Solar/Wind Installation Training Unit

Recognizing the growing popularity of “green” energies—as well as the importance of vocational education—GEF in 2016 awarded a grant to the Gloucester High School electrical technology program for the purchase of a specialized LabVolt® training unit.  The funding was made possible through the generosity of Gloucester philanthropists John and Mollie Byrnes.

The LabVolt helps students master the principles of solar and wind power and how these forms of natural energy can be harnessed to produce electricity for homes and businesses.  This resource, which is also actively used by students in the academic engineering program, has created new pathways for students after graduation—they can go on to college or trade programs or enter the workforce in the solar industry.   Gloucester is one of just a handful of high schools in the state to offer this specialized training.