Training and certification of PV installers in Europe

Tsoutsos, Theocharis; Tournaki, Stavroula; Gkouskos, Z.; Despotou, E.; Masson, G.

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2012.01.027

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“…49 Some available training programs include the Training of Photovoltaic Installers (PVTRIN), which is an accreditation and training scheme for some European countries for personnel engaged in small-scale PV systems. 53 The paucity of education and training has also been identified as a barrier in the renewable energy industry, resulting in a shortfall of qualified personnel in many countries. 54 In this review, some OSH standards were found, like the National Standards on Health & Safety at solar PV power plant, formulated by the Skills Council for Green Jobs in India.…”

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Emerging OSH Issues in Installation and Maintenance of Floating Solar Photovoltaic Projects and Their Link with Sustainable Development Goals

Sen

Mohankar

Khamaj

et al. 2021

RMHP

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Emerging issues of occupational safety and health (OSH) in floating solar photovoltaic projects (FSPV) have rarely been addressed to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The current scoping review has been planned to demonstrate OSH issues experienced by the workers engaged in the installation and maintenance of FSPV projects and existing ergonomics design interventions in the solar photovoltaic industry with a focus on the FSPV sector. Methods: A literature review was conducted from four major electronic databases (Science Direct, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and Scopus) using predefined keywords and following the PRISMA framework for the period 1965-2020. A total of 49 studies under five headings, namely a) overview of key reasons for the emergence of floating solar photovoltaic projects, b) occupational risks of workers engaged in the solar PV industry/FSPV sector, c) occupational risks in workplaces/occupations similar to floating solar photovoltaics projects, d) availability of training modules and occupational standards, and e) design interventions/approaches in the solar PV industry/floating photovoltaics sector were analyzed. Results: It emerged that workers are exposed to multifarious occupational risk factors such as heat, solar radiation, ergonomic risks, electrocution, fire, hazardous substances, adverse weather conditions, and psychosocial factors. These risks have not been adequately addressed with required interventions in the FSPV sector. Intervention opportunities include designing innovative tools, lowering of loads, redesigning workplace layouts, introducing job aids, automation, task rotation, job enlargement, design of training modules, OSH standards and changes in work organization/shift, etc. Conclusion:This review is a first-of-its-kind effort to highlight the contextual risk factors in the emerging FSPV sector and the need for addressing them through ergonomics design interventions for successfully achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Section: Training Aspects and Osh Standardsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Emerging OSH Issues in Installation and Maintenance of Floating Solar Photovoltaic Projects and Their Link with Sustainable Development Goals

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Mohankar

Khamaj

et al. 2021

RMHP

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“…Companies can effectively transform their marketing and communication approaches by integrating the use of advance technologies (Kumar, Ramachandran and Kumar, 2021). A review of the literature reveals that an overwhelming majority of the existing studies have examined the effect of regulatory regime, financing options, industry practices and various socio-economic, personal, environmental, technical and related factors on the adoption (Lo, Wang and Huang, 2013;Tsoutsos et al, 2013;White, 2019;Alipour et al, 2020;Yousaf et al, 2021). Very little attention has been paid to exploring how effective marketing and communication strategies can facilitate adoption, particularly with regards to integrating advance technologies.…”

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Transforming Energy Marketing Practices for Enhanced Solar PV Adoption

Shakeel¹,

Rajala²

2022

Human Factors, Business Management and Society

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The adoption and use of solar PV systems is a complex and multifarious process influenced by personal, social, economic, technical and regulatory factors. Solar PV companies involved in the sales and interaction with the customers can play an important role in facilitating adoption. Companies’ ability to effectively market the product, disseminate information, frame value offerings and address consumers concerns can play an important role in this regard. The small size of the domestic market, an amplified competition and limited resources highlight the need to alter the way companies have been carrying out their operations. The qualitative study explores how solar PV companies can transform their marketing operations by integrating through the use of advanced digital technologies to facilitate the process.

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