We offer one and two day renewable energy training courses, covering the principles behind the design and installation of small scale renewable heating and electricity generating technologies.

The training courses will cover the following renewable technologies:

• Solar Thermal (and solar air)
• Biomass heating
• Heat pumps (ground, air and water source)
• Wind turbines
• Micro hydro
• Photovoltaics

The training will also look at renewables policy and legislation, Scottish planning and building control, feed in tariffs, renewable heat incentive, grants, loans, installers and the accreditation.

Who it is for

Courses are aimed at energy advisers, local authority and housing association officers, planning officers, developers, architects, building services engineers, the building trades, energy managers, community representatives and interested householders.

What you will learn

Course attendees will gain a detailed understanding of renewable technologies and where they can be successfully installed. You’ll be able to give basic guidance on different system types and their relative merits, component parts, controls and maintenance, design, sizing, costs, savings and payback times. You will learn how to go about getting renewables installed and the support and grants available.

What people have said

"A fantastic training course, and great value for money considering the huge amount covered in the time. There was an impressive level of detail, a good mix of technical theory and practical application, and being Scotland-specific made it particularly useful. The trainers made it easy to understand the sometimes complex technology and calculations, and showed an excellent level of knowledge. I refer to the training manual nearly every day, it’s an invaluable resource. This course should have been around years ago!"

Nick Heath, Changeworks Ltd, November 2008.

"Very good course. Just the right balance of theory and practical experience and examples. The course had a good selection of reference material in the notes which will be very useful. I thoroughly enjoyed it."

Tim Hartmann, North Isles Environmental, June 2009.

Future course dates:

• 24^th and 25^th March 2010
• 4^th and 5^th May 2010
• 15^th and 16^th June 2010

Please contact us for further details and to reserve a place on any of our future courses.

Clients include:

• Energy Saving Trust
• Changeworks
• Bell Ingram
• Hulley and Kirkwood
• Scottish Enterprise
• Kingdom Housing Association
• Keep Scotland Beautiful
• Be Green Dunbar
• The Wise Group
• Select
• Fife Council