Sustainability: Clean, Green Energy Choices


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Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
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Overview/Description

To be more sustainable, the old ways of generating energy from fossil fuels need to make way for cleaner, renewable energy sources. The environment provides multiple sources of clean energy and we need to take advantage of the technology available to us to harness energy from the resources at our disposal, such as solar, wind, and hydropower. This course covers the different renewable energy options, as well as ways to be more energy efficient.

This course was developed with subject matter support provided by Pinchin Ltd., an environmental, health and safety consulting firm with offices across Canada. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.



Target Audience
Procurement, operations, maintenance, and office management and personnel

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.6

Lesson Objectives

Sustainability: Clean, Green Energy Choices

  • identify the components of a passive solar energy system
  • recognize the key purpose of photovoltaics
  • Knowledge Check: Using Solar Energy
  • identify the different applications of geothermal energy
  • recognize how wind is used to produce electricity
  • Knowledge Check: Wind and Geothermal Energy
  • recognize how biomass is used as an energy source
  • recognize the key features of using hydropower to generate electricity
  • Knowledge Check: Using Water and Plant Energy
  • recognize ways to be energy efficient
  • Knowledge Check: Being Energy Efficient
  • Course Number:
    ehs_hsf_f88_sh_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone