NAPTIN Certified Renewable Energy Training. Training Certification Levels & Requirements. Level Certification Duration On-Job Experience

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1 NAPTIN Certified Renewable Energy Training Training Certification Levels & Requirements Level Certification Duration On-Job Experience Pre- Certification Electives Required Courses 100 Green 40 hours RE Bronze 40 hours 40 hours Level 100 PV System Design & PV101, PV Wind Power System Design and WP Concentrated Solar Power CS201 Design & Solar Hot Water Design & CS201 Waste-to-Energy Design & BF101, BM101 BM201 SH Small Hydro System Design & Training for LEED Certification RE201, Exams LD Silver 40 hours 80 hours Level 200 Intermediate PV System Design PV301 & Intermediate Solar Water PV301 Pumping Design & Intermediate Wind Power WP301 System Design & Intermediate Waste-to-Energy BM301 Design & Intermediate Small Hydro SH301 System Design & 400 Gold 40 hours - Level 300 Electric Energy Storage Systems BT401 Inverters & Charge Controllers IC401 Smart Grid Systems DS401 Application of ICT to Renewable PL401 Energy Systems 500 Platinum 40 hours - Level 400 Electric Powered Transportation EV501 Energy Efficient Buildings & EF501 Enclosures

2 Course Outline The training programme offers 27 NAPTIN-certified courses, available in five levels of certification. Courses cover the design, installation, management and operation of several renewable energy solutions, including solar PV systems, wind power systems, waste-to-energy generators, small hydro systems, energy efficient transportation and more. RE101: Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems Renewable energy sources, energy use, energy conversion, power and energy. The introductory course provides a comprehensive overview of renewable energies, including solar energy, wind power, hydropower, fuel cells, biomass, and alternative transportation options. Students will learn the principles of solar home design, solar hot water, pool and space heating and solar cooling for both new and existing construction. Students will learn how to assess the viability of a wind power, hydropower or biomass system for a given site. Students will also learn about the impact of government regulations on the use of clean and renewable energy. PV101: Introduction to Photo Voltaic Systems Photovoltaic cells and modules, open circuit voltage, short circuit current, module power outputs, power curves, diodes, mono-crystalline modules, poly-crystalline modules, multi-junction modules, amorphous silicon modules. Orientation, tilt angles, effects of shade, effects of temperature, solar array mounting systems. Charge controller characteristics, range of available charge controllers, amp-hour meters. Residential, Community & Commercial systems. AC & DC Systems. Inverters. Batteries. Backup Generators. Hybrids. Solar water pumping. Lights in solar systems. Lumens and watts. Efficiency of incandescent bulbs, halogens, fluorescents and LEDs. DC and AC lights. Estimating lighting requirements. Appliances in solar systems. Computers, TV/Video/Projectors, Audio, Refrigerators, Deep Freezers, Fans, other household appliances, use of DC appliances, use of AC appliances. Configurations, modules in series, modules in parallel, modules in series-parallel, measuring module voltages & currents, modules in parallel, modules in series. Capital costs. Operation & Maintenance costs. ST101: Introduction to Solar Thermal Systems Solar heating fundamentals. Types of solar thermal systems. Solar water heating. Solar home design. Pool and space heating. Electricity generation from solar heat. Efficiency of solar thermal systems. Capital costs. Operation & Maintenance costs. Advantages and disadvantages vis-à-vis photo voltaic systems. WP101: Introduction to Wind Power Systems Wind resources. Wind power sizing and siting. Wind turbine types - horizontal axis, vertical axis, new ideas, drag versus lift. Wind measurements and instrumentation. Wind power issues vibration, aesthetics, noise and safety. Aerodynamics, blades & pitch. Materials. Generators & Alternators. Capital costs. Charge controller characteristics, range of available charge controllers, amp-hour meters. Operation & Maintenance costs. Residential, Community & Commercial systems. Hybrids. Water pumping with wind turbines. BM101: Introduction to Bio-Mass Energy Systems Bio-Mass Basics bio-mass sources, energy content of different bio-mass, conversion techniques (heat, thermal gasification), anaerobic digestion. Biomass Pre-processing - drying, size reduction and densification. Waste-to-energy systems incineration, gasification, pyrolysis, capacity, sizing, siting.

