NAPTIN

CERTIFIED
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
TRAINING

NATIONAL POWER TRAINING

INSTITUTE OF NIGERIA
W W W. N A P T I N . O R G . N G

RETI

Renewable Energy
Technology Institute

NAPTIN CERTIFIED RENEWABLE ENERGY TRAINING

NAPTIN GREEN CERTIFICATION
TRAINING OBJECTIVE

The NAPTIN certification programme has been designed to ensure that all workers in the renewable energy
field have received thorough, standardized training in all areas of the design, installation, operation and
maintenance of renewable energy systems - particularly as pertains to the Nigerian environment. The NAPTIN
certificate thereby guarantees the high service quality and output of renewable energy staff throughout
Nigeria. PNN will work with the Renewable Energy Technology Institute (RETI), the implementation partner, to
deliver a programme that meets international standards and consolidates training initiatives across Nigeria for
all persons, establishments and institutions that will participate in the growing renewable energy sector.

Benefits of the NAPTIN certificated training programme include:

Improved standards of training for all personnel in the renewable energy sector

Standardized knowledge at all levels of participation

NAPTIN certification for all participants, qualifying them to work anywhere in the

power industry, globally

A guarantee of high service quality and output among renewable energy staff

Better use of national resources in the design, implementation and maintenance of renewable energy
installations nationwide

TRAINING SCOPE
RE101: Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems
Renewable energy sources, energy use, energy conversion, power and energy. The introductory course
provides a comprehensive overview of renewable energies, including solar energy, wind power, hydropower,
fuel cells, biomass, and alternative transportation options. Students will learn the principles of solar home
design, solar hot water, pool and space heating and solar cooling for both new and existing
construction. Students will learn how to assess the viability of a wind power, hydropower or biomass system
for a given site. Students will also learn about the impact of government regulations on the use of clean and
renewable energy.

TRAINING DURATION
1 WEEK

ELIGIBILITY

The training programme caters to all employees and personnel in the renewable energy
sector. It will train persons in the design, installation, maintenance and operations of
renewable energy systems.

Targeted participants will work within the renewable energy field, and include:
Federal, state and local government staff working in sector-relevant ministries,
departments and agencies
Engineers, managers, technical officers and staff of corporate bodies
Financial institutions/financiers
Renewable energy trainers
Individuals

Opportunities abound for involvement in the green sector, which is growing quickly in
Nigeria. Individuals and organisations with an interest in the field are welcome to
participate in the training programme and get NAPTIN-certified to contribute to the
development of renewable energy in Nigeria.

TRAINING COST

180,000 NAIRA

PAYMENT INSTALLMENT

ONCE

Training Certification Levels & Requirements

Level

Certification

Duration On-Job
Experience

PreCertification

Electives

Required
Courses

100

Green

40 hours

RE101

200

Bronze

40 hours

40 hours

Level 100

PV System Design &

Installation
Wind Power System
Design and Installation
Concentrated Solar Power
Design & Installation
Solar Hot Water Design &
Installation
Waste-to-Energy Design &
Installation

PV101,
PV201-202
WP201-202

300

400

500

Silver

Gold

Platinum

40 hours

40 hours

40 hours

80 hours

Level 200

Level 300

Level 400

Small Hydro System

Design & Installation
Training for LEED
Certification Exams
Intermediate PV System
Design & Installation
Intermediate Solar Water
Pumping Design &
Installation
Intermediate Wind Power
System Design &
Installation
Intermediate Waste-toEnergy Design &
Installation
Intermediate Small Hydro
System Design &
Installation
Electric Energy Storage
Systems
Inverters & Charge
Controllers
Smart Grid Systems
Application of ICT to
Renewable Energy Systems
Electric Powered
Transportation
Energy Efficient Buildings
& Enclosures

