RE 108 “Active Solar Heating”
Institution: Northern New Mexico College – El Rito Campus
Course Title: RE 108-101 “Active Solar Heating” (Blackboard/Internet)
Degree: This class can be applied to NNMC’s Certificate or AAS in Renewable Energy.
Instructor: Kurt Gardella
Credits: 3
Dates and Registration: see www.re-college.com
Solar energy can supply heat for buildings, domestic hot water, and industrial processes. Active solar systems acquire heat with collectors, distribute the heat with fluids driven by pumps or blowers, store the heat in liquids, solids, or change-of-state materials and control the process with electrical or electronic sensors and controls. In this 8-week internet course you will analyze home heating requirements and match needs with appropriate active solar systems.
The course also provides you with podcast interviews on the above topics with our department chair Quentin Wilson. An online discussion group for interacting with the instructor and fellow students also accompanies the course.