High School Students To Make Presentation at the 2010 Sustainable Energy Conference
ALLENTOWN, Pa., July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Students from Central Dauphin High School's Green Power Club will make a presentation at the 2010 Sustainable Energy Conference at Stabler Arena on the Goodman Campus of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. In addition, three students - David Williams, Daniele Williams and Kevin Williams - were provided with scholarships by the Sustainable Energy Fund to attend the Solar Scholars PV Boot Camp, which precedes the conference.
Although the club has a lot of experience in installing various sustainable energy technologies, they are just as interested in teaching other students about Green Energy. "We are learning a lot about green energy production and its implication in the real world," said Glenn Williams, a student advisor at Central Dauphin High School. "The overall goal though is to help other high school students understand the different aspects of green energy and, hopefully, motivate them to start up a similar program at their own school. Our presentation at the Sustainable Energy Conference will help educate, encourage and empower them to be active in green energy."
Over the past two years this very active club has designed, engineered and constructed a small wind turbine and solar panel hybrid research facility at its school. This research facility is made up of one air breeze small wind turbine, mounted to a twenty foot portable tower, as well as four solar panels.
"We are very excited to provide these students with the opportunity to attend the Solar Scholars Boot Camp," stated Jennifer Hopkins, President Sustainable Energy Fund. "These students will be presenting to more than 120 professional educators who are currently working on implementing sustainable energy education programs in their schools."
About SEC- Sustainable Energy Conference (SEC) In 2005 SEF created the award winning Solar Scholars® program with the goal of integrating the sustainable energy concepts of energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy into the curriculum of institutions of higher learning in Pennsylvania. The program has grown from a single professor and solar installation to the region's leading sustainable energy conference bringing together secondary educators, professors, industry professionals, entrepreneurs and policy makers and has reached more than 90 institutions of higher education and is responsible for the installation of 20 solar arrays for use in training. The Sustainable Energy Conference attracts experts in energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy from throughout Pennsylvania and as far away as South Korea. The 2010 conference focuses on green jobs, economic development and education and includes 60 seminars and more than 50 speakers including Gus Gustafson from Lehigh University's Sustainable Manufacturing, Dr. Andrew Coleman from Lehigh University's Energy Systems Management Institute, Dr. Vera Cole Author of PA Solar Book, Craig Onori VP of Support Services at Lehigh Valley Hospital, State Representative Eugene DePasquale and PUC Chairman James Cawley. More information about the event including registration information can be found online at www.sustainableenergyconference.com
About SEF- Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) is a private non-profit organization that promotes energy efficiency, renewable energy and education initiatives in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. SEF seeks out, focuses on, and invests in economically viable, energy related businesses, projects, and educational initiatives that create innovative, market-based technologies and solutions to enable environmentally sound and sustainable energy use. Headquartered in Allentown, SEF finances certain projects in the eastern PJM grid, which includes New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. By offering financial incentives that promote sound energy strategies, SEF can help municipalities, school districts, non-profits, farmers, manufacturing facilities, warehouses, transportation companies and other businesses save energy and reduce costs. SEF also provides educational services which include the Sustainable Scholars, Solar Scholars®, Wind Scholars, and the Sustainable Energy Conference being held in Easton this year.
SOURCE Sustainable Energy Fund
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