PV 202 PV Design & Installation
.............for Rural - Remote Applications (English)

Oaxaca, Mexico
(oh-ah-ha'-ka)
Fall 2004
Date to be determined
Description
Instructor - Ken Olson
Cost
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Description of Course & Project
The PV Design & Installation course will combine classroom and hands-on practical skills learning. The PV systems installed during the course are in direct support of Instituto Tonantzin Tlalli (ITT), an Eco-Agro-Technology Center located in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Participants will learn basic PV system design and gain hands-on, how-to skills and experience by working with a variety of PV systems to power the ITT training and demonstration center.

There are no pre-requisites or prior technical knowledge for this course. It is open to anyone with the desire to learn the practical application of solar electricity.

PV Systems to be installed at ITT will power facilities including workshop, office, classroom, kitchen, dormitory, three small residences and water pumping for domestic water supply and crop irrigation. The systems will serve as demonstration of a range of PV options available to local residents and communities.

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Instructor:
Ken Olson has taught Photovoltaic Systems Design and Installation since 1985. He is a Certified Vocational Educator in the State of Colorado (US) and has been teaching hands-on practical training in renewable and solar energy technologies full time since 1981. He is a Co-Founder of Solar Energy International (SEI) and served as it's Executive Director from inception in 1991 until September 1999. He has also developed and taught Photovoltaic training courses in for the World Health Organization and Pan American Health Organization since 1989. From 1981 until 1991 he developed and taught a vocational solar training program as a Professor and Industrial Trainer at the Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

Ken Olson has lived in Oaxaca, Mexico since October 1999.

Cost
Tuition and Course Materials $500 US
Note: $100 off if you also take SoL 202 Solar Energy for Food & Water

Oaxaca
Accomodations
Lodging is widely available in Oaxaca and is quite economical. Clean, comfortable rooms are available for $12 per night and up. Excellent Oxacan cuisine is available at countless restaurants and cafe's for under $2.50 US and up. Local markets with fresh fruits, vegtables and baked goods are plentiful.

A lodging recommendation (1.5 blocks walk to classroom):

Hostal "Don Mario"
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Individual room: $12 US
Double Room: $18 US
Shared Room: $7.5 US
Meal: $2.50 US

Hostal "Don Mario" is located in the colonial district of Oaxaca, one block from colonial and pedestrian district and numerous cultural-historical point of interest. Internet service.

Directions
Air Travelers should fly to Oaxaca by way of Mexico City. You will obtain a visa upon entry. A passport is not necessary for US citizens. but you should have a Birth Certificate. Citizens from other countries should check with the Mexican Embassy or Consulate in your country.

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Other Courses Related to this Project:
SoL 202: Solar Energy for Food & Water
Oaxaca, Mexico, Fall 2004

Permaculture Design: Certification Course
Oaxaca, Mexico, Otoño 2004.

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