3 Value-added Processing - residues and co-products. Costing capital, operations BF101: Introduction to Bio-Fuel Energy Systems Resources, availability, processing. Fundamental concepts in understanding biofuel/bioenergy production. Feedstock availability, characterization and attributes for biofuel/bioenergy production. Plant matter grown purposely for use as bio fuel, plant or animal matter used for production of fibres, chemicals or heat, biodegradable wastes that can be burnt as fuel. Renewable feedstock and their production sugarcane, palm oil, corn, jatropha, thevetia, moringa oleifera, neem, others. Bio-refinery concepts, design, siting, power generation. Oil seeds, waste oils and algae. Environmental impact of biofuel production. Biofuel residues and co-products. SH101: Introduction to Small Hydro Systems Basics of hydro power - resources, potential, existing plants in Nigeria. Types of hydro small, medium, large, traditional, modern Issues environmental, agriculture, displacement, carbon footprint. SH102: of Small Hydro Systems Hydro Power Plant design, siting, installation, Capital and operations costing. Maintenance. Operations & BM201: Waste-to-Energy Generators Fundamentals of waste-to-energy (WTE) conversion. Types of WTE. Thermal technologies. Incineration. Gasification. Thermal depolymerization. Pyrolysis. Plasma arc gasification. Non-thermal technologies. Anaerobic digestion and biogas production. Energy production of waste feedstock. Capital and operations costing. Maintenance & Operations. CS201: Concentrated Solar Power Generators Fundamentals of concentrated solar power generation. Use of mirrors and lenses. Parabolic trough. Fresnel reflectors. Dish Stirling. Solar power towers. Efficiency. Capital and operations costing. Maintenance & Operations. Concentrated photo voltaic power generation. PV201: PV System Design & Sizing Solar array sizing, using solar insolation and determining tilt angles, battery bank sizing, charge controller sizing, including using computer-sizing systems. Inverter characteristics. Choosing & sizing an inverter. Choosing the most cost-effective and performance effective options. PV202: of PV Systems of solar panels, batteries, charge controllers. Roof mounts. Pole mounts. Ground mounts. Electrical wiring. Cable sizes, thermal requirements. Voltage drop, cable plans, wiring diagrams, fuses & circuit breakers. Lighting circuits, socket circuits, hard-wired circuits and earthling. Solar farms. System testing procedures. Remote monitoring of systems. RE201: Energy Efficiency Methods Lighting fluorescents, CFLs, LEDs. Electricity-free lighting. Heating and cooling. Use of sensors. Smart appliances. Smart metering. Time-shifted energy usage. LD201: LEED GREEN Associate Exam Preparation* Introduction to Green Building. LEED and the LEED Process. Sustainable Sites. Water Efficiency. Energy & Atmosphere. Materials & Resources. Indoor Environmental Quality. Innovation in Design. Regional

4 Environmental Priority. LEED Synergies. LEED Green Associate Exam Tips. LD202: LEED Building Design & Construction Exam Preparation* Review of the LEED Building Design & Construction Rating System. Sustainable Sites. Water Efficiency. Energy & Atmosphere. Materials & Resources. Indoor Environmental Quality. Innovation in Design. LEED AP Exam Tips. LD203: LEED Operations & Maintenance Exam Preparation* Review of the LEED O&M Rating System. Sustainable Sites. Water Efficiency. Energy & Atmosphere. Materials & Resources. Indoor Environmental Quality. Innovation in Design. LEED AP Exam Tips. WP201: Wind Power Design & Sizing Wind turbine design Betz s Law, Turbine Capacity rotor diameter, turbine height. Estimating power output. Small, Medium, Large wind turbines. Swept area calculations. Performance & efficiency ratings. Hybrids. AC & DC Systems. Inverters. Batteries. Backup Generators. WP202: Wind Power foundation & anchors. Guyed & free-standing towers. Electrical wiring. Cable sizes, thermal requirements. Voltage drop, cable plans, wiring diagrams, fuses & circuit breakers. Lighting circuits, socket circuits, hard-wired circuits and earthling. Connecting multiple turbines, linkage with other power systems. System testing procedures. PV301: Intermediate PV System Design & Sizing Computer-based PV system sizing. Hybrid solar-wind systems. Hybrid solar-wte (waste-to-energy) systems. Tribrid solar+ systems. BM301: Intermediate Bio-Mass Energy Systems Computer-based WTE system design. Advanced pyrolysis. Optimal power production from household and municipal waste feedstock. WP301: Intermediate Wind Power Design & Sizing Computer-based wind turbine design. Ultra-modern wind turbine systems. Computing power production from wind turbine farms. SH301: Intermediate Small Hydro Systems Computer-based small hydro design. Ultra-modern small hydro turbines. Gorlov-type turbines. BT401: Renewable Energy Storage Types of energy storage technologies. Deep cycle batteries. Flooded batteries. Maintenance free batteries. Lead acid. VRLA, AGM & GEL lead acid batteries. Lithium polymer batteries. Molten salt. Sodium sulfide. New ideas in energy storage. Pumped hydro. Pumped heat. Compressed air. IC401: Inverters & Charge Controllers Inverter Types: Square wave, Modified sine wave, Multilevel, Pure sine wave, Resonant, Grid tie, Synchronous, Off-grid, Solar, Solar micro. Inverter circuit description. Basic designs. Output waveforms. Advanced designs. Three phase inverters. Charge Controller Types: Standalone, Integrated. Maximum Power Point Tracking.

5 DS401: Smart Grid Distribution Basics of distribution power lines, substations, transformers, wiring, meters. Types of distribution conventional, modern, smart grid. Issues with conventional distribution losses, infrastructure, design, maintenance. Movement to smart grid distribution electronic control, metering, and monitoring. PL401: Computer-based Design of Energy Systems Input data energy usage, equipment power ratings. Automatic sizing of PVs, batteries, charge controllers, and inverters in single-energy-source systems. Hybrid systems. Generalization of programming for multiple-energy-source systems. EV501: Electric Powered Transportation All Electric Vehicles, Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles EF501: Energy Efficient Buildings & Enclosures Architecture, Building Envelope, Passive & Active Engineering Design, Special Materials, Orientation, Construction *About LD2XX Courses & LEED Professional Exams [GLANCE BOX?] The courses LD201, 202 & 203 include components offered in partnership with our US-based educational partners. The classes incorporate online tutoring conducted via high bandwidth connections offered in the training campus. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. LEED is a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance GREEN (i.e., energy efficient and environmentally friendly) buildings, homes and neighbourhoods. The LEED Professional Exams are administered by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) for professionals seeking to earn credentials and certificates. The exams test knowledge based on the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Rating Systems.