In-Country and Regional Course Development and Training

For countries in all regions, NLR develops training courses that help partners plan, build, and operate reliable, affordable energy systems.

Topics include:

• Energy technologies, systems, and efficiency

• Analysis and planning

• Energy markets, regulation, and financing

• Grid management and reliability

• System and project design and financing.

These courses are offered at national, regional, and global levels, including some offered at NLR.

Remote and Virtual Training

We partner with many other institutions in delivery of training through remote means, such as webinars, online courses, open online courses, and other instruments.

Peer Learning and Knowledge Exchange

We convene regional communities of experts to facilitate peer-based knowledge exchange and learning, share successful practices from other countries, and support peer-to-peer visits and regional learning events.

Professional Visits and Study Assignments

We host government officials, system operators, researchers, and other energy professionals at NLR for short visits and longer-term research and analysis assignments. Assignments are approved on a case-by-case basis, subject to U.S. Department of Energy review, alignment of interests, and available funding. Similarly, we can provide staff members to work onsite at international locations with organizations for short-term and multiyear assignments.

Energy Efficiency and Resilience

We conduct international energy efficiency trainings at various knowledge levels, including raising general energy awareness to conducting hands-on energy audits. Trainings can be held for government officials and key stakeholders and typically run 1 to 2 weeks. They can include considerations for creating a national or sectoral energy efficiency master plan.

Our staff have trained stakeholders in African countries—such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Cape Verde, and Gabon—as well as countries in Asia and the Caribbean. Topics have included implementing:

• Public sector energy audits

• Industrial efficiency to inform industrial energy efficiency strategies

• Resilience planning for countries in the Caribbean and Asia facing natural hazards

• Education and outreach to raise energy awareness levels and reduce energy consumption within a country or region.