into the electricity system
• Participants will receive a certificate from the Renewables Academy (RENAC)
• Participants will broaden their network to experts that have experiences in developing and operating a distribution grid and/or a transmission grid with high amounts renewables. They are part of a growing international network of experts

What are the dates and application deadlines?

Seminar Plan (Please click on graph for further details)

Language

• Course materials are provided in English
• Lecturers will present in English
• The seminar will be simultaneously translated English / French / English

Requirements for Participants

• Participants should have a basic knowledge of the electricity system and should be interested in planning of ancillary services, dispatch of power stations, implementation and development of strategies for the energy supply system and/or regulating energy markets
• Participants have a university degree
• Participants should be willing to find solutions through group work, to present results and to discuss solutions
• Good technical English is an advantage