09/05/2023 00:00:00 - 30/07/2023 23:59:59
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Δια Ζώσης Εκπαίδευση
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Σύντομη περιγραφή:
The I3SE summerschool has been developed for those with interest in Solar Energy and its applications. Furthermore, the program is designed for those who intend to pursue an academic or a professional career related to photovoltaic technology. This course intends to equip students or graduates, technicians as well as researchers who wish to get a comprehensive introduction to renewable and more specifically photovoltaic energies.
Πιστωτικές μονάδες: 7
Τρόπος αξιολόγησης των εκπαιδευομένων:
After the completion of the courses/lectures, the people who attended present a project. Their issues have been given at the beginning. Each instructor proposes 3 topics from which the participants in the summer school choose.
Επιστημονικός υπεύθυνος:
ELENI APOSTOLIDOU (subject: Chemist - Renewable Energy Sources)
Ακαδημαϊκός υπεύθυνος:
ELENI APOSTOLIDOU, Professor
Βασικό θεματικό πεδίο:
Θετικές Επιστήμες και Επιστήμες Μηχανικών
Υποκατηγορίες θεματικών πεδίων:
Ανανεώσιμες Πηγές Ενέργειας
Required formal qualifications and conditions of participation
Undergraduates, Postgraduate students, PhD candidates and all engineering majors.
A curriculum vitae is required from each candidate upon application.
Contact info
International Hellenic University - Kavala Campus
Agios Loukas, 65404, Kavala, Greece
+30 2510462225
+30 2510462225
Διδάσκοντες
Dr Eleni Apostolidou
Dr Eleni Apostolidou possesses a Diplôme d' Etude Approfondies de Chimie Appliquée - Chimie Industrielle (DEA) from University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, and a PhD in Production of photovoltaic grade silicon from metallurgical grade silicon by a plasma purification process in Laboratoire de génie des procédés plasmas et traitement de surface from University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris. She has been a faculty member of the International Hellenic University (IHU - formerly Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology) since 1992, holding the position of the Vice President. She is also Director of the Alternative Energy Resources and Heat transfer Laboratory of the Department of Chemistry (formerly Department of Petroleum, Natural Gas Technology & Mechanical Engineering) of IHU - Kavala Campus. Her research work concerns the fields of production of photovoltaic grade silicon from metallurgical grade silicon by a plasma purification process, physical and chemical characterization of photovoltaic material.
Dr Malek Benmansour
Dr Malek Benmansour is currently the head of the Laboratory of Materials and Processes for Photovoltaics at the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA - INES). He completed his MSc studies at the Pierre and Marie Curie University and working for his PhD thesis at the Laboratory of plasma processes at the French National School of chemistry. His research interests and expertise are development of processes for metallurgical silicon refininxg and silicon processes for photovoltaic applications.
Dr Stéphane Cros
PhD in physico-chemistry in 2002 from the University Paris VI, working on multilayer structures based on nanocomposite organic/inorganic materials. After a first experience in the field of polymer processing, he joined the CEA in 2004 to develop the thematic of encapsulation, barrier measurements and barrier materials in the OPV team. Since 2005, he is working in the Department of Technological Research within the French National Institute for Solar Energy (CEA/INES).
Lydia Sosa Vargas
Lydia Sosa Vargas is a CNRS researcher at the Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire, Sorbonne Université since 2017. Originally from Mexico, she obtained her PhD from the University of East Anglia in the UK. She carried out her first postdoctoral position in Japan at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. In 2015, she joined the Polymer Chemistry team at Sorbonne University for her second postdoc before being recruited by the CNRS as a tenured researcher. Her research interests involve the molecular design and synthesis of pi-conjugated materials for applications in organic electronic and photonic devices, and supramolecular self-assembly at the nanoscale.
Lydia is currently president of the Ile-de-France section at the Societé Chimique de France. She is also member of the of the French Polymer group, the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Polymer Division within the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC).
