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Solid understanding of Energy Exchange principles, including geothermal, heat & energy recapturing, co-generation, energy exchange systems integration as well as design and installation. The Energy Exchange Stream will include the following courses: • RC200 Basic Energy Principles course. 45 hours, 3 credits. Fully transferable in the Certificate program. Course duration is 8 weeks. Solid understanding of principles of energy systems including electricity, heat, energy movement and water flow, as well as principles related to energy storage and transfer. Basic math review and practice with basic types of calculations used in energy industry. • RC206 Geo Energy Exchange – Installation course. 45 hours, 3 credits. Fully transferable in the Certificate program. Course duration is 8 weeks. Reviews the application of geothermal energy systems. Introduces ongoing developments of energy exchange beyond typical ground source applications. Participants examine energy exchange principles, geothermal heat pump systems, economic and marketing factors of energy exchange industry, and geological factors related to geo-applications. Installation process, maintenance issues, and basic controls detailed. Prerequisite: RC 200. • RC322 Geo Energy Exchange – Design Principles course. 45 hours, 3 credits. Fully transferable in the Diploma program. Course duration is 8 weeks. This course examines the design aspects of Geo-Exchange systems related to a residential application. Theory on thermodynamics, building energy analysis, heat pump, ground connection, ground exchange designs and hydrodynamics are covered in this course. Prerequisite: RC 206

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Daily - Mon 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (10/23/2023-10/23/2023)

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Location: Vermilion Campus Location : 
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