Course

PHOTOVOLTAIC PUMPING SYSTEMS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN SECTOR

  • Since : 9/20/26
  • Up to : 11/29/27
  • Campus of Valencia
  • Language: English
  • Online

Pre-registration since 9/14/26

Registration available until 8/31/27

Once your registration is accepted you have 90 days to finish the course

Promoted by :
Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación de Reconocimiento Molecular y Desarrollo Tecnológico

Lead by :
Maria Gasque Albalate


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Course modality

Face-To-Face Online Live broadcast

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30 hours


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Venue
TOTALLY online (UPV educational platform: PoliformaT). The language of the course is English (notes, exams, videos, etc.)
Certification

Course modality

ONLINE

Course

2026-2027

ECTS

3

Campus

Valencia

0 h

On-campus

30 h

Online

Fee Target
175 € UPV student 
175 € Alumni UPV PLUS 
175 € Personal UPV 
200 € General public 
100 €  Segundas matrículas (alumnos que no completaron los estudios en una edición anterior de este mismo curso)
175,00 € - Alumno UPV
175,00 € - Alumni UPV PLUS
175,00 € - Personal UPV
200,00 € - Público en general
100,00 € - Segundas matrículas (alumnos que no completaron los estudios en una edición anterior de este mismo curso)

Objectives

Learning objective - The course will enable water supply practitioners to independently lead the planning, design, implementation, operation and maintenance of photovoltaic water pumping systems. Moreover, the participants will become conversant on how to perform economic Life Cycle Cost Analysis of solar pumping systems, so that costing comparisons between solar and other pumping technologies scan be easily established.

Who this course is for

Applicant profile - The most suitable profiles for easily following the course are:
• Water technicians and engineers working in humanitarian and development contexts (NGOs, United Nations agencies, government water offices, donor agencies).
• Senior engineers and technicians in any field: electronics; electricity; mechanics; industrial; civil; environmental; forestry; etc.
• Graduates in physics, chemistry, etc.
• Students in training cycles and professional formation.
• Technical office staff.
• Electrical installers and other professionals who seek complementary and applied training in the field of solar PV water pumping.
• Individuals interested in owning a photovoltaic water pumping installation, etc.
Due to the duration and contents of the course ‘PHOTOVOLTAIC PUMPING SYSTEMS FOR THE AGRICULTURAL AND HUMANITARIAN SECTOR’, these studies are aimed at students with university degrees or professional training related to water, energy and/or environmental sustainability.


Trainers


Didactic Methodology and assessment procedures

Teaching Methodology:
* Training material in the online platform (PoliformaT): class notes, slides, examples, videos, exams.
* Online tutorials on asynchronous forum open for doubts and questions.
* Training oriented to the application of the technology.
* All training material is in English.
* On-line test exams in PoliformaT. One exam per module.

Content

Detailed course program:
Module 0: Introduction to Solar PV energy and Solar Powered Water Systems in Humanitarian and Development Contexts.
Module 1: Main Definitions and Principles of PV Solar Energy Production.
Module 2: Solar powered water system configurations and components.
Module 3: Factors influencing solar photovoltaic energy production.
Module 4: Design of a Solar Powered Water Scheme
Section 4.1 - System planning.
Section 4.2 - Manual calculation.
Section 4.3 - Using PVWPS design software.
Module 5: Electrical and mechanical installation
Section 5.1 - Equipment and control.
Section 5.2 - Installation process.
Module 6: Practical aspects related to solar powered water pumping.
Module 7: Calls for proposal and bidding.
Module 8: Economic analysis - life cycle cost for different pumping technologies.
Module 9: Testing and commissioning, operation and maintenance.
Module 10: Long term management of Solar Powered Water Systems.


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