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Each year the program provides an essay topic that challenges students to think like engineers and address a social situation with a futurist technical solution. The team writes an Essay (maximum 1000 words) on the assigned engineering related topic. This year's topic is:
“Choose one alternative energy source and design a way to generate electric power for their city that does not deplete natural resources and has limited impact on the environment.”
Your engineering team will define electrical power and need for alternative sources, brainstorm potential solutions, select and design a solution, evaluate the solution and summarize how your city will generate electrical power using an alternative source.
Tutorials and educational opportunities for teachers, mentors and students are made available throughout the fall for assistance with the essay requirements and to learn more about electric power generation and alternative energy sources. Students will cite a minimum of 3 sources of information on their reference page. Click here for the full Essay Question. See 2012 Rules for a list of all requirements. The Essay submittal date is 12/16/2011.
Date: November 2, 2011 (W)
Time: 5:30 - 7:00pm
Location: CHA (Clough Harbour & Associates), III Winners Circle, Albany, NY
• Directions to CHA (Tutorial)
• Directions to TEC-SMART
• 2012 Essay Rubric
• 2012 Essay Submittal Form (due 12/16/2011)
• 2011 National Best Essay - Medical Devices
• Bentley Essay WebCast Tutorial: Fuel Your Future
• 2012 Essay Topic
• 2012 Essay Topic pdf
• Recommended Links
• Tutorial Presentation on Alternative Energy by AWS Truepower
• A Reserach Guide for Students - Renewable Energy Resources
• EPA - Students Guide to Global Climate Change
• More Essay Website References (from National)
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Natural Resources Canada’s Office of Energy Efficiency - ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
• NEED Primary Energy Infobook
• U.S. Energy Information Administration - ENERGY KIDS
• US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
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