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Renewable Energy Classes & Workshops
Interested in learning more about renewable energies? The Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES) offers classes in solar hot water, PV design and installation, and small-scale wind design and installation. To be informed about these and other future renewable energy classes, please fill out our contact form and indicate which topics most interest you. We will send you information on the next available classes when they are scheduled. Upcoming Classes & WorkshopsSolar PV 102Saturday, February 4, 20129:00 am - 3:45 pm $90.00 for members $100.00 for non-members Class Location Century College 3300 Century Avenue N. White Bear Lake, MN 55110 In joint cooperation, Century College and the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society have developed, a new one-day introductory course for homeowners and people interested in learning the basics of how to design a solar photovoltaic (PV) system for residential applications. The essentials of creating electricity from sunlight are covered. You will learn to evaluate the solar site resource, when solar PV is the right solution, the economics and incentives for solar PV, and system design principles. System components, system sizing, PV panels, inverters, grid connected vs. non-grid connected systems and electrical connections, will be all explored. You will receive .72 CEUs for attending. Ralph Jacobson, a 25 year veteran of solar system installations, is the course instructor. He is a materials engineer and is NABCEP certified in both solar PV and solar thermal installation. Ralph is currently involved in developing a strategy for growing the solar industry in Minnesota and developing training programs for the building trades. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society and the owner of Innovative Power Systems. If you are a Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES) member, you can receive a $10 discount on the course fee. Please contact the Century College registration office at (651) 779-3341 to receive the discounted rate. This class is part of our new Certificate in Solar Technology Fundamentals. Complete Renewable Energy 101, Solar PV 102 and Solar Hot Water 103 and you will receive the Certificate in Solar Technology Fundamentals from the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society.Solar Hot Water 103Saturday, February 25, 20129:00 am - 3:45 pm $90.00 for members $100.00 for non-members Class Location Century College 3300 Century Avenue N. White Bear Lake, MN 55110 In joint cooperation, Century College and the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society have developed a new one-day introductory course for homeowners and people interested in learning the basics of how to design a solar hot water heating system for residential applications. The essentials of creating domestic hot water from solar radiation are covered. You will learn to evaluate solar site resource, when solar hot water is the right solution, the economics and incentives for solar hot water, and system design principles. You will receive .72 CEUs for attending. Topics covered:
Ralph Jacobson, a 25 year veteran of solar system installations, is the course instructor. He is a materials engineer and is NABCEP certified in both solar PV and solar thermal installation. Ralph is currently involved developing a strategy for growing the solar industry in Minnesota and developing training programs for the building trades. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society and the owner of Innovative Power Systems. If you are a Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES) member, you can receive a $10 discount on the course fee. Please contact the Century College registration office at (651) 779-3341 to receive the discounted rate. This class is part of our new Certificate in Solar Technology Fundamentals. Complete Renewable Energy 101, Solar PV 102 and Solar Hot Water 103 and you will receive a Renewabe Energy Certificate from the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society. Electric Vehicles: Exploring the Technology and the EV MarketTuesday, March 6, 20126:00pm-9:00pm $54.00 for members $59.00 for non-members Class Location Century College 3300 Century Avenue N. White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Plug in Hybrids (PHEVs) are very promising technologies and, when combined with renewable energy sources, they can provide clean and sustainable transportation solutions. This course will give you an overview of the electric vehicle market and technologies. We will start by giving all the attendees a chance to test drive an electric car. Then we will do 'research and share' projects in small groups to learn more about the EV and PHEV models coming to the market. The afternoon schedule and topics will be chosen based on the interests of the attendee, and could include following topics: key characteristics of electric vehicles, cost comparisons between traditional vehicles and EVs, charging infrastructure, solar and wind charging, vehicle to grid technologies, commercial plug-in vehicles, drive train technologies, battery technologies, including production and recycling, electric bicycles, scooters and motorcycles, home EV conversions, PHEV conversions, environmental effects, low and medium speed electric vehicles, and EV market, players and strategies. Instructor: Jukka Kokkenen Please read: If you are a Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES) member, you can receive a $5 discount on the course fee. Please contact the Century College registration office at 651. 779.3341 to receive the discounted rate. Careers in Renewable EnergySaturday, March 24, 20128:00 am - 12:00 pm $65.00 for members $75.00 for non-members Class Location Century College 3300 Century Avenue N. White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Century College and the Minnesota Renewable Energy Society have co-developed a new half-day course for people interested in exploring renewable energy careers.
Please read: If you are a Minnesota Renewable Energy Society (MRES) member, you can receive a $10 discount on the course fee. Please contact the Century College registration office at (651) 779-3341 to receive the discounted rate. |
