Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies

On Demand Training

76 minutes

The Introduction to Renewable Energy Technologies webinar provides an overview of renewable energy technologies available to help Federal facilities meet their renewable energy goals. Site resource and economic considerations are also covered for each technology. This course is recommended for Federal site energy managers, facility staff, engineers, and anyone interested in learning more about renewable energy technologies.

A hydropower addendum webinar is available to add incremental hydropower technologies to the presentation. Incremented hydro is an acceptable renewable energy technology defined within the requirements of the Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005.

Date recorded: August 26, 2009

Instructor(s):

  • Dr. Andy Walker, Principal Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Read bio.
  • Dan Olis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
Before the Training Take the Training
  1. Presentation
  2. Text Transcript
  3. Follow-up Q&A
Video with Audio

Help

For course questions, contact Dan Olis at 303-384-7398 or dan.olis@nrel.gov.

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