20 January 2010

Cathal Ellis – College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (Greenmount Campus)

With the continuing rise in energy and fuel bills, the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is delivering a range of workshops across Northern Ireland to introduce farmers and growers to renewable energy technologies. The workshop is aimed at those who wish to know more about existing and emerging renewable energy technologies.

The course will provide an introduction to the issues, provide information on a range of renewable technologies and examine the costs and payback periods. Technologies covered will include:

• Biomass heating systems,
• Solar thermal water heating
• Wind power
• Heat pumps
• Anaerobic Digestion

The introductory course will take place during the first week in February at the following venues:

Monday 1 February
       2.00 pm Newry, Co. Down

Tuesday 2 February  
       9.30 am Broughshane, Ballymena, Co.Antrim
       1.30 pm Loughry Campus, Cookstown – (Food industry)

Wednesday 3 February
       2.00 pm Enniskillen Campus, Enniskillen
       7.30 pm  Dunngannon, Co Tyrone

Thursday 4 February
       2.00 pm Limavady, Co. Londonderry

To book a place at one of the workshops, please contact Denise Andrews on 028 9442 6756, or denise.andrews@dardni.gov.uk. For further information speak to Cathal Ellis on 028 9442 6793 or cathal.ellis@dardni.gov.uk

Learn about the potential of renewable energy technologies at a series of Introductory Workshops to be delivered by CAFRE during the first week of February