Education
Raising up a “Green” Generation
Today’s educators are more budget-challenged than ever, and must continually investigate and deploy cost-saving innovations. Renewable energy represents an exciting opportunity to introduce affordable energy sources to campuses. Simultaneously, renewable energy helps educational institutions go “green” and thereby lead state and local governments—and the private sector—by example.
Fat Spaniel Technologies for Education
Fat Spaniel provides solutions for educators that are embracing responsible energy policies. The company also partners with the academic community to inspire and enable the development of advanced applications for the renewable energy industry.
Fat Spaniel’s industrial-grade software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings for renewable energy plant management also provides a variety of renewable energy education solutions:
- Adobe Flash views that show real-time energy and environmental impact
- Open programming interfaces for constructing new online energy curriculum
- Access to a community of educators who are passionate about renewable energy
Time for Change
Fat Spaniel is partnering with educators and the incoming Obama adminstration to help advance renewable energy programs. The company’s independent monitoring information technology can provide vital oversight and accountability for new programs, and Fat Spaniel has proposed several initiatives for consideration by the administration and Congress:
- An education initiative for putting renewable energy systems in the nation’s schools and allowing school children to participate in monitoring these systems.
- An energy Internet initiative featuring a national repository of energy production and utilization information
- A federal white-tag/green-tag renewable energy purchase program
In addition to the energy authorization legislation, Fat Spaniel has proposed that schools and government buildings employ independent monitoring and verification technology to evaluate performance and efficiency in using renewable energy.