Renewable Energy for the Developing World Workshop
Green Empowerment, a Portland nonprofit organization, is holding a training called Renewable Energy for the Developing World that might be of interest to MPA students.
This training would be useful for those interested in international development work and installing renewable energy sources in rural communities.
Dates: Held over three days! Friday, October 23 (6-9 pm), Saturday, October 24 (9 am - 5 pm), and Sunday, October 25 (9 am - 4pm) .
Where: PSU, room location to be determined.
Cost: $125 per student for PSU students. This is a 50% discount.
In order to sign up, please contact Jason Selwitz at (503) 284-5774 or via email at jason@greenempowerment.org
Description of the training from Green Empowerment:
This workshop covers the skills necessary to design and wire a solar system on a community building, health center, or school --and--the skills needed to size a water pumping system to deliver clean water to a village of rural farmers. In addition, the course includes information not usually discussed in other programs -- working with partner NGO's overseas, engaging in social and cultural issues, identifying and training local villages to operate and maintain systems, completing the logistics of equipment purchase, identifying possible productive uses of the system in addition to lighting, and discussion case studies from Green Empowerment's wealth of experiences over the last 12 years. Hands-on exercises are an integral part of the curriculum.
This training would be useful for those interested in international development work and installing renewable energy sources in rural communities.
Dates: Held over three days! Friday, October 23 (6-9 pm), Saturday, October 24 (9 am - 5 pm), and Sunday, October 25 (9 am - 4pm) .
Where: PSU, room location to be determined.
Cost: $125 per student for PSU students. This is a 50% discount.
In order to sign up, please contact Jason Selwitz at (503) 284-5774 or via email at jason@greenempowerment.org
Description of the training from Green Empowerment:
This workshop covers the skills necessary to design and wire a solar system on a community building, health center, or school --and--the skills needed to size a water pumping system to deliver clean water to a village of rural farmers. In addition, the course includes information not usually discussed in other programs -- working with partner NGO's overseas, engaging in social and cultural issues, identifying and training local villages to operate and maintain systems, completing the logistics of equipment purchase, identifying possible productive uses of the system in addition to lighting, and discussion case studies from Green Empowerment's wealth of experiences over the last 12 years. Hands-on exercises are an integral part of the curriculum.
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