Holland College in Charlottetown, Canada, has signed a memorandum with the Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (CGC) to offer CGC training in its energy-systems engineering-technology program, giving graduates nationally recognized training in clean-energy heating and cooling systems. The college will incorporate CGC's installer and residential design courses into its curriculum.
“Prince Edward Island (province) has one of the world's highest penetrations of renewable wind power,” said Kent Sheen, the program manager. “Geothermal-heat-pump technology is an excellent complement to that resource. Heating is the biggest energy requirement in our homes so our training will allow students to set up the most efficient and cleanest heating and cooling systems available.”
CGC president Denis Tanguay called the agreement part of a national initiative to make training accessible. “The CGC has committed to have at least one college per province offer geothermal-heat-pump-technology training. P.E.I. becomes the sixth province to join our national training effort.”
Students in the two-year energy-systems engineering-technology program learn how to install renewable energy technologies, like solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, wind, geothermal, biomass, and biofuel systems.
Sara Underwood
Holland College, Charlottetown, Canada
(December 15, 2011)
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