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On February 27, 2012  our class had the opportunity to visit the MIT Plasma Center. Before visiting the actual Plasma Center, we had a brief but really informative presentation regarding the basics of plasma energy and how all these energy… Continue Reading →

Indian Point Energy Center is a three-unit nuclear power plant station located in Buchanan, New York just south of Peekskill. It sits on the east bank of the Hudson River, 38 miles north of New York City. The plant generates… Continue Reading →

January 16, 201   “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.’ F. scott fitzgerlad   We’ve heard a lot… Continue Reading →

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“Solyndra’s cylindrical design offers proven reliability and superior performance. Each panel is made up of 40 individual modules, wired in parallel for high current, which capture sunlight across a 360-degree photovoltaic surface capable of converting direct, diffuse and reflected sunlight into… Continue Reading →

The purpose of this weeks’ hands on activity, was to have a better understanding on how to use the generator_lab.vi  to measure the voltage output of a generator.  In a thirty second time interval,  our task was to correlate the… Continue Reading →

Natural gas is the cleanest of all the fossil fuels, as evidenced in the Environmental Protection Agency’s data comparisons in the chart below, which is still current as of 2010. Composed primarily of methane, the main products of the combustion… Continue Reading →

Why is fuel economy important? Reduces climate change Saves Money Reduces oil dependence costs Increases energy sustainability   Selecting which vehicle to purchase is the most important fuel economy decision you can make. The difference between a car that gets… Continue Reading →

Instructions In this week’s hands on activity, we were able to explore and analyze Newton’s 2nd Law of motion.  The acceleration a of a body is parallel and directly proportional to the net force F and inversely proportional to the… Continue Reading →