Wind for Schools: Developing Educational Programs to Train the Next Generation of Wind Energy Experts (Poster)
As the world moves toward a vision of expanded wind energy, the industry is faced with the challenges of obtaining a skilled workforce and addressing local wind development concerns. Wind Powering America's Wind for Schools Program works to address these issues. The program installs small wind turbines at community "host" schools while developing wind application centers at higher education institutions. Teacher training with interactive and interschool curricula is implemented at each host school, while students at the universities assist in implementing the host school systems while participating in other wind course work. This poster provides an overview of the program's objectives, goals, approach, and results.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-99-GO10337
- OSTI ID:
- 952891
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/PO-500-45472; TRN: US200914%%141
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Presented at the WINDPOWER 2009 Conference and Exhibition, 4-7 May 2009, Chicago, Illinois
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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