Wind for Schools Project Curriculum Brief (Fact Sheet)

关键词: EDUCATION;    EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES;    EUROPE;    KNOWLEDGE BASE;    MANPOWER;    SHORTAGES;    TRAINING;    USA;    WIND POWER INDUSTRY WIND ENERGY;    WIND POWERING AMERICA;    SCHOOLS;    WIND FOR SCHOOLS;    WIND FOR SCHOOLS;    WIND FOR SCHOOLS PROJECT;    WIND CURRICULA;    W;   

DOI  :  10.2172/984981
RP-ID  :  DOE/GO-102010-3013
PID  :  OSTI ID: 984981
Others  :  TRN: US201016%%1888

学科分类：再生能源与代替技术

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) 20% Wind Energy by 2030 report recommends expanding education to ensure a trained workforce to meet the projected growth of the wind industry and deployment. Although a few U.S. higher education institutions offer wind technology education programs, most are found in community and technical colleges, resulting in a shortage of programs preparing highly skilled graduates for wind industry careers. Further, the United States lags behind Europe (which has more graduate programs in wind technology design and manufacturing) and is in danger of relinquishing the economic benefits of domestic production of wind turbines and related components and services to European countries. DOE's Wind Powering America initiative launched the Wind for Schools project to develop a wind energy knowledge base among future leaders of our communities, states, and nation while raising awareness about wind energy's benefits. This fact sheet provides an overview of wind energy curricula as it relates to the Wind for Schools project.