Renewable energy e-learning courses

April 20, 2007

UNESCO Jakarta and New Delhi offices are starting short e-learning courses in May for Southeast and South Asian countries using School of Internet (SOI) network of 24 universities and research institutes in 13 countries in Asia as of 2006. Lecture materials of three courses are developed so that they reflect the situation of Southeast and South Asian regions.

Participation

The courses are given free of charge.

Target audience

Any interested parties from general public, academics, practitioners, policy makers can participate in the courses by contacting UNESCO Jakarta.

Certificate

UNESCO will provide a certificate upon the completion of each course. At the end of the course, selected students will be sponsored by UNESCO to carry out a research tour of renewable energy. Details to be announced.

Courses

Renewable Energy Policy and Planning for Sustainable Development

Lecturer info: Sivanappan Kumar, Ram Shrestha, Pranesh Saha
Lecture presentations: Module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Lecture videos: Module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Lecture discussion on SOI BBS

• Role of renewable energy and energy efficiency as an important energy resource
• Data/information management
• Policies promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency
• Barriers inhibiting RE and EE promotion
• Case studies
• Positive & negative impacts of policies
  • Sustainable development
• Role of private sector
• Modeling aspects

Bio-energy for achieving MDGs in Asia

Lecturer info: Animesh Dutta, Ram Shrestha, Hemantha Jayasuriya
Lecture presentations: Module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Lecture videos: Module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Lecture discussion on SOI BBS

• Biomass resources, conversion and technologies
• Applications including grassroot technologies
• Financial aspects of projects
• Financing mechanisms
• Social and environmental impacts
• Case studies
• Productive use of biomass energy, income generation, poverty mitigation, gender
• Rural and urban application

Solar Solutions for Energy Wise Communities in Asia

Lecturer info: Shahidul Khan
Lecture presentations: Module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Lecture videos: Module 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Lecture discussion on SOI BBS

• Solar energy resources and technologies
• Solar thermal
• Applications including grassroot technologies
• Financing mechanisms - CDM, micro credit
• Social and environmental impacts
• Case studies
• Productive use of solar energy, income generation, poverty mitigation, gender
• Market for solar energy

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