Ulster County 4-H Offers Wind Energy Courses in 2010

Ulster County 4-H Youth Development, through the Cornell Cooperative Extension, will offer a 6-week series of classes about the science and careers of wind energy, for youth 6th to 8th graders. The series will feature great hands-on learning and visits by professionals in the wind industry, and will culminate with a field trip to a wind energy site at the end of the course.

Topics to be covered include:

• How wind energy works

• Residential-scale wind turbines

• Utility-scale wind turbines

• Wind energy and New York State

• Wind energy and the natural environment

• The history of wind energy

• New developments in wind energy

• Careers in wind energy
Classes will be held Thursday evenings, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, beginning January 21 and running through February 25, with a field trip planned. The location is SUNY Ulster (Ulster County Community College) room HAS-201. The cost will be $30 per student ($20 if you are an enrolled 4-H member). Registration and payment is required no later than Thursday, January 14, 2010. Registration forms can be found at http://www.cceulster.org/  in the 4-H Youth Development section menu click on 4-H Wind Energy Program.

The class will be taught by Todd Olinsky-Paul, an energy policy analyst and wind energy specialist with Pace Energy and Climate Center. This program is made possible by a grant received from the New York State 4-H Foundation.

For more information by phone contact Jenny Burkins at Cornell Cooperative Extension Ulster County at 845-340-3990.