26 March 2012 - Richard Crume uses one hotel in the US as an example for his renewable energy students to study. The hotel has achieved a 40 percent reduction in energy costs compared with other hotels of the same size, uses 30 percent less water, and has recovered 100 percent of its energy efficiency investment costs in less than two years.
Many of us in the renewable energy business began our careers elsewhere – as architects, builders, engineers, researchers, and investors who recognized opportunities for growth in the renewable energy field and wanted to get in on the ground floor. Others began as entrepreneurs, tinkering in their basements or garages on Sunday afternoons. Our education was on-the-job, not in the classroom. But now that the field is more firmly established, formal education in renewable energy is sorely needed.
Colleges and universities are beginning to meet this challenge by incorporating renewable energy coursework into their curricula and degree programs, and several MBA schools have even developed a renewable energy specialization. There are also many related programs at community colleges and trade schools, including courses covering green building design and photovoltaic panel installation. read more>>>
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