Mission - The Advanced Technologies Department is dedicated to hands-on and personal instruction of vocational-technical skills for students of all ages to qualify for jobs today. We ensure the long term success of students by understanding the needs of our region today and the opportunities created by a sustainable future.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Exploring Alternative Energy


Students from the Alternative Energy class showed members of HCC’s Board of Trustees two solar hot water heaters they built at the September Board Meeting recently. Pictured are Bob Staggs and Scott Howe with the heaters. Both can heat 5 to 7 gallons of water from 73 degrees to 140-160 degrees in 3 hours. Pictured left is a Thermosyphon Solar Heater which cycles water through the coils but has no moving parts. A batch heater, pictured right, heats all the water at once in a tank. Special thanks to Blue Ridge Glass for help on this project.

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