This
year’s FESC Workshop was held on May 12-13, at The Hilton University of Florida
Conference
Center in Gainesville. The annual workshop
provides an opportunity for experts from academia and industry and students, to
share energy research, ideas and information. FLATE
staff gave an oral and poster presentation highlighting the new Industrial
Energy Efficiency college credit certificate and specialization for the
Engineering Technology degree.
The
Florida Energy Systems Consortium was created by the Florida State government
to promote collaboration among the energy experts at its 12 supported
universities to share energy-related expertise. The Consortium assists the
state in the development and implementation of an environmentally compatible,
sustainable, and efficient energy strategic plan. Florida’s utilities have
predicted that the State’s energy use will increase significantly in the near
future. Energy efficiency and renewable energy generation are critical to
meeting this demand. FESC’s statewide education program is working to
produce a workforce trained and equipped to meet Florida’s energy needs. In
2008, FLATE was commissioned to partner with FESC to prepare and execute a technician
workforce plan that will put that energy workforce into place on time.
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