Solar Energy Seminar In Revelstoke

Are you interested in Solar Energy? The use of Solar Energy Technology is growing at over 40% a year; let’s join the Solar Revolution!!

A Solar Energy Seminar will be held at the Okanagan College on Saturday, March 3rd in room 102. It will kick off at 10:00am and the cost is $40.00.

The Seminar will start with a session on ‘Understanding Solar Energy’,
where major aspects of solar energy will be presented and
discussed. With three sessions in total, the focus will be on low technological projects derived from recycled materials.

A few projects that will be showcased are

  • Solar Distillation
  • RV and Cabin Photovoltaic Systems
  • Passive Solar House Construction
  • Bread-Box Water heaters
  • Through Concentrating Water Heaters
  • Solar Shower Towers
  • Camping Water & Flash Water Heaters
  • Storage of Solar Enenrgy
  • Swimming Pool & RV Water Heaters
  • Solar Food Dryers
  • Solar Cold Frames
  • Solar Greenhouses & Concentrating Cookers
  • Solar Ovens
  • Fresnel Lens Furnaces

Each session will have a question and answer period for those that would like to further educate themselves on a particular topic.

The sessions will be hosted by authorJohn Barling who wrote  BC Hydro’s Sources Solar Energy and Solar Fun Book. Barling was the Head of Science at the International School of Monaco.