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Introduction to Renewable Energy Weekend Courses, Wales

Posted: 10/01/2005

The dates of the next two Introduction to Renewable Energy Weekend Courses at the School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Mid-Wales, will be 15, 16 & 17 February 2005
and 18, 19 & 20 March 2005. The courses will cover the basic principles of solar electricity, solar water heating, wind energy, micro-hydro, and biomass as well as their applications for homes, businesses and farms.

The courses are an ideal way to learn about the nuts and bolts of this increasingly important range of technologies. They are suitable for anyone wanting a comprehensive introduction to renewable energy technology, as well as those wishing to install renewable energy systems in urban or rural settings. The emphasis is on how things work, what is practical to do, and participants will have the opportunity to develop their own projects.

The courses are equally valuable to people with no technical knowledge or wiyh an engineering background. On completion of the course participants should be able to select an appropriate technology for a given situation, do installation sizing calculations (e.g. size of wind turbine or number of solar panels) and specify type of system (e.g. stand-alone, grid connect, system components required.) A completion certificates will be
awarded to all participants.

Course themes:
Overview of Renewable Energy Technologies
Electricity, Power & Energy
Solar electricity, Solar water heating
Wind energy, Micro-hydro, Biomass
Stand-alone systems, Grid-connected systems
System design, sizing & costing

Venue: School of Education and Lifelong Learning, Laura Place, Aberystwyth
Course times: 10.00 - 16.30
Course fee: £125

To register contact the School of Education and Lifelong Learning,
University of Wales, Old College, King Street, Aberystwyth SY23 2AX, tel: 01970 622 677, email: bff@aber.ac.uk.
Demand for places is usually high. Places are allocated on a first come first served basis'. Bookings should be made 10 days in advance.

For information on the course contents please contact Green Dragon Energy on 01654 761 731 (office), 0784 060 0979 (mobile), or email:
info@greendragonenergy.co.uk.

Food and accommodation are not included in the course fee. B&B prices start around £20 and there are lots of places in and around the town. There are also youth hostels. The Aberystwyth Tourist Information Centre can be contacted on 01970 612125.

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