CPCC class can teach you how to turn sunlight into profit
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Apr 13, 2009 02:33 PM
WHAT: Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) wants to teach you how to position your business to profit from the growing demand for clean sources of energy.
Join us as the College’s Center for Sustainability presents a 35-hour professional course - Technology and Business of Photovoltaics – to help you better understand the business of photovoltaics.
Instructor David Del Vecchio, chief operator for Solar Seed, a PV consult/design/install company, will walk you through the functionality of Photovoltaic (PV) system components, and all common PV systems – from straight water pumping to stand alone battery based systems – and grid tie PV with and without batteries. In addition to these subjects, the class also covers the topics for the National Electric Code “Entry Level Certificate of Knowledge” exam.
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to design and size these systems, and see what is involved with interconnection to the utility. Learn more about this exciting business venture!
WHEN: April 27 – May 1; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (Monday through Friday)
WHERE: Applied Technology Building, Room 300, CPCC-Central Campus, 1201 Elizabeth Ave.,
CONTACT: The course registration fee is $750 (catered lunch included each day). To register, please call 704.330.4223. For more information, please visit http://www.cpcc.edu/cfs/classesandevents/env-7200.
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Central Piedmont Community College’s Center for Sustainability is taking a lead role in preparing Charlotte and Mecklenburg County for a sustainable future through workforce development activities and community workshops. To learn more about the Center, please visit: http://www.cpcc.edu/cfs.
Central Piedmont Community College is the largest community college in North Carolina, offering close to 300 degree and certification programs, customized corporate training, market-focused continuing education, and special interest classes. CPCC is academically, financially and geographically accessible to all citizens of Mecklenburg County. In 2002, the National Alliance of Business named CPCC the Community College of the Year for its response to the workforce and technology needs of local employers and job seekers through innovative educational and training strategies.
This release prepared by Mallory Benz, 704.330.6613. An archive of CPCC news releases is at http://www.cpcc.edu/college-news.
