It’s Not Easy Being Green (New)

 

Alternate Tuesdays • 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. • Shapiro AB

September 9, 23 • October 7, 21 • November 4, 18 • December 9

Each class will focus on a case study of a proposed or completed green energy project. We will begin with a video and/or brief instructor presentation describing the project. The remainder of the class will be a group discussion of the issues and opportunities of the project from a wide variety of disciplines including underlying science, cost/benefits, “well to wheels” environmental impact (reviewing a project throughout its lifecycle), technological viability, social acceptance and political impact. Some possible topics include rooftop and grid scale solar electricity generation, household and grid scale energy storage using batteries, electrically driven cars/trucks/ships/planes and fresh water generation from desalination of seawater.

Instructor: Rick Hearn     Coordinator: Susan Hanna