EEDC
Energy Entrepreneurship in Development Countries (EEDC)
The Inclusive EEDC course aims at introducing students to how entrepreneurship can create positive impacts and value for low-income communities with clean energy technologies.
The course is a learning platform for students with business and/or technical knowledge and interest to start energy-related businesses. It is about generating ideas, developing skills and learning tools to plan a viable business idea and to foster energy access in the Global South. During the program, the participants will have the opportunity to create their own draft of a business plan for energy supply based on adapted energy technologies. For the course syllabus please click here.
Type | Course for students |
Usual target Groups | Graduate students |
Duration range | 4+ month |
Previous Experiences | Course at TU Berlin El Gouna branch |
Learning Outcomes | Understand energy access and economic development; business models; business strategy; start up development |
Usual Number of Participants | 12 – 20 |
EERE
Energy Entrepreneurship and Rural Electrification (EERE)
EERE enables participants to turn their start-up ideas into business models and plans for the decentralized energy sectors of developing and low-income markets. Its main sessions focus on useful tools and thinking processes such as idea spotting, design thinking, business model development, lean canvas, start-up team development, sustainable finances, legal issues, risk management, and funding. The course also showcases case studies and successful local and international examples.
Type | Course for students |
Usual target Groups | Graduate students |
Duration range | 1-2 weeks crash course |
Previous Experiences | Annual course at TU Berlin since 2005 |
Learning Outcomes | Entrepreneurship; business tools; business plan; energy solutions; green business; business models; start up development |
Usual Number of Participants |
12 – 20 |
Climate Finance / Green Microfinance
Introductory Course on Climate Finance / Green Microfinance
From the wide range of type of trainings, MicroEnergy International offers an online course on Climate Finance and Green Microfinance.
MEI developed four chapters as part of a course for the Renewables Academy (RENAC) in Berlin. The course was designed for officials/ interested parties from several developing countries (Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador), based on our broad knowledge and vast experience in the field. For further information click here.
Type | Online Course (delivered through RENAC) |
Usual target group | Students or practitioners in the fields of Law, economy, science, political science |
Duration range | 8 weeks |
Learning Outcomes | Paris Agreement, Kyoto Protocol, Clean Development Mechanism, Joint Implementation, development financial institutions, multilateral development banks, concessionary loans, green bonds, green microfinance, microinsurance |