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technoFile turn your truck oFF anD still get the job Done technology commercialization challenge winner Darryl weflen 30 techlifemag.ca Darryl Weflen is making a difference in the air we breathe. He has developed eco-friendly mobile air compressors, which allow workers access to compressed air, hydraulics and generators without having to idle their trucks. Weflen’s new product caught the eyes of judges in the 2009 novaNAIT Technology Commercialization Challenge, beating out 33 others vying for $10,000 in services from novaNAIT, the institute’s centre for applied research and technology transfer. His new product, the Twister T100 Hybrid, runs off cleaner fuels – compressed natural gas, propane and E85, as well as gasoline. Weflen says a typical service truck in the field burns eight litres of fuel per hour. His Twister Hybrid uses 4.5 litres per hour. “The real benefits are fuel savings and reduced carbon output,” says Weflen, president of Airworks Compressors Corp, which also won the 2010 Alberta Small Business Award of Distinction. — Rayne Kuntz • Business • Accounting • Culinary and Hospitality • Academic Upgrading • English as a Second Language • Trades and Industrial • Health and Safety • Digital Media and Information Technology Skill centre students Aidan Anastacio (left) and Jacob Litviak with nAIt Millwright instructor erich wohlmuth (centre). career creDits For teens Edmonton Public Schools and NAIT are offering a new route for students planning their journey from high school to postsecondary. Housed in the old terminal building of the City Centre Airport, the IMPROVE YOUR EARNING POTENTIAL NAIT’s School of Professional and Continuing Education focuses on industry-driven education with part-time evening, weekend and online courses in a broad variety of leading fields. an institutE of tEchnology committEd to studEnt succEss Call 780.471.6248 or visit www.nait.ca/ConEd Education for thE rEal World Skill Centre gives high school students hands-on experience in several career fields, including culinary arts, materials manufacturing and aircraft maintenance. Upon completion of the semester-long program, students may be eligible for advanced placement or credit in several NAIT courses. The goal of this innovative approach is to provide a less turbulent transition into post-secondary studies. To complement the project, NAIT has developed a Skill Centre in the 3-D virtual world of Teen Second Life. — Ruth Juliebo photos by nait staff photographers
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