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
Examples of data bases
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/
Examples of data bases
• simple link list
qualificationcourse titlename of university
source: http://whoiswho.wissensportal-energie.de/
Examples of data bases
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
Examples of data bases
• 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)
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
FHTW Berlin - Regenerative Energy Systems (BSc)
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 Biberach - Building Services Engineering (BEng)
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
Uni Kassel - Mechanical Engineering (BSc)
BSc programmes
0
5
10
15
20
PV
wind + water
biomass
geothermal
solar thermalpassive solar
electrical + thermal EE
energy policy + economy
other related items
0
5
10
15
20
PV
wind + water
biomass
geothermal
solar thermalpassive solar
electrical + thermal EE
energy policy + economy
other related items
0
5
10
15
20
PV
wind + water
biomass
geothermal
solar thermalpassive solar
electrical + thermal EE
energy policy + economy
other related items
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
FHTW Berlin - Regenerative Energy Systems
FH Biberach - Building
Services Engineering
Uni Kassel - Mechanical Engineering
Presentation to user
FH Biberach - Building Services Engineering (MSc)
0
5
10
15
20
PV
wind + water
biomass
geothermal
solar thermalpassive solar
electrical + thermal EE
energy policy + economy
other related items
Presentation to user
Uni Kassel - Mechanical Engineering (MSc)
0
5
10
15
20
PV
wind + water
biomass
geothermal
solar thermalpassive solar
electrical + thermal EE
energy policy + economy
other related items
Presentation to user
Uni Kassel - Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency (MSc)
0
5
10
15
20
PV
wind + water
biomass
geothermal
solar thermalpassive solar
electrical + thermal EE
energy policy + economy
other related items
Presentation to user
FHTW Berlin - Regenerative Energy Systems (MSc)
0
5
10
15
20
PV
wind + water
biomass
geothermal
solar thermalpassive solar
electrical + thermal EE
energy policy + economy
other related items
MSc programmes
0
5
10
15
20
PV
wind + water
biomass
geothermal
solar thermalpassive solar
electrical + thermal EE
energy policy + economy
other related items
0
5
10
15
20
PV
wind + water
biomass
geothermal
solar thermalpassive solar
electrical + thermal EE
energy policy + economy
other related items
0
5
10
15
20
PV
wind + water
biomass
geothermal
solar thermalpassive solar
electrical + thermal EE
energy policy + economy
other related items
0
5
10
15
20
PV
wind + water
biomass
geothermal
solar thermalpassive solar
electrical + thermal EE
energy policy + economy
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