Wind Energy Expert here

The Sustainable Technology Education Project (STEP) is hosting wind energy expert Paul Gipe at the Unversity of Waterloo. Paul Gipe has lectured widely in Europe, North America, and the South Pacific on wind energy and how to minimize its impact on the environment and the communities of which it is a part. For his efforts the World Renewable Energy Congress honored Gope as a "pioneer" in 1998 abd tge American Energy Assiciation named him as the industry's "person of the year" in 1988. The Ontario Provincial Government is about to pass standard offer contract legislation that will encourage Ontarians to set up renewable energy systems, allowing them to sell clean power back to the grid at a fixed premium. The federal government has made commitments to adopt 10 GW of wind energy by 2010. Rising oil prices and increased environmental concerns are driving the explosive wind energy industry in Ontario. It is only a matter of time for wind turbines to be a common sight as in Germany and Denmark. This is an ideal time for students to enter into the industry at the ground level. Ontario will need thousands of people with wind energy skills to develop the infrastructure, expertise and organizations for Ontario to embrace wind. STEP along with WPIRG and UWSP is giving University of Waterloo students the chance to experience what wind energy is all about.

Wind Energy Lecture
Wed. October 12, 2005 8:00pm - 9:30pm Hagey Hall FREE admission

Wind Energy Workshop
Thurs. October 13, 20059:00am - 4:00pmFed HallFREE admissionRegistration: $5 refundable deposit at WPIRG office, SLC 2139

Contact:
www.step.uwaterloo.ca
email: step@feds.ca

Brandon Seegmiller, STEP director