1. Jeremy Fechner University of Idaho President’s Sustainability Symposium 2013

2. Training for Tomorrow Focus Areas: 1. General Education 2. Industrial Mechanics 3. Renewable Energy 4. Water Management

3. General Education An investment in knowledge pays the best interest-- Benjamin Franklin Purpose: Learn Readin’ Writin’ and Arithmetic Examples: English, Communications, College Algebra, Social Science, and Chemistry or Physics

4. Industrial Mechanics Purpose: teach basic skills useful in most technical occupations. Examples: Safety, Tools and Equipment, Hydraulics, Electricity, PLC, Motors and Controls, Mechanical Drives

5. Renewable Energy Purpose: Understand ways to produce a) electricity b) combustion fuels

6. Electricity Producers Solar a) photovoltaic b) thermal Hydroelectricity Hydrogen Fuel Cells Wind

7. Photovoltaic

8. Thermal

13. Combustion Fuels Ethanol Biodiesel Biogas Biomass

15. Glycerin and biodiesel separation

16. Soybeans and presses

17. Mustard

20. 24 six volt batteries Controller and motor

22. Water Quality