A solar installation can look flawless on the roof and still underperform for years — because the storage was sized wrong, the grounding was skipped, or the commissioning paperwork was never properly closed out. The gap between a panel that is simply mounted and a system that is engineered correctly is exactly where this course operates.

Offered by the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, the course takes participants through the full lifecycle of a photovoltaic project: assessing the solar resource and grid connection requirements, mounting and wiring the panels, sizing and installing battery storage, commissioning and testing the system, and managing the financial and customer-facing side of a solar business — from government incentives to handover and maintenance.

What You Will Be Able to Do:

• Apply the principles of designing and operating different photovoltaic systems and carry out the related engineering calculations.
• Work confidently with PV fundamentals, solar radiation science, and photon energy on horizontal and inclined surfaces.
• Understand the environmental case for solar — the impact of non-renewable energy systems and global warming compared with alternative energy sources.
• Install, operate, and maintain solar panels, and analyze the factors that affect their productivity.
• Distinguish between On-Grid, Off-Grid, water-pump, and street-lighting PV applications, and their components and connection methods.
• Plan preventive maintenance procedures and periodic maintenance requirements.
• Apply solar installation regulations, price a project accurately, and market it convincingly to clients.
• Manage design operations, quantity surveys, and field supervision for photovoltaic projects.

Who Should Attend:

• Electrical engineers.
• Maintenance managers.
• Project engineers.
• Transportation engineers.
• Power generation engineers.
• Anyone looking to build a career in this field.

Module 1: Solar Resource Assessment and Grid Connection

• Solar PV resource assessment, including performance calculations
• Grid connection requirements

Module 2: AC/DC Electrical Theory for Solar PV

• AC and DC electrical theory, with practical application to solar PV systems

Module 3: Roof Structures and Panel Mounting

• Basic roofing structures and structural integrity issues
• Hands-on solar PV panel mounting and mechanical installation of roof fixings
• Working-at-heights safety practices

Module 4: Commissioning, Testing and Documentation

• Setting to work and commissioning procedures
• System testing methods
• Paperwork and test forms required for handover

Module 5: Electrical Energy Storage Systems (EESS) Fundamentals

• Introduction to Electrical Energy Storage Systems
• Components and architectures involved in EESS
• EESS applications and operating states

Module 6: Battery Selection, Sizing and Installation

• AC vs. DC battery systems
• Identifying batteries and their characteristics for EESS use
• Designing, specifying, sizing, and installing an EESS

Module 7: Safety and Project Planning

• Safety planning across the PV and EESS project lifecycle

Module 8: Financial Incentives and Government Support

• Financial incentives and payback calculations
• Government grants and funding bodies

Module 9: System Maintenance and Handover

• Solar PV system maintenance procedures
• Handover packs and customer care practices

Module 10: Design, Specification and Installation of Solar PV Systems

• Design and specification of complete solar PV systems
• Field installation of solar PV systems