Grant on solar energy education

A team lead by Tore Sandnes Vehus from UiA, supported by WP7 colleagues from NTNU, UiO, NMBU and IFE, received a 2.8MNOK grant from the Norwegian Directorate of Higher Education and Skills to develop two flexible courses in collaboration with stakeholders/industry that can be undertaken alongside regular work.

Education is one of the pillars of FME SOLAR. In WP7 - Education, we aim to address any gaps within solar energy education, with an emphasis on re-education to support sector shifts required by the green transition. 

"It is important to have industry-specific education that contributes to developing the necessary competence for the solar power industry," says Associate Professor Tore Sandnes Vehus at the Faculty of Technology and Natural Sciences at UiA.

The first course module deals with the design and implementation of solar power systems on buildings, energy storage, and control systems. The second course module covers solar systems installed on the ground and how they can be integrated into the power grid.

The education will be free of charge, and there are plans for 50 participants per session: one in 2026 and one in 2027.

Well done, Tore et al.!