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COLLEGES
Sustainable Energy Education
Directory for British Columbia
Section I: Existing Programs and Courses
BCIT
www.bcit.ca
Centre for Energy System Applications
- CESA 0121 Hydrogen System Basics
- CESA 0122 Hydrogen Systems Integration
- CESA 0123 Hydrogen Systems Safety
- CESA 0158 Introduction to Photovoltaics I
- CESA 0159 Introduction to Photovoltaics II
Educators:
Race Rocks (Pearson International College)
www.racerocks.com
Pearson Intl’ College is on the map as the site of Canada’s
first free tidal turbine installation. This presents a
unique opportunity to learn about a functional sustainable
energy system within an educational environment.
For extensive information regarding the Race Rocks project,
including a detailed pdf report on the research leading
up to the adoption of the tidal turbine technology visit
our website.
University of Victoria
www.uvic.ca
Institute for Integrated Energy Systems
www.iesvic.uvic.ca
Primarily concerned with research and
development in fuel cell technology, IESVic offers an
array of engineering research capabilities applied to
energy systems. Combines fundamental expertise in engineering
research with knowledge of energy systems and a commitment
to sustainability.
- Product design and manufacturing
- Materials testing
- Computational fluid dynamics
- Engineering mechanics
- Surface electro-chemistry
- Market analysis
- Socio-economic and energy systemics studies
Malaspina
www.mala.ca
Malaspina College in Nanaimo plans to offer programs
with renewable energy components in the future, with a two
year diploma by 2008, and a degree program in the following
years.
Energy Alternatives
www.energyalternatives.ca
On-line
Micro-hydro course
Students of the renewable energies must be willing to find
their education from a range of available sources. Sustainable
private enterprise, such as the very active renewable energy
systems distributor Energy Alternatives (Victoria BC) is
a good source for current information. Energy Alternatives
provides a comprehensive on-line course on Microhydro Systems.
"After Chapter 1 and 2, you should know the basic
components of a microhydro system and be able to figure
out the size of system required for your lifestyle.
Chapter 3 will help you determine how much potential energy
is in your creek. This chapter goes far beyond the typical
information given from turbine manufacturers and government
agencies, which often ignore the properties and size of
the pipeline, which radically changes the power you can
produce."
One Sky – Canadian Institute for
Sustainable Living
www.onesky.ca
One Sky explores and promotes practical solutions and appropriate
technologies to environmental, social and economic challenges.
One Sky was started in the year 2000 in Smithers BC, to
form an international partnership with Sierra Leone.
RETScreen Course
One Sky, in partnership with BC post-secondary institutions,
offers the RETScreen Course to the public. The full name
for this Natural Resources Canada tool is Renewable Energy
Technologies Screen International Clean Energy Project Analysis
Software. Visit the One Sky website for details about current
and future courses.
Langara College
www.langara.bc.ca/cs/programs/ENVN.html
Environmental Stewardship Program
For more information call Cora Van Wyck at 604-323-5971
or email cvanwyck@langara.bc.ca
Douglas College
www.douglas.bc.ca/science/bes.html
Building Environmental Systems Program
The Operations Platform equips graduates with the ability
to operate a building of any size efficiently and economically
by developing a full range of practical knowledge reinforced
by workplace competency.
- Economic Competitiveness
- Effective Building Operations
- Energy Efficiency
- Environmental Sustainabil
Operations Platform Subjects
Northern Lights
www.nlc.bc.ca/
Northern Lights College, with the assistance of BC Sustainable
Energy Association, the Association of Canadian Community
Colleges, and the Canadian Solar Industry (CanSIA), is developing
the first provincially-recognized certified Solar Hot Water
System Installer course in Canada. This course will provide
plumbers, pipefitters, and heating specialists with the
training they need to install all types of solar hot water
systems. Students will utilize STT100 and STT200 manuals
from the Canadian Solar Industry Association (CanSIA), as
well as a Northern Lights College manual created specifically
for this course which will provide more in-depth information.
For qualified candidates this course will lead to Canadian
Solar Hot Water System Installer Certification from CanSIA,
in addition to a Northern Lights College certificate.
- WFTR
400 - Solar Thermal Installer
- PLAT
200 - Plumber Apprenticeship Technical Training Level
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Last partial update May 15, 2007
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