TY - GEN
T1 - Survey of courses on renewable energy manufacturing at American universities
AU - Cong, W. L.
AU - Pei, Z. J.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Both U.S. and world economies have long depended on fossil energy (coal, oil, and natural gas). Supplies of fossil energy are expected to decline in the future and become more expensive. Meanwhile, their use contributes to the accumulation of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Therefore, an urgent need exists for renewable energy sources. In order to enhance the global competitiveness of the U.S. in renewable energy manufacturing, there is a dramatic need for a skilled workforce that has been trained in this field. A survey on renewable energy courses at more than 100 U.S. universities has been conducted. It is found that manufacturing aspects of all forms of renewable energy are not emphasized, and there are no sophomore-level courses that cover manufacturing of all forms of renewable energy at these universities.
AB - Both U.S. and world economies have long depended on fossil energy (coal, oil, and natural gas). Supplies of fossil energy are expected to decline in the future and become more expensive. Meanwhile, their use contributes to the accumulation of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. Therefore, an urgent need exists for renewable energy sources. In order to enhance the global competitiveness of the U.S. in renewable energy manufacturing, there is a dramatic need for a skilled workforce that has been trained in this field. A survey on renewable energy courses at more than 100 U.S. universities has been conducted. It is found that manufacturing aspects of all forms of renewable energy are not emphasized, and there are no sophomore-level courses that cover manufacturing of all forms of renewable energy at these universities.
KW - Manufacturing course
KW - Renewable energy manufacturing
KW - Workforce
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=82455185995&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1115/MSEC2011-50080
DO - 10.1115/MSEC2011-50080
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:82455185995
SN - 9780791844304
T3 - ASME 2011 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2011
SP - 645
EP - 651
BT - ASME 2011 International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference, MSEC 2011
Y2 - 13 June 2011 through 17 June 2011
ER -