(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The first textbook on renewable energy sources by Elmar
Gasimov and Rovshan Abbasov has been published in
Azerbaijan
Baku Higher Oil School (BHOS) has hosted a presentation of the
book“An Introduction to Renewable Energy Sources”, prepared with
the support of BP and its co-venturers.
The authors of the book are Candidate of Geographical
Sciences, Associate Professor Elmar Gasimov and PhD in
Geographical Sciences Rovshan Abbasov.
This book is the first ever university textbook on renewable
energy engineering in Azerbaijan, printed with the stamp of the
Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The textbook, intended for a wide range of readers, will be
provided free of charge to educational institutions.
In addition to the new textbook, which will help lay the
foundation for training national engineers in this area, the
project scope includes the development of a tailored for purpose
new learning course for undergraduate students.
The project aims to support Baku Higher Oil School in its
efforts to lead the way to developing a new generation of engineers
specialising in renewable energy sources.
The project was implemented by BHOS.
Speaking at the presentation ceremony, BHOS Rector Elmar Gasimov
said that Baku Higher Oil School, SOCAR's largest social project,
bp and its co-venturers have implemented successful projects, each
of which is sustainable. Speaking about the book, of which he is a
co-author, the rector emphasized that this is the first step taken
by BHOS towards realizing our plans for training qualified
renewable energy experts.
“It is our decision to include this new area of learning as a
compulsory discipline in our undergraduate programme for all majors
with the intention to extend it in the future into a master's
degree in renewable energy. Baku Higher Oil School is taking the
first step to expand our educational capacity into this new field
of engineering”.
Speaking at the event, bp Regional President for Azerbaijan,
Georgia and Turkiye, Gary Jones, said:“One of the main goals of
the country and indeed that of bp and our co-venturers is to help
speed up the world's transition to green energy. Azerbaijan has
enormous potential for developing a strong renewable energy sector
including green hydrogen, solar and wind energy resources. To make
the transition journey efficient and in the future to be able to
run the country's green economy efficiently, there is a need to
start developing highly qualified and skilled people including
engineers specializing in renewable energy. We hope the textbook
and the new course of learning we are presenting today will enable
BHOS to lay the foundation for training specialists the country
will need in the transition period and beyond”.
At the ceremony, Chairman of the Milli Majlis Committee for
Natural Resources, Energy and Ecology, Sadiq Gurbanov, Director of
Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency under the Ministry of Energy,
Javid Abdullayev, General Director of Academician Yu.H.Mammadaliyev
Institute of Petrochemical Processes of the National Academy of
Sciences of Azerbaijan, academician Vagif Abbasov, Rector of
Azerbaijan Technical University, Vilayat Valiev, spoke about the
importance of this book for training renewable energy specialists -
a priority direction in Azerbaijan and the world. They emphasized
that the publication contains very interesting and useful
information.
In conclusion, the co-author of the book, Rovshan Abbasov,
expressed his opinion through a video. He talked about the process
of creating the publication, expressing confidence that the book
will become a useful source on renewable energy sources in the
Azerbaijani language.
