Price:
Special Offer: Book on or before 25 October 55,000 INR
If you book after 25 October the price is 65,000 INR
Additional information
In this course, DNV GL will provide lessons learned and recommendations in the areas of (1) project development, (2) PV technology, (3) equipment selection, (4) project cost trends, (5) solar resource and energy modelling, (6) technical and commercial risk mitigation, and (7) operational analysis. The lessons and recommendations are based on DNV GL’s global experience (comprising 25 GW of solar projects) in the areas of product and project technical due diligence as well as the review of operational project performance.
Course outline:
Day 1
09.00 Introduction
09.15 PV Fundamentals
Basics of electrodynamics
Solar radiation
Basic semi-conductor physics
10.15 Technical basics of PV power plants - Modules
Mono and polycrystalline
Thin film
Third generation concepts
Trends and cost projects
11.00 Break
11.15 Technical basics (Continued)
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Technical basics of PV power plants - Balance of Plant equipment, trends and costs
Inverters
Foundations
Trackers
Power plants
Basics of PV system design
15.30 Break
15.45 Product quality decisions
Industry standards
Bankable technology review
Product testing
17.45 Questions and Answers
18.00 Close
Day 2
09.00 Start
09.15 Operational issues
Module issues
BoP issues
Performance analysis - Performance ratio and other metrics
Degradation
Lessons learned
Trends and future developments
11.30 Break
11.45 DNV GL service specification for technical review of solar power plants
12.45 Lunch
13.45 DNV GL service specification for technical review of solar power plants (Continued)
15.00 Project development process
15.45 Break
16.00 Project development process (Continued)
17.30 Questions and Answers
18.00 Close
Day 3
09.00 Start
09.15 Solar resource, energy yield and uncertainty
Solar resource overview
Energy modelling overview
Uncertainty considerations
Optimization considerations
11.15 Break
11.30 PV Project Cost and LCOE considerations
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Project financing and bankability
Development risks and mitigation
Resource risks and mitigation
Contractural risks and mitigation
15.00 Break
15.15 Project financing and bankability (Continued)
16.00 Questions and Answers
16.30 Close
Please Note: The 3 day scheduling is subject to change.
Who should attend?
Project stakeholders involved in understanding and mitigating technical risks, including project developers, engineers, financiers, operators and utilities.