Dr Ing. Dhaker Abbes
Dr Ing. Dhaker Abbes was born in 1984. He obtained his Electrical Engineering diploma from the engineering school of Tunis (ENIT) in 2007, then a Master degree from the national engineering school of Poitiers, France (ENSIP) in 2008. He has a doctorate in Electrical Engineering since 2012, with a confirmed specialty in renewable energy, cleaner alternatives and optimization of complex energy systems. He is a researcher teacher and co-head of Energy, Electrical and Automated Systems (ESEA) field in the engineering school HEI Lille. He is also a member of electrical networks teams in the L2EP Laboratory.
Dr Ing. Dhaker Abbes conducted his thesis work at Laboratory of Computer Science and Automation for Systems of Poitiers (LIAS Poitiers) and in the General Engineering School of La Rochelle (EIGSI La Rochelle). He also worked in the European project E4R that concerns Portugal in addition to Spain and France.
Currently he is involved in several research projects such as HYBRIDSTOCKPV and CASTOR projects in partnership with project GBsolar and thesis projects of Xingyu Yan and Petronela Valeria Pankovits. He is author or co-author of around twenty scientific publications in journals and national and international conferences. He is also an invited tutor in ISEC Coimbra (Portugal) and the Polytechnic University of Bucharest (Romania).
Dr Nikolaos C. Kokkinos
Dr Nikolaos C. Kokkinos is an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry of the International Hellenic University - Kavala Campus (formerly Department of Petroleum, Natural Gas Technology & Mechanical Engineering of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology), Greece. Moreover, he is the Program Director of MSc in Oil and Gas Technology of the International Hellenic University - Kavala Campus. Dr Nikolaos Kokkinos serves as Section Officer of the SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) in Greece (Kavala Section) since 2013; he is in charge of Porous Media & Chemical Process Modelling and Simulations Laboratory at IHU - Kavala Campus; and he holds a researcher position in the Division of Petroleum Forensic Fingerprinting (PFF) at Hephaestus Advanced Research Laboratory (IHU - Kavala Campus). He has over ten year experience in the academia as a lecturer on both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in O&G Engineering at various Universities and additional ten year experience in the O&G Industry as an engineering consultant. Dr Nikolaos Kokkinos collaborated with the Organic Geochemistry Unit (OGU) at University of Bristol (UK) as Post-Doctoral Research Associate; he holds a PhD in Petroleum Process Simulations, an MPhil in Applied Catalysis, an MSc in Information Technology and a BSc in Petroleum Engineering. He is editor and reviewer in various scientific journals in the field of energy engineering, applied catalysis, and scientific simulations. His research interests, among others, include M&S in process engineering, geochemistry and applied heterogenised homogeneous catalysis in complex substrates.
Dr Ioannis Tsanakas
Dr Ioannis Tsanakas is R&D Project Manager at CEA-INES (France), in charge of projects on performance/reliability, O&M and sustainability of PV applications and systems. He holds a PhD in Management and Production Engineering (2013) and MSc in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2006). Awarded by the EU in 2017, among Europe's 30 exemplary researchers. Prior to CEA, he also worked as PV Research Engineer in Belgium (imec/EnergyVille), Norway (IFE) and France (CNRS).
In parallel, Ioannis is actively involved as PV expert, in international collaborative platforms for the PV research and industry (International Energy Agency (IEA) PVPS programme, European Technology & Innovation Platform (ETIP PV), Solar Power Europe O&M, EU-JRC Ecodesign). Over the last 13 years, he has been involved in >20 national and international R&D projects (~29 M€), with a scientific production of 1 international patent and more than 55 publications, talks or technical reports in the field.
Dr. Youssef KRAIEM
Dr. Youssef KRAIEM, teacher-researcher in electrical engineering. He received the engineering and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from National Engineering School of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia, in October 2015 and February 2019, respectively.
