ENTECH Training a BIG Success in St Louis

ENTECH Training

ENTECH Training

Twenty-six attendees and eighteen visitors came through the 10-day energy training program held at the Marriott Hotel (Airport) in April 2009. It was an awesome display of courses taught by the leading experts in the renewable energy field according to Colonel Stan Brown, President of the Paralyzed Veterans of America for Missouri. World ranked geothermal engineering expert such as Dr. Shawn Xu, a University of Missouri-Columbia professor who has completed five “pilot projects” for the Department of Energy (to include the geothermal energy system used at the recent Beijing Olympics (Birds Nest).

Attendees, that included veterans and disabled veterans, were providing training in green-construction, solar products and installation, and geothermal products, installation and service. The course content also provided the attendees to complete site visits at Matt Belcher’s four custom built green homes currently under construction. Matt, a frequent speaker before the DOE and the National Green Builder’s Association across the nation, shared invaluable information throughout his 3-day presentation. Tom gave a very informative and interesting class on natural gas energy usage, efficiency and effectiveness throughout the St Louis region. He followed his presentation with a ride in Laclede Gas’ natural gas operated tour bus which took the students to their facility at their Lambert Airport site.