Title: Renewable Energy (17105)

Demonstrating Personal Qualities and Abilities
  Demonstrate creativity and innovation.
  Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving.
  Demonstrate initiative and self-direction.
  Demonstrate integrity.
  Demonstrate work ethic.
  WorkplaceReadinessSkillsPoster2019.pdf
Demonstrating Interpersonal Skills
  Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.
  Demonstrate listening and speaking skills.
  Demonstrate respect for diversity.
  Demonstrate customer service skills.
  Collaborate with team members.
Demonstrating Professional Competencies
  Demonstrate big-picture thinking.
  Demonstrate career- and life-management skills.
  Demonstrate continuous learning and adaptability.
  Manage time and resources.
  Demonstrate information-literacy skills.
  Demonstrate an understanding of information security.
  Maintain working knowledge of current information-technology (IT) systems.
  Demonstrate proficiency with technologies, tools, and machines common to a specific occupation.
  Apply mathematical skills to job-specific tasks.
  Demonstrate professionalism.
  Demonstrate reading and writing skills.
  Demonstrate workplace safety.
Examining All Aspects of an Industry
  Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.
  Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.
  Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.
  Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.
  Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.
  Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.
Addressing Elements of Student Life
  Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.
  Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.
  Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.
  Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.
Exploring Work-Based Learning
  Identify the types of work-based learning (WBL) opportunities.
  (Optional) Reflect on lessons learned during the WBL experience.
  Explore career opportunities related to the WBL experience.
  (Optional) Participate in a WBL experience, when appropriate.
Examining Energy and Power
  Describe how energy is used within sectors of society.
  Demonstrate tools used in the energy industry.
  Explain the basics of energy storage.
  Demonstrate how batteries/cells function.
  Measure current, amps, voltage, and resistance in various direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) energy systems.
  Create series and parallel circuits.
  Apply Ohm’s law to determine the level of current flowing in circuits.
  Describe the uses of AC and DC.
  Estimate wattage.
Understanding Energy Concerns and Challenges
  Explain concerns related to fossil fuels.
  Diagram the process and effects of global climate change.
  Create a digital presentation that explains the differences among renewable, inexhaustible, and non-renewable energy sources.
  Compare governmental policy and support for fossil fuel vs. the clean-energy economy.
Conserving Energy
  Discuss the societal, environmental, and economic advantages of energy conservation.
  Explain inefficiencies of modern energy systems.
  Describe governmental initiatives and incentives to boost energy efficiency.
  Explain the concept of phantom loads and their associated costs.
  Conduct an energy review of a local building.
  Research the energy savings that can be realized by modifying a building or energy-use patterns.
Exploring Solar Power Systems
  Describe ways the sun’s energy is used.
  Produce a solar device that will cook food.
  Produce a model house.
  Explain the differences between passive and active solar systems.
  Calculate the thermal mass created from various buildings.
  Explain direct, indirect, and isolated solar gain in passive solar power systems in buildings.
  Illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of various solar-thermal heating systems.
  Perform a needs assessment, system sizing, and selection process for a residential solar-thermal system.
  Explain the underlying principles of photovoltaic systems (PV) and factors that affect system efficiency.
  Describe advantages and disadvantages of PV system configurations.
Determining Requirements for a Photovoltaic System
  Explain the functions of the major PV system components in residential structures.
  Design a PV system to demonstrate the function of its components.
  Assemble a model of a PV array.
  Measure PV array energy output under various conditions.
  Present solar panel specifications, benefits to type of panel chosen, costs, and benefits for a variety of system designs.
  Calculate the system cost and payback period for a solar PV installation.
  Perform a site analysis of various locations for PV installations.
Examining Wind Power
  Explain the advantages and disadvantages of wind-powered electrical systems.
  Explain global wind patterns and their causes.
  Create a map of local and national wind patterns, noting areas where wind turbines are widely used.
  Explain the effect of ground-surface features on wind speed.
  Describe Betz’s law and the law of conservation of energy.
  Outline the progress toward adoption of utility-scale wind energy production in Virginia.
Determining Requirements for Installing Wind Power Systems
  Research the function of the basic components in a wind power system.
  Demonstrate the aerodynamic principles that affect wind turbine performance, specifically with regard to rotor blade design.
  Explain horizontal and vertical wind turbine designs and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
  Explain the three scales of wind turbines and the applications for each.
  Explain the different materials used in wind turbine construction.
  Compare the capabilities of wind turbine designs.
  Explain the methods wind turbines employ to control wind speeds.
  Complete a site analysis for a potential wind-power system.
  Produce a model wind-turbine system.
  Analyze the basic operation and output of a wind turbine.
  Correlate wind power, speed, and the electrical output of a wind-turbine system.
  Explain the factors to consider when siting a utility-scale wind farm.
Understanding Hydrokinetic Energy
  Describe the role of hydropower in current energy production.
  Explain how a river’s head and water pressure are related.
  Explain how water is provided in different municipalities.
  Identify the advantages and disadvantages of using water as a power source.
  Describe the concept of pump storage.
  Identify the steps necessary to perform a site assessment of a micro-hydro project.
  Identify the factors (other than available power) that must be considered when determining the viability of a specific micro-hydro site.
  Create a model of a micro-hydropower system.
  Explain how micro-hydro turbines/generators work.
  Explain how wave and tidal energy can be used to generate electricity.
  Investigate the latest technologies and system designs being used to harness wave and tidal energy.
  Experiment with capturing wave energy.
Examining Geothermal Energy
  Describe high- and low-temperature geothermal systems.
  Describe how different geothermal energy systems are used to meet energy demands.
  Investigate where geothermal systems are used.
Examining Biomass and Biofuels
  Explain the difference between biomass and biofuels.
  Create a model of the carbon cycle.
  Describe the carbon cycle’s relationship to greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere.
  Explain how biomass is converted into usable energy.
Exploring Energy Use in Transportation
  Explain the advantages and disadvantages associated with electric vehicles (EVs).
  Research alternatives to the current fossil-fuel based transportation system.
  Compare the battery technologies used in the EV industry.
  Describe how EVs work.
  Compare the types of hybrid vehicles and EVs.
  Examine current mass transit systems in the United States.
  Explain how EVs could be used to supplement a smart grid with energy storage.
  Research alternatives to the current fossil-fuel based transportation system.
  Create a model vehicle powered by solar energy.
Examining Fuel Cells
  Identify the types of fuel cells.
  Explain the theory of a hydrogen economy.
  Explain covalent bonding and its association with fuel-cell technology.
  Explain the advantages and disadvantages of methods of producing and transporting hydrogen.
  Explain the infrastructure challenges to fuel cells becoming a widely adopted technology.
  Diagram the connection of fuel cell stacks to produce various amounts of power at specific voltages.
  Identify the components of a complete PEM fuel-cell system.
  Compare the three major categories of fuel-cell systems: stationary fuel cells, fuel-cell vehicles, and portable fuel cells.
  Research whether fuel-cell technology is a realistic alternative to fossil fuels.
ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION (for instructors only; do not publish for students)
  Student Competency Records (SCR)
  8408 Standards Correlations.pdf
  8408 Credentials-Sequences-Clusters.pdf
  8408 Acknowledgments and Copyright Information.pdf