Hi Everyone!
I hope you are all enjoying the last few weeks that we have
left with CCEFP. I can’t believe time has gone by so fast! Since my last blog
post, I have built the majority of my Simulink model for my hydro-mechanical wind
turbine. In fact, I pressed ‘run’ for the very first time on Monday morning.
However, with the push of that button I began the frustrating task of debugging…
inevitably, this week is going to be a long one.
Nevertheless, I do have a fun tale to tell about last week.
On Tuesday, I went with fellow summer researchers to visit the University of
Minnesota’s Morris campus. On this campus there are two large wind turbines, a
biomass-burning plant, and a silver LEED certified building which heats its
rooms and water with mostly solar thermal energy. The entire tour was led by
three wonderfully knowledgeable speakers, and was extremely motivational. Seeing how the campus incorporated all of these
state-of-the-art, sustainable technologies, renewed my faith in America’s green
energy sector! I really cannot wait for more of these products to find their way
into modern homes and communities.
If you ever find yourself out in Minnesota, make sure you take
a day and visit the Morris campus. It is definitely worth the drive!
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