Request for solar educational material [RE-wrenches]

[Ray Walters]

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HI Windy;

I too am teaching (if it doesn't get canceled) a 40 clock hour course at 
UNM Taos. It is an introductory course meant for folks wanting a basic 
over view to live and maintain their systems, or to get started with an 
interest in PV installation. Most of my materials are already available 
at http://www.solarray.com/TechGuides/TGmain_T.php.
I would love to see Bill Brook's materials, or take his course if I 
could get to California. Bill are you lurking here? Can I have our 
University purchase your curriculum? I've just been winging it with info 
schmelded together from  all over.

Ray Walters


 Darryl Thayer wrote:

>HI Windy
>I teach two courses, neither fill the bill for what
>you want.  I teach a course for high school science
>teachers for which they get CEUs and I teach a solar
>PV for professionals, which is populated by
>electricians and electrical contractors.   Both
>courses are 40 hours, and I find I can not cover the
>material in that time.  
>
>The backbone of my courses came from Bill Brooks
>Course, which I highly recomend.  
>Darryl
>
>--- Windy Dankoff <windydankoff at mac.com> wrote:
>
>  
>
>>RE-Wrenches and educators,
>>
>>I am working on a New Mexico Solar Energy Assn.
>>educational project  
>>to improve the performance and perception of solar
>>systems in NM.   
>>The goal is to educate the public, particularly the
>>owners of smaller  
>>commercial and residential solar energy systems
>>about their type of  
>>system, which components require periodic
>>maintenance, how often, who  
>>is qualified to do it, and why maintenance is
>>needed.
>>
>>We intend this information to be used by the solar
>>industry, home  
>>builders, the State of NM, utility companies, and
>>environmentally  
>>friendly groups.  Our goal is to help identify solar
>>systems  
>>installed in NM and help keep them operating safely
>>and efficiently.   
>>This will help prevent the degradation of valuable
>>energy saving  
>>equipment and the associated loss of public
>>acceptance of solar systems.
>>
>>Our first task is to determine if such training
>>already exists, and  
>>if not, what steps need to be taken to develop the
>>training.  Are YOU  
>>aware of an existing education program like this?
>>
>>We are also looking for introductory educational
>>material for the  
>>public -- VERY elementary -- to introduce a few
>>types of solar  
>>systems, and their advantages, plus concepts of
>>energy efficiency.
>>
>>Thanks!
>>Windy Dankoff
>>windydankoff at mac.com
>>
>>    
>>


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