*** 40% discount available for eligible companies and participants.
If you are not eligible for the discount, you will be required to pay full price. ***

Dates: 16 and 17 October 2024
Venue: Mullingar 

Training Aim

Introduction to Renewable Energy will provide an overview of green energy technologies available in the market for the decarbonisation of industry. Participants will be able to identify suitable energy optimisation strategies for their company which take into account the company’s site settings, operational requirements and available resources.

Course Outline

This course introduces renewable energy, the drivers for energy transition, how to decarbonise energy use and key indicators for RES feasibility assessment. The following technologies will be covered, addressing working principles, possible configurations, advantages and disadvantages and design considerations:

• solar photovoltaics
• wind turbines
  
• battery energy storage systems
• heat pumps
• deep geothermal energy
• combined heat and power systems
• green hydrogen production systems
• biomass based fuels production systems and applications
• technologies to recover waste heat

Who is this course for?

Facility managers, ESG Managers, Energy Managers – from both SMEs and large scale companies. 

Course Duration

2 days (12 hours in total). Engineers Ireland offer 12 hours CPD for this course.

About the Trainer

Diana Vaz, Renewable energy technologist at IMR

In the past year, Diana managed the development of the Green Book - a comprehensive guide that demystified the complexities of several renewable energy technologies - and managed and co-developed a toolkit for assessment of renewable energy technologies, tested through the delivery of 5 feasibility assessments for manufacturing companies.

Diana has a strong mix of experience in applied research and consultancy in the area of renewable energy engineering and sustainability. Academically, she holds a Bachelor and Master degree in Mechanical Engineering, with specialisation in Energy and Environment, and a postgraduate diploma in Circular Economy.