From October 2019 to June 2020, he was a member of the laboratory of electrical engineering and power electronics of Lille as a postdoctoral researcher within the DEESSE and Massena projects. From June 2020 to December 2021, he continued his postdoctoral research as a member of the AVENUES (EA 7284) research team at UTC (University of Technology of Compiègne), working on the PV2E_mobility project. Since January 2022, he has been a teacher-researcher at Junia engineering school, where he teaches courses on automation, motorization and electrical generation, electromechanical conversion of energy, energy and electricity production, and static conversion of electrical energy.
Mohamed Moez BELHAOUANE
Mohamed Moez BELHAOUANE received the master’s degree in automatic control and the Ph.D degree in electrical engineering from High National School of Engineers of Tunisia (ENSIT), and Polytechnic School of Tunisia in 2005 and 2011, respectively. He is currently an assistant professor in power system control and renewable energy at JUNIA Group (High School of Engineering), Lille - France. He is also a permanent member of the power system team at L2EP Laboratory (Laboratory of Electrical Engineering and Power Electronics), University of Lille. His current research activities mainly concern the control and optimization of distributed multi-energy systems and smart grids. Recently, he is also interested to the implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques in microgrid control and energy management. Previously, he held the position of a senior research engineer at Centrale Lille Institute, France. His main research interests concerned the modeling and control design based on the integration of high voltage power electronic converters, such as VSC (Voltage Source Converter) and MMC (Modular Multilevel Converter) in High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) transmission systems. He also has expertise in experimental implementation of conventional high-level and low-level controllers, as well as advanced control strategies, based on HIL (Hardware in the Loop) and PHIL (Power Hardware in the Loop) techniques on the Lab-Scale Mockup.
Technical Staff
George Vythoulkas
George Vythoulkas studied Mechanical Engineering in Kavala. He worked for 12 years in a marmor company as supervisor of production department and since 2002 has joined the School of Science of the International Hellenic University - Kavala Campus (formerly School of Technological Engineering of the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology) as laboratory assistant in courses as for example heat transfer and renewable energy recourses, doing experiments, such as heat flow, solar radiation, wind turbine generators, using weather data observations from the laboratory's "Vaisala" weather station. Lately, we have expanded our capabilities by adding new devices in our laboratory, such as a thermographic camera "Fluir E300" and a "Hydrogenius" Fuel Cell unit from Hyliocentris.
Teaching units and their duration
Renewable Energy, Resources and Perspectives
Photovoltaic Technologies (PVT)
Organic & Perovksites Photovoltaics (OPV & PPV)
Photovoltaic System Applications (PVS)
Modeling and Simulation in Energy Engineering (MSEE)
Photovoltaic Systems: Performance, Reliability and Emerging Challenges in O&M
| Τίτλος Διδακτικής/Θεματικής Ενότητας | Τίτλος υποενότητας | Ώρες | Διδάσκων/Διδάσκουσα |
| Energy and Resources (ER) | Energy Reserves and resources World O&G reserves and resources PRMS Energy consumption GHG emission Renewable energy technologies
| 1,5 | N. Kokkinos |
Renewable Energy, Resources and Perspectives
| Energy resources and global situation Renewables potential Energy efficiency Greenhouse gas emissions Economics of renewable technologies Technological pathways for renewable energy technologies Perspectives of renewables introduction in the energy system Carbon flows and circularity Energy system design
| 1,5 | M. Benmansour |
Photovoltaic Technologies (PVT)
| Part 1 PV principles Crystalline silicon based technology, Types and conversion efficiency of different solar cells architecture Part 2 LCC of some PV installations Principle of LCC calculation Trends and issues: What's Future?
| 3 | M. Benmansour |
Organic & Perovksites Photovoltaics (OPV & PPV)
| 1. Analysis of scientific papers describing specific topics related to OPV or PPV. These “Highlight” papers will selected by groups of students and orally presented.
