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Schneider launches Energy University

2 September 2009 News

Schneider Electric has announced the début of its Energy University, a vendor-neutral, online educational community that provides the fundamentals needed to implement successful energy efficient solutions scaling various applications.

The courses are designed to provide anyone involved in the decision-making, management, planning, design, or construction of a space impacted by energy, a level of expertise to address efficiency issues and apply safe, reliable and cost effective measures.

“There has never been a more critical time for South African companies and individuals to become more aware of energy consumption, particularly in light of Eskom’s recent 31,3% tariff hike,” says Schneider Electric South Africa MD, Patrick Gaonach. “Not only this, but we can expect another increase to the tune of around 25% from the state-owned power company over the next two years,” he adds.

“Schneider Electric believes there is a significant opportunity for sustainable energy savings – up to 30% with the correct systematic approach – that is largely unaddressed by industry and consumers today. One of the issues is that, up to this point, training and education has not catered for the production of a ‘green’ or energy efficiency aware engineer, highlighting the need for greater expertise around the best approach towards energy efficiency.

“Through Energy University, we expect to enable anyone to better understand and act on these opportunities, so they can do more with less. Energy University will reduce complexity and raise awareness by providing global users free, easy access to practical education on all aspects of energy management.”

Energy University courses are product-agnostic and focus on the critical concepts and best practices necessary to achieve a high degree of energy management. Subject matter experts from all areas of the company assist in the development and creation of the courses. As the demand for new technologies and knowledge increases, Energy University will be incorporating additional courses to the programme.

Currently, 11 foundational courses are offered, with topics including energy efficiency fundamentals, the economics of energy efficiency, going green with leadership in energy and environmental design, alternative power generation technologies, reducing electrical power consumption and lighting basics for energy efficient applications.

Each course can typically be completed in less than one hour and the ease of an online platform makes learning convenient and accessible from any Internet-ready computer. The self-paced learning experience is enhanced by an accompanying quiz for success measurement and preparation for the certification exam. The certification verifies that a user has a comprehensive understanding of energy management and is able to independently handle situations related to energy awareness, problem solving and solutions design.

For more information visit www.myenergyuniversity.com





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