Renewable Energy: Senior design project experience

Development of a Green Energy Manufacturing Laboratory Course on Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency

“…Power varies as the cube of the wind velocity (V 3 ). This means is that if the wind speed doubles, the power will theoretically increase by a factor of eight (8). However, if the wind speed is reduced by one-half, the power output will be reduced to 1/8 of the original power.…”

“…Additionally, many colleges and universities are not providing all of their graduates with the critical thinking, problem-solving, and sustainable practices required to meet the needs of employers. In order for companies to compete in the global marketplace, employers in the 21st century will require that their engineers couple traditional engineering design skills with newer, modern skills in sustainability, and eco-design as well as the ability to function in multidisciplinary teams [6][7][8][9][10] .…”

Incorporating Life-Cycle Assessment Issues for Green Energy Manufacturing Education

“…With this information engineers can focus their efforts for environmental improvement. In recent years there have been a large number of examples of LCA being used for engineering design applications [11][12][13][14][15] .…”