| 10 | S. Cross Lydia Sosa Vargas |
Photovoltaic System Applications (PVS)
| Part 1: PV systems applications An overview of applications Stand-alone systems: Components and conversion chain MPPT System design Grid-tied systems: Integration of PV generators to the grid Conversion chain Power converters associated to grid-tied PV systems Regulations and policies Grid services Hybridization of electrical energy storage for intelligent integration of PV in electric networks Part 2: Simulation of a case study | 9 | Y. Kraien |
Modeling and Simulation in Energy Engineering (MSEE)
| Fundamentals of Energy Systems Design (Mass and energy balances, Energy efficiency, Environmental assessment). Introduction to Modelling and Simulation (Multiscale physics-based models, Performance-based models, System integration). Energy Performance and Financial Feasibility of PV Systems (Energy model, Cost analysis, GHG analysis, Financial analysis) Thermal Performance of PV Panels (Problem formulation, Geometry modelling, Meshing, Boundary and initial conditions, Physical models and input parameters, Run simulation, Post-process results) Hands-on computations using the ANSYS Student and RETScreen software platforms.
| 8 | M. Belhaouane |
| Scientific Writing in Energy Engineering | In the communication of energy science, however, scientific writing potentially presents a weak link. Here, we address this problem by clarifying the principle conventions for writing articles in energy science. We propose a top-down approach to writing that begins with structuring the article into sections. Each section should, in turn, be structured in and of itself so that readers can: (i) comprehend the scientific context; (ii) grasp the research questions addressed; (iii) verify methods and results; and (iv) understand the significance of the results. Subsequently, authors should ensure clarity of their scientific arguments by: (i) presenting existing information at the beginning of a sentence and new infor-mation at the sentence's end; (ii) articulating action with appropriate verbs, preferably in active voice; (iii) placing statements in positive form; and (iv) using consistent technical terminology. | 6 | N. Kokkinos |
Photovoltaic Systems: Performance, Reliability and Emerging Challenges in O&M
| Part 1 Introduction – Basic elements O&M and Performance of PV systems Performance indicators Monitoring and Forecasting Safety considerations O&M and Reliability of PV systems Losses and Failure Mechanisms Maintenance actions and strategies Characterization, diagnostic and inspection methods Emerging Challenges Towards sustainability: PV in the Circular Economy era Towards digitalization: PV in the Industry 4.0 era
| 8 |
I. Tanakas |
Case Studies and Techno-Economic Analysis of Photovoltaic Systems (CSTE)
| Part 1 Power plant design Load address Solar plant sizing Battery storage Cost estimation Part 2 Guide for authors Preparation of an article Preparation of a presentation Reference Management Software Reviewing
| 8 | D. Abess |
| Hands on experience on silicon VS Organic PV | Determination of electrical characteristics of 1st, 2nd and 3rd generation photovoltaics. Comparison of results | 8 | E.Apostolidou / G. Vithoulkas |
| Students Presentation / Assessment | Participants present the tasks assigned to them | 4 | E. Apostolidou/N.Kokkinos/I. Tsanakas |
Detailed presentation of teaching units
Renewable energy is growing rapidly, with record numbers of new wind and solar installations coming online in Europe over the past few years. Within the next 25 years in Europe, at least 40 percent of our electricity will be produced by renewable energy sources. Therefore, it will be a wise investment to improve the existing electricity system by utilising existing technologies and making smart policy decisions for a clean energy future.
Energy and Resources is an introductory course to energy, reserves and resources which covers the social, economical, environmental and technological background of renewable energy generation. Also, a comprehensive comparison with world oil and gas reserves and a first contact with the PRMS system will take place. Subjects such as: Energy consumption, GHG emission, renewable energy technologies (wind, solar, biomass, bio-fuel, geothermal, hydropower, wave, tidal current, hydrogen fuel cells) will be discussed. The goal of the course is to review the technological potential of renewable energy. At the end of the course the students will learn: How to reduce air pollution, how to decrease the dependence on coal, fossil fuels and nuclear, how to start, design and build a renewable energy system.
