Energy: From an Engineering Perspective
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Channel: Stanford Online · 2012 · Education
With the prolific potential of renewable energy technology now in our reach, the opportunity for future energy independence and resourceful production appears limitless. Chemical Engineering Department Chair, Professor Eric Shaqfeh discusses the fundamental mechanisms of creating renewable energy and the key technologies associated with engineering molecular transformations. Professor Thomas Jaramillo elaborates on the development of cost-competitive renewable electricity, specifically with regards to wind and solar energy storage. The concept is to store wind energy and/or solar energy in the form of chemical bonds - molecules similar to those found in natural gas and petroleum, except that they are produced sustainably from water, C02, and a renewable energy input. Additionally, famed Silicon Valley executive and entrepreneur Ricardo Levy, whose career spans more than three decades of founding and building successful businesses, discusses some of the key challenges facing entrepreneurs and the necessary characteristics of leaders looking to launch and grow their businesses.
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