PhD Courses
Training activities
Before the start of the SHINE project, nine PhD level courses had been carried out at member universities within SolNet. During the project, five more were completed during the first half of 2014 and spring 2016.
The PhD courses are open to all PhD students, although only SHINE students are guaranteed places. The number of students generally ranges from 20 to 30, the courses being a networking forum for young researchers in solar thermal energy.
The training events generally contain the following parts:
- Student work at home university or companies (including preparation of presentations and reports)
- Plenary and work package meetings of the SHINE project
- A training module about a specified topic (usually 4 days)
- Additional workshops and/or special lectures/presentations by associated or other industry partners
- Technical visits to built examples and/or factories
SHINE - Solar Heat Integration Network (2013 -2017)
Course 16: University of Innsbruck | System Integration | |
Course 15: April 2nd – April 9th, 2016 University of Kassel
| Applications of Large Solar Heating Systems District Heating, Industrial Processes and Sorption Materials | |
Course 14: March 23rd – 26th, 2015 University of the Balearic Islands | Solar Thermal Collectors
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Course 13: May 17th - 23rd, 2014 Technical University of Denmark | Heat Storage for Solar Heating Systems |
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Course 12: February 10th -15th, 2014 University of Innsbruck | Computational Thermal Engineering | |
Course 11: February 4th to 7th, 2014 University of Innsbruck
| System Integration |
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SolNet II (2010 - 2012)
Course 9: July 16th – July 20th, 2012 University of Innsbruck | System Integration of solar thermal plants and Computational Thermal Engineering
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Course 8: August 23rd – 27th, 2011 University of Kassel | Solar heat for industrial processes, district heating and air conditioning |
SolNet I (2006-2010)
Course 7: September 23rd - 26th, 2009 | Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency | |
Course 6: February 4th – 9th, 2009 Czech Technical University, Prague | Advanced solar collectors | |
Course 5: Sept. 29th - October 3rd, 2008 University of Lleida | Phase change materials and Photovoltaic/Thermal modules | |
Course 4: March 3rd – 11th, 2008 Polytechnic University of Milan | Solar Cooling | |
Course 3: October 10th – 17th, 2007 Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby | Thermal stratification in solar storage tanks | |
Course 2: March 26th – April 4th, 2007 Graz University of Technology | System Integration, Computational Thermal Engineering and Presentational | |
Course 1: January 22nd – 31st, 2007 Dalarna University, Borlänge | Dynamic Simulation of Systems and Cultural Context of Energy Systems |