Renewable Energy, Resources and Perspectives
Renewable energy is growing rapidly, with record numbers of new wind and solar installations coming online in Europe over the past few years. Within the next 25 years in Europe, at least 40 percent of our electricity will be produced by renewable energy sources. Therefore, it will be a wise investment to improve the existing electricity system by utilising existing technologies and making smart policy decisions for a clean energy future.
Energy and Resources is an introductory course to energy, reserves and resources which covers the social, economical, environmental and technological background of renewable energy generation. Also, a comprehensive comparison with world oil and gas reserves and a first contact with the PRMS system will take place. Subjects such as: Energy consumption, GHG emission, renewable energy technologies (wind, solar, biomass, bio-fuel, geothermal, hydropower, wave, tidal current, hydrogen fuel cells) will be discussed. The goal of the course is to review the technological potential of renewable energy. At the end of the course the students will learn: How to reduce air pollution, how to decrease the dependence on coal, fossil fuels and nuclear, how to start, design and build a renewable energy system.
Photovoltaic Technologies (PVT)
The direct conversion of sunlight into electricity is a very elegant process to generate environmentally friendly, renewable energy. This branch of science is known as "photovoltaics" or "PV". PV technology is modular, operates silently, is therefore suited to a broad range of applications, and can contribute substantially to our future energy needs. Although the basic principles of PV were discovered in the 19th century, it was not before the 1950s and 1960s that solar cells found practical use as electricity generators, a development that came about through early silicon semiconductor technology for electronic applications. Today, a range of PV technologies is available on the market and under development in laboratories. Complete PV systems consist of two elements: Modules (also referred to as panels), which contain solar cells, and the Balance-of-System (BoS). The BoS mainly comprises electronic components, cabling, support structures and, if applicable, electricity storage or optics & sun trackers. The cost of BoS also includes the labour cost of installation.
In addition, it is worthy of remark to analyse LCC and LCA of various PV technologies. LCC (Life Cycle Cost) of an item consists of the total cost of owning and operating an item over its lifetime. Some costs involved in the owning and operating of an item are incurred at the time of acquisition, and other costs are incurred later. LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) of PV systems is an important tool to quantify the potential environmental advantage of using solar technologies versus more traditional technologies, especially the ones relying on non-renewable fossil fuel sources.
Organic & Perovksites Photovoltaics (OPV & PPV)
Organic & Perovksites photovoltaic devices (OPV and PPV respectively) as other organic electronics (OLEDs, sensors, etc.) have the promise to provide lightweight, flexible alternatives to traditional, rigid semiconductor technologies and other inorganic thin film PV technologies. Nowaday, OPV industry is mature for mass production (3 companies in Europe will produce in 2020) and targets new markets like Building Integrated PV (BIPV), Urban Furniture or energy harvesting in the field of the IoT (Internet of Things). At the other hand, PSC technology, based on similar architectures/processes than OPV, reached new power conversion records, up to 23%, and is one on the most discussed topic in the PV world.
First, the principle of Organic and Perovskites technologies will be presented. The course provides an insight into the theory behind these technologies and describes the three main research areas within the field i.e. materials, stability and processing.
Beyond the theoretical aspects, the goal of the course about OPV/PPV is to give a clear pictures of the last industrial developments and market opportunities. The future of these last PV generations will be discussed with students on the basis of the key parameters (technical, cost, market, regulation, politics…) and compared with other PV and renewable technologies.
Photovoltaic System Applications (PVS)
PV systems can be grid connected (work together with the local electrical grid) or work as stand-alone systems (autonomous). Grid-tied systems are the most common type of solar PV system. Grid-tied systems are connected to the electrical grid and allow residents of a building to use solar energy as well as electricity from the grid. Grid-tied systems do not need to produce 100% of the electricity demand for a home or business. When there is no demand for energy, the solar panels send excess electricity back out into the grid for use elsewhere. This course will introduce the design process for several complete self-contained PV systems and grid-tied systems.
