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AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS
ENERGY!! TSMART
November 17, 2014
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Energy Consumption
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Types of Energy Sources
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Coal Natural Gas Oil
Nuclear Hydro Renewable
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Climate Change
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Greenhouse Gases
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Renewable Energy
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Wind
Solar
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How the wind works
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBqohRu2RRk
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Recap from Bill
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Wind Energy
• We can harness the energy in the wind
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Challenge! Build a Wind Turbine
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Wind Turbine vs. Airplane
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Careers in Wind Energy
• Wind Lobbyist
• Turbine Developer
• Wind Farm Developer
• Wind Farm Operator
• Weather Modeling
• Researcher at a Lab
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