Pennsylvania’s Solar Scholars Program
University and college students at a handful of schools in the state of Pennsylvania will now be able to take part in an innovative new solar-energy education program that’s been put together by the Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF). The program - the first and only of its kind in the US - is dubbed Solar Scholars and intends to provide both undergrad and grad students with an opportunity for comprehensive hands-on training in the application of PV solar technologies, as part of a larger renewable energy curriculum. From the SEF web site…
As part of the academic curriculum in renewable and sustainable energy, Solar Scholars offers undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity for in-depth, hands-on study, training and research in the application of photovoltaic (PV) solar technology. The program offers funding and incentives to enable students to design, build, operate and maintain a solar system of significant impact on their campus, for which they will receive academic credit.
Successful student applicants get financial sponsorship to attend a training and certification workshop on applied photovoltaics and the participating schools will be able to offer a state-of-the-art, Internet-based academic curriculum on solar and other clean energy methods.
Those participating partner schools include Bucknell University, Clarion University, Mercyhurst College, Messiah College, The Pennsylvania State University, and Villanova University.
Check out the Sustainable Energy Fund web site here for more details.
[via Renewable Energy Access]
Tags: Education, Pennsylvania, Solar, Solar-Scholars
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quadrophrenia at What Now:
Sep 5, 2006 at 5:46 pm
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