EGR 103/Solar

This page is in support of several assignment for EGR 103 - specifically, those having to do with the NAE Grand Challenges of Engineering and specifically the challenge to Make Solar Energy Economical.

Fall 2017

• National Renewable Energy Laboratory sites
  • The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
  • Measurement and Instrumentation Data Center (MIDC) of the NREL
  • Elizabeth City State University NREL site
• Excel vs. MATLAB on dates:
  • Convert Dates Between Microsoft Excel and MATLAB
• Final graph

Additional Links

• Readings
  • "Grand Challenges" in general
    • NAE Engineering Grand Challenges Main Page
    • Grand Challenges - includes introductory video and link to News Conference announcing the Grand Challenges.
    • About This Project
  • "Make Solar Energy Economical" specifically
    • "Raymond Kurzweil explains why solar energy is so promising" Link
    • Make Solar Energy Economical - includes three interview clips and image gallery.
    • Poll Results showing "Make Solar Energy Economical" as top voted Challenge.
• Extras
  • SunShot Initiative from the U.S. Department of Energy
  • Solar Energy Development Programmatic EIS from the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program and the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
    • Executive Summary of Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Solar Energy Development in Six Southwestern States, Bureau of Land Management, U. S. Department of Energy