The Skill Development and Training Division of NIWE had successfully conducted the special training course on "Wind Energy Technology" for the officials of M/s. ReNew Private Limited held during 11th to 16th November 2024. The course addressed all aspects of Wind Power starting from what is wind to wind resources assessment, project implementation and operations & maintenance aspects in a focused manner along with financial and policy aspects towards going for economically viable wind farm projects. A total of 25 numbers of ReNew officials working in different facets of wind projects had participated enthusiastically in the course.
Before technical sessions started, Dr. P. Kanagavel, Director & Head, SDT Division, NIWE had welcomed the participants and asked to introduce themselves. Shri Rahul Sri Srimal, Deputy Manager, HR has also addressed the participants and hoped the participants would gain practical knowledge through this training course.
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| Dr. P. Kanagavel inaugurating the course along with the participants |
The following 11 classroom sessions were scheduled during the course, which was handled by 10 NIWE Engineers / Scientists.
Visit to NIWE RE facilities:
The participants visited the Renewable Energy facilities available in NIWE campus, such as, Water Pumping Windmill, Vertical & Horizontal Axis Small Wind Turbines, Wind-Solar Hybrid System, Wind Turbine Nacelle Assembly facility, Metrological Mast, Biogas Plant and SRRA Station.
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| Participants visiting the renewable facility at NIWE Campus, Chennai |
Study Visit :
The participants were taken to the southern part of Tamil Nadu, to visit Wind Turbine Test Station at Kayathar, where they got an exposure on small and large wind turbine testing process. Also, visited Operation and Maintenance facilities of Wind Turbines at RS Windtech Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Aralvaimozhi, Centralized Monitoring Station - SCADA facilities at Suzlon Global Services Limited, Radhapuram and at Wind World (India) Limited, Manur.
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| Participants at WTTS, Kayathar |
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| Participants at RS Windtech Engineering Pvt. Ltd. |
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| Participants at Suzlon Global Services Limited, Radhapuram |
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| Participants at Wind World (India) Limited, Manur |
Participants' Appreciation :
The participants appreciated NIWE for having organized a course to gain knowledge on Wind Energy. They enjoyed and appreciated the classroom lectures, visit of renewable facility, and study visit that provided a positive learning environment and very effective.
