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ITCS unit had successfully organized the 19th National training course on " WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY " during 14th to 18th March 2016 to address all aspects of Wind Power starting from introduction to wind and its technology, wind resource assessment, installation and commissioning, operation and maintenance aspects of wind farms in a focused manner along with financial and policy aspects. The course was attended by 38 participants from 13 States of the Country with diverse background. The training course was inaugurated by Dr. S. Gomathinayagam, Director General, NIWE with insightful Inaugural address briefing more status of the wind sector with poviding the cause for conducting the training.
As part of the training course, a Course Material was released and distributed to all the participants, faculties and guest, which is a book compilation of the write ups of all the presentations / lectures collected from the lecturers specially prepared for this particular content of the course for the benefit of the participants as a ready reference material.
There were 28 topics presentations scheduled during the course which were handled by 14 NIWE Scientists / Engineers and 10 External experts drawn from Wind Turbine Manufacturers, Wind Farm Developers, Consultants, Academicians, Utility and IPP.
The following topics were addressed during in the training course:
The NIWE Campus Facilities were also showcased to the participants for practical exposure, wherein they had an opportunity of understanding about the Wind and Solar Resource Assessment set up and how the Hybrid System, Wind – Solar – Diesel system works.
Dr. R. Velraj, Director, Institute for Energy Studies, Anna University was the Chief Guest for the Valedictory Function and distributed the Course Certificates to all the participants after his valedictory address.
Feedback about the training has been collected from all the 38 participants on various aspects of the training and the overall training was assessed as Excellent by 17 participants, Good by 18 and Satisfactory by 3 participants. The training course is highly acclaimed for course structure, intellectual level, hospitality and the organizing capabilities.