Modeling and Simulation in Energy Engineering (MSEE)
Modelling and simulation is a powerful tool for the conceptual design, operational analysis and optimization of energy engineering components, systems and processes. Modelling and simulation activities can reduce product design time and time to market and improve product performance, efficiency, and quality. The aim of this course is to introduce students to the methodologies and tools involved in the modelling and simulation of advanced energy systems in general and PV systems in particular. The students should be able to (1) formulate, mathematically describe, numerically solve and analyse energy conversion processes, using advanced numerical tools and (2) perform techno-economic analyses for the integration of PV units in energy systems.
Photovoltaic Systems: Performance, Reliability and Emerging Challenges in O&M
Today, the installed power capacity of PV systems/installations worldwide exceeds 770 GWp, while by 2023 it is expected to reach the 1 TWp milestone. Typical PV systems have a 20- or 25-year service lifetime, during which high performance and reliability are key requirements to ensure maximum PV energy yield and guarantee the expected return-on-investment (ROI).
Context and Motivation: Today, the installed power capacity of PV systems/installations worldwide exceeds 770 GWp, while by 2023 it is expected to reach the 1 TWp milestone. Typical PV systems have a 20- or 25-year service lifetime, during which high performance and reliability are key requirements to ensure maximum PV energy yield and guarantee the expected return-on-investment (ROI). In this context, PV Operations and Maintenance (O&M) has become a standalone segment within the solar PV industry. It is widely acknowledged by all stakeholders that streamlined O&M and quality assurance services improve the PV systems’ performance and reliability; and, eventually, can have a positive impact on the bankability of PV installations, by reducing the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) and the ROI, while mitigating potential techno-economic risks throughout the lifecycle of PV projects.
A recent study of over 600 PV plants indicates that over 30% of utility-scale PV plants are underperforming. The development and deployment of novel methods for more efficient O&M, in order to detect and isolate such underperformance issues is of utmost priority for the PV industry, especially the PV plant developers, considering the financial implications of underperforming PV plants. Indicatively, an average of 10% losses in power output (e.g. due to soiling in certain locations) and a performance ratio (PR) lower by just a 1-2%, can imply financial losses of up to €1.5 million per year, for average medium/large sized PV plant portfolios.
Such high technical/economic importance of PV systems’ performance, reliability and O&M are also reflected today in a very active field of research, development and innovation (RDI), both at Industrial and at Research/Academic level. In parallel, new RDI challenges (and, thus, opportunities) emerge the last few years, with the increasing importance of two overarching topics in PV industry and O&M agenda: the circular economy (sustainability, in overall) and the digitalization.
The course: The content of this course provides a comprehensive overview of the theoretical elements, key concepts, best practices and technical challenges related to the performance, reliability and O&M of PV systems. In Part 1, a particular focus is given on the better understanding and insights into: i) PV performance indicators, monitoring and forecasting methods and safety on the operational side and ii) PV reliability and underperformance issues in the field, diagnostics/inspections and preventive/corrective actions on the maintenance side. Part 1 closes with a presentation and discussion on recent technological advances and opportunities of the PV research community and industry in (and towards) the Industry 4.0 and Circular Economy eras. The part 2 of this course comprises of a practical example/case study, focusing on hands-on understanding of actual performance and reliability aspects in real-life operating PV plants. In this case, the return of experience from PV systems inspections will be presented, in an interactive way with (open questions from/to) the attendees of this course.
The content of this course is addressed to a multidisciplinary audience: undergraduate and postgraduate students, young researchers, as well as professionals (engineers, technicians) relevant to and interested in renewable energy systems and particularly solar PV technology, systems and applications.
Case Studies and Techno-Economic Analysis of Photovoltaic Systems (CSTE)
The CSTE course offers the students the unique chance to use their gained knowledge in order to design, model, simulate and present a PVS. In the first part of the course, students are called to think as a professional renewable energy advisor, design the power plant, address the load, size the solar plant including type and number of cells, the battery storage and provide a cost estimation of the plant. In the second part of the course, students will learn how to present and write their works scientifically. This will help students to better understand the requirements and the guidelines for preparing/reviewing a scientific manuscript by using modern software tools.
