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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear TRNSYS users,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I am very excited to announce the launch of a brand-new online TRNSYS Training Course that is <a href="https://www.udemy.com/learn-trnsys/?couponCode=TRNSYS_USERS" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">now
available on Udemy</span></a>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><img border="0" width="535" height="145" style="width:5.575in;height:1.5083in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D4FC39.DF349E50" alt="A picture containing sky, outdoor, water
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This new course is perfect for beginners starting out with TRNSYS, taking you step-by-step through creation of solar thermal systems and
building models.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This course will also be valuable for users with some experience as you will learn new skills & techniques, such as validation & automation,
control strategies & use of HVAC equipment, and above all improve your problem solving in TRNSYS.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">There are practice tasks throughout the course so you get plenty of hands on time. The style of the course is interactive, and you are encouraged
to model along with me. There are 9 hours of instruction videos spread over 81 bite-sized portions. There are 7 assignment projects which will really force you to apply skills you learn.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This course has been fully revamped from our original TRNSYS Guru E-Learning Series in 2016 with a huge amount of fresh material and a completely
different teaching style. You will also love the Udemy website platform.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><img border="0" width="516" height="245" style="width:5.375in;height:2.55in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D4FC39.DF349E50"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The first 10 videos are available for free, so head over and check it out!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.udemy.com/learn-trnsys/?couponCode=TRNSYS_USERS" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC"> --- Click here to try
the the first part of the course for free. ---</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I have been training engineers & students around the world over the past few years and have incorporated all my new teaching into this one
comprehensive course. Here's a picture from a training course I took in Morocco a few months ago with 6 R&D engineers learning about modelling concentrating solar power with TRNSYS.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><img border="0" width="531" height="234" style="width:5.5333in;height:2.4333in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D4FC39.DF349E50" alt="A group of people posing for the camera
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As a special offer for the TRNSYS users forum group, I would like to provide a 20% discount for the full course. <a href="https://www.udemy.com/learn-trnsys/?couponCode=TRNSYS_USERS" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">Click
here to get the 20% discount coupon.</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you are part of a group or University, you will also be welcome to a group discount. You can email me for more information about this.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We have 17 students enrolled so far, and from the reviews coming in it seems they are finding it really useful! Hear
what some of the students from around the world have recently said about the course....</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><img border="0" width="818" height="101" style="width:8.5166in;height:1.05in" id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D4FC39.DF349E50"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><img border="0" width="832" height="103" style="width:8.6666in;height:1.075in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image005.png@01D4FC39.DF349E50"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><img border="0" width="828" height="97" style="width:8.625in;height:1.0083in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image006.jpg@01D4FC39.DF349E50"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions about the course feel free to reply to this email.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I look forward to seeing you on the course!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Warm regards,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Alastair
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ">Alastair McDowell</span></b><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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sustainable future</span><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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