[Systems Engineering Teachers' Mailing List] FW: Science & Technology Movie - The Wind Business

[Tran, Lorraine I]

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Subject: Science & Technology Movie - The Wind Business

 

The Futures Channel / Science & Technology

The Wind Business

In 1999, the total wind power capacity installed in the United States
was 2,472 megawatts.  Only 15 states were producing electricity from the
wind.  Today, the total installed capacity is over 28,000 megawatts,
with installations in 35 states.  2,000 megawatts can power roughly 1
million homes.

Wind power has certainly become an icon of clean, renewable energy, but
behind the scenes, it's all about math, science and careers.  Introduce
your students to a wind analyst, an engineer and a construction manager
and see what it takes to turn one of our most abundant natural resources
into a viable business.

Watch the movie:
http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/science_technology/wind_farming
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explorers and visionaries who are shaping the future, and today's
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