Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation (2021-2022)
To explore the breadth of issues that confront our society in its need for clean, affordable and reliable energy, students partnered with faculty on year-long projects focusing on identifying, designing and prototyping new energy technologies, systems or approaches. Subteams addressed the tradeoffs among technological design choices, environmental impacts, economic viability and other issues related to use. Their goal was to produce a useful prototype and evaluate its environmental benefits and viability.
Timing
Fall 2021 – Spring 2022
Team Outputs
Building a Better Future for Recycled Plastic (2022 Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Virtual Showcase, including team profile and poster)
Helping North Carolinians Build Better Green Roofs (2022 Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Virtual Showcase, including poster)
Maximizing Solar Power Efficiency Using Heat Pipes (2022 Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Virtual Showcase, including poster)
Off the Grid: A Wind Turbine that Fits in Your Backpack (2022 Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Virtual Showcase, including poster)
Reducing Waste with an Energy-Harvesting Speed Bump (2022 Fortin Foundation Bass Connections Virtual Showcase, including team profile)
This Team in the News
Senior Spotlight: Reflections from the Class of 2023
See related teams, Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation (2022-2023) and Energy and the Environment: Design and Innovation (2020-2021).
Image courtesy of 2019-2020 project team