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A Green Future With Environmental Training Courses

Do you see yourself working in a role that will help to look after the planet? By training as a Domestic Green Engineer, you'll have the right skills for the job. Within months of getting started on a course, you could be ready to work here or overseas in a thriving new job or business.

The world can't continue to consume oil and gas at current levels. Everyone is aware of the need to reduce their carbon emissions. Consumers are becoming more educated on alternative methods and resources for powering their homes.

Grants are available in the UK to replace inefficient boilers and utilise more 'green' forms of energy. So domestic engineers with the correct skill-sets can find themselves in high demand. It's therefore a good idea commercially that your electrical or plumbing training includes working with green energy systems.

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Which Technology Is Green?

When we talk about green energy, we mean any functional source of power that has been created from a natural resource. By harnessing the energy from the sun, the wind or the tides we can create alternative sources of power. We've used wind and water for many years, but it's the sun that provides energy for many newer replenishable systems. That's why there's a need for skilled workers with green certifications.

Solar Power

Solar water heating collectors absorb energy from the sun and convert it into hot water. As the technology has been available for a while, we now have a large number of systems to choose from. A UK family could expect to get most of their hot water from a modern solar system from June to September. Throughout a twelve month period, a system should be expected to deliver around half the total hot water requirement. There are two forms of collectors - namely evacuated tubes and flat plates. As might be expected, a south-facing roof is the ideal location for these collectors.

Photovoltaic cells or panels also absorb the sun's energy, but this time electricity is produced. These panels are again fixed onto (preferably) south facing roofs (or walls). The more sunlight they absorb, the more electricity they generate. As this is DC electricity, an inverter in the loft is required to convert it to AC. The inverter is then linked up to the power distribution point in the house to provide electricity for certain appliances and lighting. Householders can expect a photovoltaic system to provide around 40 per cent of their annual electricity, and so reduce both their bills and carbon footprint significantly. The Grid will also automatically be fed any unused PV electricity, so if householders go away for two weeks, their solar power won't be wasted.

In the UK energy companies by law have to pay agreed rates to householders per kilowatt hour of electricity, but this can vary depending on the tariff they're on. Key factors that will impact the amount of electricity generated are the size of the system, the geographical location, the angle of the panels and any shading from buildings or trees etc.

Geo-thermal Ground Source Heat

Ground Source Heat Pumps create heat sources from solar energy that naturally exists in the earth. Heat pumps are connected to great lengths of underground geothermal piping that contains a non freezable substance. It absorbs the warmth as it circulates around the piping, and delivers it's heat to the connecting pump. Underfloor heating can benefit most from the warmth provided by heat pumps. Householders will experience lower fuel bills if they install a ground source heat pump. Also, if they're replacing an oil boiler, they could produce 540kg of CO2 less a year.

Progressive Evolution

As you go through a study programme, your knowledge of replenishable energy sources and new technology will grow. Naturally you'll be taught the necessary electrical skills, and the basics of domestic plumbing. You'll also look into the various energy efficient systems - how they work and how to install them. As more and more householders are becoming interested in solar energy systems in particular, you should concentrate first on the skills that will bring in the most work.

Essentially, courses are there to equip you for work - so all parts of your training should lead to industry recognised qualifications. If you have a special interest in water recycling, look for options that include rainwater and grey water harvesting.

A Step In The Right Direction

Each time a domestic UK property changes hands, the new householders must be shown an Energy Performance Certificate. This illustrates how energy efficient the house is, and how it could be improved. In some instances, changes can produce huge savings.

The government will give out grants when certain systems are installed by properly qualified installers. That's merely the beginning though. Today renewable energy provides less than two percent of all domestic energy. But by twenty sixteen the law states that for every new property built that figure must be fifteen percent.

It will soon be socially, ethically and financially unacceptable to ignore renewable energy - and those with the right skills will find themselves in great demand.