CS201
CS201
BF101,
BM101
BM201
SH101-102
RE201,
LD201-203
PV301
PV301

WP301

BM301

SH301

BT401
IC401
DS401
PL401
EV501
EF501

Course Outline
The training programme offers 27 NAPTIN-certified courses, available in five levels of
certification. Courses cover the design, installation, management and operation of several
renewable energy solutions, including solar PV systems, wind power systems, waste-toenergy generators, small hydro systems, energy efficient transportation and more.
RE101: Introduction to Renewable Energy Systems
Renewable energy sources, energy use, energy conversion, power and energy. The
introductory course provides a comprehensive overview of renewable energies, including
solar energy, wind power, hydropower, fuel cells, biomass, and alternative transportation
options. Students will learn the principles of solar home design, solar hot water, pool and
space heating and solar cooling for both new and existing construction. Students will learn
how to assess the viability of a wind power, hydropower or biomass system for a given
site. Students will also learn about the impact of government regulations on the use of clean
and renewable energy.
PV101: Introduction to Photo Voltaic Systems
Photovoltaic cells and modules, open circuit voltage, short circuit current, module power
outputs, power curves, diodes, mono-crystalline modules, poly-crystalline modules, multijunction modules, amorphous silicon modules. Orientation, tilt angles, effects of shade,
effects of temperature, solar array mounting systems. Charge controller characteristics, range
of available charge controllers, amp-hour meters. Residential, Community & Commercial
systems. AC & DC Systems. Inverters. Batteries. Backup Generators. Hybrids. Solar water
pumping. Lights in solar systems. Lumens and watts. Efficiency of incandescent bulbs,
halogens, fluorescents and LEDs. DC and AC lights. Estimating lighting requirements.
Appliances in solar systems. Computers, TV/Video/Projectors, Audio, Refrigerators, Deep
Freezers, Fans, other household appliances, use of DC appliances, use of AC appliances.
Configurations, modules in series, modules in parallel, modules in series-parallel, measuring
module voltages & currents, modules in parallel, modules in series. Capital costs. Operation
& Maintenance costs.
ST101: Introduction to Solar Thermal Systems
Solar heating fundamentals. Types of solar thermal systems. Solar water heating. Solar home
design. Pool and space heating. Electricity generation from solar heat. Efficiency of solar
thermal systems. Capital costs. Operation & Maintenance costs. Advantages and
disadvantages vis--vis photo voltaic systems.
WP101: Introduction to Wind Power Systems
Wind resources. Wind power sizing and siting. Wind turbine types - horizontal axis, vertical
axis, new ideas, drag versus lift. Wind measurements and instrumentation. Wind power issues
vibration, aesthetics, noise and safety. Aerodynamics, blades & pitch. Materials. Generators
& Alternators. Capital costs. Charge controller characteristics, range of available charge
controllers, amp-hour meters. Operation & Maintenance costs. Residential, Community &
Commercial systems. Hybrids. Water pumping with wind turbines.
BM101: Introduction to Bio-Mass Energy Systems
Bio-Mass Basics bio-mass sources, energy content of different bio-mass, conversion
techniques (heat, thermal gasification), anaerobic digestion. Biomass Pre-processing - drying,
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size reduction and densification. Waste-to-energy systems incineration, gasification,

pyrolysis, capacity, sizing, siting. Value-added Processing - residues and co-products.
Costing capital, operations
BF101: Introduction to Bio-Fuel Energy Systems
Resources, availability, processing. Fundamental concepts in understanding
biofuel/bioenergy production. Feedstock availability, characterization and attributes for
biofuel/bioenergy production. Plant matter grown purposely for use as bio fuel, plant or
animal matter used for production of fibres, chemicals or heat, biodegradable wastes that can
be burnt as fuel. Renewable feedstock and their production sugarcane, palm oil, corn,
jatropha, thevetia, moringa oleifera, neem, others. Bio-refinery concepts, design, siting,
power generation. Oil seeds, waste oils and algae. Environmental impact of biofuel
production. Biofuel residues and co-products.
SH101: Introduction to Small Hydro Systems
Basics of hydro power - resources, potential, existing plants in Nigeria. Types of hydro
small, medium, large, traditional, modern Issues environmental, agriculture, displacement,
carbon footprint.
SH102: Installation of Small Hydro Systems
Hydro Power Plant design, siting, installation, Capital and operations costing. Operations
& Maintenance.
BM201: Waste-to-Energy Generators
Fundamentals of waste-to-energy (WTE) conversion. Types of WTE. Thermal technologies.
Incineration. Gasification. Thermal depolymerization. Pyrolysis. Plasma arc gasification.
Non-thermal technologies. Anaerobic digestion and biogas production. Energy production of
waste feedstock. Capital and operations costing. Maintenance & Operations.
CS201: Concentrated Solar Power Generators
Fundamentals of concentrated solar power generation. Use of mirrors and lenses. Parabolic
trough. Fresnel reflectors. Dish Stirling. Solar power towers. Efficiency. Capital and
operations costing. Maintenance & Operations. Concentrated photo voltaic power generation.
PV201: PV System Design & Sizing
Solar array sizing, using solar insolation and determining tilt angles, battery bank sizing,
charge controller sizing, including using computer-sizing systems. Inverter characteristics.
Choosing & sizing an inverter. Choosing the most cost-effective and performance effective
options.
PV202: Installation of PV Systems
Installation of solar panels, batteries, charge controllers. Roof mounts. Pole mounts. Ground
mounts. Electrical wiring. Cable sizes, thermal requirements. Voltage drop, cable plans,
wiring diagrams, fuses & circuit breakers. Lighting circuits, socket circuits, hard-wired
circuits and earthling. Solar farms. System testing procedures. Remote monitoring of
systems.
RE201: Energy Efficiency Methods
Lighting fluorescents, CFLs, LEDs. Electricity-free lighting. Heating and cooling. Use of
sensors. Smart appliances. Smart metering. Time-shifted energy usage.
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LD201: LEED GREEN Associate Exam Preparation*

Introduction to Green Building. LEED and the LEED Process. Sustainable Sites. Water
Efficiency. Energy & Atmosphere. Materials & Resources. Indoor Environmental Quality.
Innovation in Design. Regional Environmental Priority. LEED Synergies. LEED Green
Associate Exam Tips.
LD202: LEED Building Design & Construction Exam Preparation*
Review of the LEED Building Design & Construction Rating System. Sustainable Sites.
Water Efficiency. Energy & Atmosphere. Materials & Resources. Indoor Environmental
Quality. Innovation in Design. LEED AP Exam Tips.
LD203: LEED Operations & Maintenance Exam Preparation*
Review of the LEED O&M Rating System. Sustainable Sites. Water Efficiency. Energy &
Atmosphere. Materials & Resources. Indoor Environmental Quality. Innovation in Design.
LEED AP Exam Tips.
WP201: Wind Power Design & Sizing
Wind turbine design Betzs Law, Turbine Capacity rotor diameter, turbine height.
Estimating power output. Small, Medium, Large wind turbines. Swept area calculations.
Performance & efficiency ratings. Hybrids. AC & DC Systems. Inverters. Batteries. Backup
Generators.
WP202: Wind Power Installation
Installation foundation & anchors. Guyed & free-standing towers. Electrical wiring. Cable
sizes, thermal requirements. Voltage drop, cable plans, wiring diagrams, fuses & circuit
breakers. Lighting circuits, socket circuits, hard-wired circuits and earthling. Connecting
multiple turbines, linkage with other power systems. System testing procedures.
PV301: Intermediate PV System Design & Sizing
Computer-based PV system sizing. Hybrid solar-wind systems. Hybrid solar-WTE (waste-toenergy) systems. Tribrid solar+ systems.
BM301: Intermediate Bio-Mass Energy Systems
Computer-based WTE system design. Advanced pyrolysis. Optimal power production from
household and municipal waste feedstock.
WP301: Intermediate Wind Power Design & Sizing
Computer-based wind turbine design. Ultra-modern wind turbine systems. Computing power
production from wind turbine farms.
SH301: Intermediate Small Hydro Systems
Computer-based small hydro design. Ultra-modern small hydro turbines. Gorlov-type
turbines.
BT401: Renewable Energy Storage
Types of energy storage technologies. Deep cycle batteries. Flooded batteries. Maintenance
free batteries. Lead acid. VRLA, AGM & GEL lead acid batteries. Lithium polymer batteries.
Molten salt. Sodium sulfide. New ideas in energy storage. Pumped hydro. Pumped heat.
Compressed air.
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IC401: Inverters & Charge Controllers

Inverter Types: Square wave, Modified sine wave, Multilevel, Pure sine wave, Resonant,
Grid tie, Synchronous, Off-grid, Solar, Solar micro. Inverter circuit description. Basic
designs. Output waveforms. Advanced designs. Three phase inverters. Charge Controller
Types: Standalone, Integrated. Maximum Power Point Tracking.
DS401: Smart Grid Distribution
Basics of distribution power lines, substations, transformers, wiring, meters. Types of
distribution conventional, modern, smart grid. Issues with conventional distribution
losses, infrastructure, design, maintenance. Movement to smart grid distribution electronic
control, metering, and monitoring.
PL401: Computer-based Design of Energy Systems
Input data energy usage, equipment power ratings. Automatic sizing of PVs, batteries,
charge controllers, and inverters in single-energy-source systems. Hybrid systems.
Generalization of programming for multiple-energy-source systems.
EV501: Electric Powered Transportation
All Electric Vehicles, Hybrid Electric Vehicles, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles
EF501: Energy Efficient Buildings & Enclosures
Architecture, Building Envelope, Passive & Active Engineering Design, Special Materials,
Orientation, Construction
*About LD2XX Courses & LEED Professional Exams [GLANCE BOX?]
The courses LD201, 202 & 203 include components offered in partnership with our US-based
educational partners. The classes incorporate online tutoring conducted via high bandwidth
connections offered in the training campus. LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design. LEED is a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and
operation of high performance GREEN (i.e., energy efficient and environmentally friendly)
buildings, homes and neighbourhoods. The LEED Professional Exams are administered by
the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) for professionals seeking to earn
credentials and certificates. The exams test knowledge based on the U.S. Green Building
Council's LEED Rating Systems.