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Exploring Renewable Energy Education

Texas Southern University College of Science and Technology’s involvement in renewable energy has been on the upsurge since 1994. The growth of the program has been tremendous and now includes many projects involving renewable energy, energy efficiency and the Renewable Energy and Environmental Protection (REEP) Academy. Staff, faculty and students have made optimal contributions to these research efforts and are committed to demonstrating and informing others about renewable energy technologies. Together, high school and college interns in the REEP academy are given the opportunity to practice what they learn in their prospective programs during the three weeks of the REEP Academy. Traveling around the United States during the last week of the program, some students are exposed to many different types of renewable energy technology at the wind farms in Austin and West Texas, in Colorado at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and to Washington, DC to the capital to meet with energy policy makers. There is also the solar installation that takes place in South Africa where REEP students and college students learn first hand about the practical use of renewable energy technology. Renewable energy is a fast emerging technology and students and staff working in the Photovoltaic Research and Demonstration Laboratory are dedicated to structuring programs to meet the growing demands of the REEP Academy. Ultimately, the development of the REEP Academy in the College of Science and Technology has been one of the greatest contributions to the growth and use of the Photovoltaic Research and Demonstration Laboratory. This paper demonstrates the progress and contributions made by the Texas Southern University’s Renewable Energy and Environmental Protection (REEP) Academy and the Photovoltaic Research and Demonstration Laboratory to educating high school and college students as well as the community.