Abstract
The Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) of the Faculty of Environmental Studies of York University was established to develop practical solutions to the numerous social and environmental problems created by society’s reliance on nuclear power and fossil fuels. The SEI’s research and pedagogical approaches are based on knowledge mobilization, experiential learning, peer mentoring and internationalization strategies. This chapter provides an overview of those strategies and also an applied analysis of the pragmatic roles that learning institutions and educators can undertake to address social and environmental challenges.
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See article titled “Nuclear Power in the World Today” (adapted April 2012) at the World Nuclear Association site at http://www.world-nuclear.org
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For details about the SEI see www.yorku.ca/sei
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For official information about Germany’s renewable energy initiatives see http://www.erneuerbare-energien.de/en/ and for reliable statistics see http://www.ise.fraunhofer.de/en/renewable-energy-data To learn more about the German energy transition see http://energytransition.de
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For official information about Denmark’s renewable energy and district energy efforts see http://www.energinet.dk
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For detailed information about York University’s KM efforts see http://www.yorku.ca/research/innovation/knowledgemobilization/
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For details about RETScreen see www.retscreen.net
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Op.cit. note 7.
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The province of Ontario currently provides long-term payment (i.e. 20 years) for all the electricity that is generated using renewable energy technologies such as photovoltaic systems as part of the Ontario Feed-in Tariff Program for details about this program see the official site http://fit.powerauthority.on.ca
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Kortright is a SEI partner located 12 km north of York University, for details see their internet site at www.kortright.org
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All the practical courses of Kortright are summarized at http://kortright.org/groups-and-education/energy-workshop/
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Folkecenter is a SEI partner located in Northern Denmark, for details see their internet site http://www.folkecenter.net/gb/
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For information about IRENA see their site at www.irena.org
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For details about IRELP see www.irelp.org
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Etcheverry, J. (2014). Implementing Practical Pedagogical Strategies for the Widespread Adoption of Renewable Energy. In: Bencze, J., Alsop, S. (eds) Activist Science and Technology Education. Cultural Studies of Science Education, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4360-1_33
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