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Clean Energy Institute'se-Learning Courses for

RETScreen

J une 2011

Frederic Pouyot

Director

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Background/overview on CEI

Clean energy education is delivered via the

Clean Energy Institute (CEI), the educationdivision of GPEKS

Was created in 2002

Located in Canadas National Capital Region

CEI is 100% dedicated to e-Learning for

Clean Energy, with Focus project feasibilityanalysis

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CEI service offering

Curriculum Development solar photovoltaic installer training (installation and maintenance)

solar water heating installer training (installation and maintenance)

wind turbine technician training (installation and maintenance)

solar photovoltaic project development and management

wind energy project development and management

clean energy project financing

Related Services Market study for new clean energy courses

Assessment & identification of the training needs of the target audience

Creation of training program, identification of textbooks and creation and adaptation ofnew content (text, slides, exams, multi-media)

Strategies for course delivery, including locating & hiring teachers, hosting web-basedcourses

Marketing of and logistical support services for workshops and events on behalf of

education clients.

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CEI service offering (cont.)

Courses and Programs Various clean energy courses in either classroom or distance learning (our focus) format.

Our classroom courses are designed for technicians who want to acquire skills andcredentials to install solar, wind and other renewable energy systems.

Clean energy project feasibility analysis

certificate courses Building and expanding upon the curriculum initially developed by Natural ResourcesCanada's RETScreen division*, CEI delivers clean energy project feasibility analysiscertificate courses via an e-learning format.

Participants acquire the essential skills and knowledge to conduct feasibility studies that

will enable real-world clients to decide whether or not to proceed with potential cleanenergy projects.

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CEI service offering (cont.)

Facilitated Distance Learning CoursesDelivered via a distance e-learning, through certificate courses, participants learn:

To analyze the opportunity/risk factors of clean energy projects, including technical,technological, environmental, organizational, regulatory and economic/financial aspects.

To devise a conceptual system design that meets project requirements based on thevarious clean energy technologies covered

To adeptly use RETScreen to evaluate the energy production, life-cycle costs andgreenhouse gas emissions reduction of a proposed clean energy system

To produce project feasibility reports based on a case study and two full-scale studies ofreal and actual projects.

Each of our facilitated distance e-learning certificate of proficiency requires

successful completion of these 2 blocks:1. Theory course which includes a project feasibility study assignment based on a case study

and requires practical use of RETScreen

2. Completion of 2 real-world projects.

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CEI service offering (cont.)

Facilitated Distance Learning Courses The courses are facilitated by subject matter experts and practitioners

Successful participants receive a Certificate of completion or proficiency and go on toaccelerate the adoption of renewable energy solutions.

Fields Covered by our courses: Energy Efficiency

Passive Solar Heating Solar Air Heating

Solar Water Heating

Solar PV

Small Hydro Wind Energy

Cogeneration

Geothermal Heat Pump

Bioenergy Heating

Solar

PowerProduction

Heating

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Example training Programs

Our Programs in Clean Energy Project

Feasibility Analysis Facilitated Courses

Green Heat

4 Technologies out of: Passive Solar, Solar Water, Geothermal + 1 electiveeither Bioenergy or Solar Air Heating

Green Power 4 Technologies: Wind Energy, Solar PV, Small Hydro & Cogeneration

Solar Buildings 4 Technologies: Passive Solar, Solar Water, Solar Air Heating and Solar PV

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Sample of Online Course

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Our experience in RETScreen training

In a typical year, we run 20 facilitated course per year and offer 10self-paced courses per month except for the summer

Maximum 20 students per class Trained each year between 242 to 305 students for our facilitated

courses and 21 to 33 students for our self paced courses

Total hours of training: between 39,500 to 50,100 hours/year

Geographical location of our students: 52 countries, with thefollowing regions at the top USA (~ 38%)

Canada (~32%)

Western Europe (~16%)

Central & South America (~9%)

Africa (~2%)

Asia (~2%)

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CEI RETScreen Support

Many users are overwhelmed by the richfunctionality of RETScreen but do nothave time to take our courses

Besides courses, CEI offers coaching for

RETScreen users Step by step guidance on how and what to

enter in RETScreen Feedback on client RETScreen models

Hourly consulting fee or preset support

packages

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New developments

Most recent course material developed

Energy Efficiency Course Courses in French, starting with courses on

PV

Future plans for RETScreen relatedcourse development

Short webinars of 4 sessions of 3 hours Distance Learning Programs in Project

Development using RETScreen

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Some of CEI Wish list for future

RETScreen models True integration between the various modules

so that common project data does not need to be re-entered

Project Type with check boxes instead of a list box

Link with OpenOffice Write with a report template for feasibilityanalysis reports

Ability for RETScreen to auto-update from the web (new release,product databases)

Visual 2D or 3D Modeling of buildings or major equipment For building layout and energy

Shading Analysis and Solar Radiation

Possibly integrate with Free and/or Open source programs such as OpenStudiofor Google Sketchup.

Financial model that offers multiple financing sources and conditions

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