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UNBC student wins community energy challenge

A University of Northern British Columbia doctorate student was part of a winning team at a recent international event in Vancouver related to global energy issues.
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A University of Northern British Columbia doctorate student was part of a winning team at a recent international event in Vancouver related to global energy issues.

Natural resources and environmental studies student Geoff de Ruiter and his three teammates won the FortisBC Community Energy Challenge at the International Student Energy Summi, held at the University of British Columbia last month, for their proposed community energy system and took home the $4,000 prize.