ENERGY EDUCATION: The Very First Important Step to Face the Energy, Economics, and Climate Change Challenge. And Don't Forget the Basics!

COLUMNA ENERGY believes that the most effective short-term and long-lasting solutions to the Energy-Climate crises should start with one word — EDUCATION. And by this, we mean not just an ordinary education, or the common type of education familiar to people, as given by most schools and universities.

By: Engr. LOPE COLUMNA
Executive Director and Implementor
COLUMNA ENERGY CONSULTING

The EDUCATION CRISIS: A ROOT-CAUSE OF THE ENERGY-CLIMATE CRISES

EDUCATION, an easily forgotten or downgraded component of industrialization in the country, and in the world. We put so much budget in our infrastructures, machinery and technologies, but we fail to invest more on the continuous education and training of people who will operate and maintain those machinery. A losing kind of thinking. And a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. 

The above mindset is typical of the majority of industries, and we have done this for decades. Now, we are reaping the deadly fruits of our negligence and unwise business decisions, and short-sighted management styles that resulted in the abuse of the Earth's resources. 

The Education crisis generates the Energy crisis; and the Energy Crisis generates the Climate Change crisis. So, now, CLIMATE CHANGE is here, generating all kinds of disasters for all of us.

The CYCLIC EDUCATION APPROACH

To answer this vital need, we developed our "CYCLIC EDUCATION," for business establishments and industries. This is also a pioneering approach to Industrial and Technology Education. For more information about this, go to: CYCLIC EDUCATION: A "CURE" for Energy, Climate Change, and Economic Crises!

The HUMAN MIND IS A FIRE TO BE FUELED: LET IT FLY IN OUTER SPACE!

COLUMNA ENERGY's approach to education and training is different in the sense that we "ignite and fuel" the minds of people, not just to put facts and information into their heads. This is because we view the human mind as "a fire to be fueled" and not "a container to be filled." To say it another way, we don't put the human mind "inside a box," but rather, we let the human mind "fly in outer space."

Engineer Columna desires to share and disseminate the advanced engineering knowledge and skills he, and his colleagues have gained from their vast experience and extensive training, for the benefit of industry, and to assist the Government for the progress of the Philippines, and for the alleviation or solution to the dreaded Energy-Climate Change crises. He offers his more than 30 years of professional engineering skills and technical services that will ultimately result to efficient energy utilization.

With the COLUMNA ENERGY, Mr. Columna is dedicated to the educational and professional upliftment of engineers, technicians, and industrial employees of various fields of professions in the country, and in the world.

DO NOT FORGET THE BASICS AND FUNDAMENTALS!

In this revolutionary approach to teaching and education, we are careful NOT to forget the BASICS and FUNDAMENTALS. It is common to forget or just assume the basics with the excitement in the so-called "High-Tech" or advanced technologies and devices. 

YOU CANNOT ACHIEVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY WITHOUT THE BASICS AND FUNDAMENTALS OF ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

In the scramble to mitigate CLIMATE CHANGE, people, corporations, and nations forget the BASICS of Energy Efficiency. This is because of the impressive (but expensive) new and hi-tech devices and equipment.

The mistake of ignoring or forgetting the BASICS becomes the weakest link causing human errors and lapses in judgment, leading to tragic accidents, poor quality products and services, production wastes, inefficiencies and enormous waste of energy! COLUMNA ENERGY fills the gap by teaching the vital fundamentals of Energy Efficiency.

The KEYWORD HERE IS THINKING AND UNDERSTANDING, NOT JUST NOTE-TAKING

When we teach the basics and fundamentals, we even go deeper than the ordinary. We don't do it superficially, but in-depth and with many analogies, practical examples and applications. We shape and encourage the students to think, not just to memorize or "fill-up the blanks." The keyword here is UNDERSTANDING, not just note-taking.

Engr. Columna started energy study by engaging in the research of the basics of energy. And these basics are incorporated in the latest technologies. All of the courses and services are conducted from the perspective of energy efficiency.

Today's business leaders expect more from the people in their organizations. Yet without the proper education and training, production costs will increase, which means also an increase in energy consumption and material wastes. This also leads to reduction in productivity, loss of jobs, and an eventual loss of competitiveness.