Renewable energies have become the fastest growing industry in the world. Accordingly, the energy and environmental landscape is changing rapidly, with investments in human capital development, through focused training, to enable in-depth understanding of the next steps. There is no doubt that science, technology and innovation (STI) will play a fundamental and critical role in this challenging transition to the clean energies of the future.

Large-scale integration of renewable energy projects in the Sub-Saharan Africa requires a workforce with diverse backgrounds and skills-set. The ACE-FUELS course on energy transition and renewable energy technologies is designed to provide broad-based training to propel and support the transition to renewable energy sources, through the development of new knowledge, better understanding and clearer insights. The ACE-FUELS bouquet of short certificate courses on energy transition and renewable energy technologies are designed to provide broad-based training to propel and support Africa’s transition to renewable energy sources, through the development of new knowledge, better understanding and clearer insights.

The programme approach is to:

• 1. Assess the skills gap at the continental and national level.
• 2. Develop bespoke training curricula/syllabuses.
• 3. Design tailor-made strategies for capacity building and skills development.
• 4. Develop and implement strategies to promote cross-border skills and knowledge transfer within the continent.

TARGET PARTICIPANTS

This course is suited for anyone, especially Africans, with a higher education qualification, who want to develop their knowledge skills set and competence in energy transition and renewable energy. The course requires no special science, engineering or technology background as all key concepts are clearly and fundamentally explained. The course is well adapted for participants with science and non-science backgrounds.

COURSE OPITIONS

Option 1: Short Sensitization Course (with certificate)
Duration: 5 Days
Mode of Delivery: Onsite (in-person)

COURSE OUTCOMES
Course participants shall receive introductory level overview of energy transition, including insights into the adverse impacts of our current conventional energy systems, as well as the capacity to clearly identify the pathway towards energy transition and renewables. Specifically, the participants shall:

• Understand the nexus between carbon emissions, global warming, and climate change.
• Become familiar with the concept of circular economy.
• Become familiar with the concept of carbon capture and energy sector decarbonization.
• Able to address and hold critical discussion on why and how the renewable energy transition is vital for achieving global sustainability.

COURSE CURRICULUM

Modules
Lesson 1: Climate change and the energy transition
Lesson 2: Hydrogen Energy
Lesson 3: Decarbonization via carbon capture
Lesson 4: Energy storage systems
Lesson 5: Solar/Wind Energy Technologies
Lesson 6: Energy policy and renewable energy regulations

**Course already delivered in The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria

Option 2: Certificate Course
Duration: 6 weeks
Mode of Delivery: Hybrid

COURSE OUTCOMES
Course participants shall develop knowledge and capacity to understand the adverse impacts of our current conventional energy systems, as well as the capacity to clearly identify the pathway towards energy transition and renewables

Specifically, the participants shall:

• Understand the nexus between carbon emissions, global warming, and climate change.
• Become familiar with the concept of circular economy.
• Become familiar with the concept of carbon capture and energy sector decarbonization.
• Become familiar with conventional and renewable energy sources and their environmental impacts
• Become familiar with and be able to provide expert advice on different renewable energy technologies.
• Understand and be able to develop strategies for transition towards renewable energy sources in diverse scenarios.
• Able to provide expert advice on energy transition.
• Understand why and how the renewable energy transition is vital for achieving global sustainability.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course comprises of 3 modules of 1 unit each.

Each module is comprised of 5 lessons.

1 unit is about 15 hours, so the total course hours is 45 hours.

Course duration: 6 weeks
Students are expected to devote a minimum of 15 hours per week to the course.

Learning Methods: Lectures, video tutorials, reading, applied problem sets.

COURSE CURRICULUM

MODULE 1: Energy and Environment
Lesson 1: INTRO CLASS: SDGs, carbon emissions, global warming and climate change, Circular Economy, Renewable Energy Transition
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 2: Environmental impacts of diverse energy sources
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 3: Environmental regulations for renewable energy.
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 4: Big data analytics for energy and environmental management.
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 5: Financing and investment opportunities in renewable energy implementation.
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 6: Energy Access
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].

Module 2: Renewable Energy Technologies
Lesson 1: Solar energy technologies
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 2: Wind energy technologies
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 3: Biomass energy technologies
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 4: Geothermal technologies
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 5: Hydrogen energy
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].

Module 3: Future Energy Scenarios
Lesson 1: Renewable Energy storage systems
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 2: Carbon capture technologies
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 3: Minigrids and Microgrids
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 4: Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].
Lesson 5: Carbon credits
[1 contact hour, 3 videos (Total 93 minutes), 2 texts, quiz].

FACILITATING ENTITY: Africa Centre of Excellence in Future Energies and Electrochemical Systems (ACE-FUELS), Federal University of Technology Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. Resource persons are drawn from ACE-FUELS faculty and the host institutions.