Earn an entry level certificate through this introductory six-week online course on geothermal technology. This is the most comprehensive geothermal training ever offered online.

Detailed Description:

Length of Program: 6 Weeks (with ongoing participation)

Start Date: April 23, 2010

Cost: $795

Course Summary

This six-week interactive course uses reading assignments, video instruction, homework, quizzes, and a capstone lecture to give you a solid foundation for success in the geothermal industry. You can tailor the learning to your own needs by submitting questions to the instructor, and have access to the learning materials for a full 120 days. Passing the course earns you an Entry Level Geothermal Professional Certificate, and the course is pre-approved for CEUs (5 AIA HSW). This is the most comprehensive geothermal training ever offered online.

Course Outline:

* Week 1 - Introduction to Geothermal Systems
* Week 2 - Understanding Geothermal Heat Pump Mechanics
* Week 3 - Ground Coupling Options: Closed Loop, Open Loop, and Standing Column
* Week 4 - Incentives, Market Data, and Trends - How the Geothermal Industry Works
* Week 5 - Designing a Geothermal System
* Week 6 - Marketing & Selling Geothermal Systems
* Capstone Lecture: Tying it all together (live webinar)

Certificate Benefits:

• Demonstrates Geothermal Knowledge
• Differentiates You From Peers
• Get Listed on the Geothermal Directory
• Access to Network of Geothermal Companies

About the Instructor:

John Manning, PE, LEED AP
John D. Manning, PE is founder and President Phoenix Energy Supply, a distributor of geothermal products and Earth Sensitive Solutions, LLC (ESS), an engineering and consulting firm committed to reducing our collective environmental footprint. He has over 25 years of experience in mechanical engineering and geothermal system installation and design.

With six patents in heat pump design as well as three years as an installing contractor, Mr. Manning brings a unique perspective to system design. This perspective combined with a compassionate sensitivity to environmental impact has provided hundreds of opportunities to contribute to the overall success of geothermal projects from Port Augusta, Australia to Auburn, NY. These projects include hospitals, office buildings, academic facilities, dormitories, military housing, and low-income housing projects, as well as the first LEED 2.0 Gold rated facility, the Cambria PA DEP Office in Ebinsburg, PA.

Prior to forming ESS, Mr. Manning gained his breadth of experience while working at Carrier Corporation, Beardsley Design Associates, Geotech and A&C Enercom, where he managed the 4,500 Commercial Energy Audit Program sponsored by Niagara Mohawk.

As an instructor, Mr. Manning shares his professional experiences and the fact that this technology can be designed and installed cost-effectively and, more importantly, have a dramatic effect on our collective environmental footprint. Geothermal heat pumps have demonstrated the lowest life cycle costs and proven reliability, and thus have grown in acceptance even when viewed from a strict economic perspective. The possibility of creating a zero emission facility by coupling geothermal heat pumps with renewably generated electricity firmly establishes this technology as the technology of choice for the 21st Century.