The AERA 2020 conference has been canceled. San Francisco, CA April 17-21, 2020 Conference Website The theme of the AERA 2020 conference is “The Power and Possibilities for the Public…
…solar farm consisting of solar panel arrays driven by horizontal single-axis trackers (HSAT) with the axis fixed in the north-south direction and the panels rotating from east to west to…
Visualizing design issues in heliostat layouts of concentrated solar power stations with Energy3D Blog Post
…effect). In the northern hemisphere, however, the heliostats to the south of the tower (the south field) cannot face the sun directly as they must be positioned at an angle…
Graphing calculators are ubiquitous in science, math and engineering courses. But while they have many excellent features—including the fundamental ability to create graphs—these handheld devices don’t really know what graphs…
…their innovation and creativity. Emerlyn Gatchalian, West Contra Costa Unified School District, Hercules, CA As a child, Emerlyn Gatchalian was always the teacher: “I’d always get the role of teacher…
…Road. From Thoreau Street, turn South onto Sudbury Road (toward the train tracks). Cross the train tracks and take your first right into the parking lot for the Chang An…
…Figure 2. Comparison of measured and calculated solar radiation on a south-facing plate at 10 US locations. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory also measured the solar radiation on surfaces that…
…or ice in the winter. Figure 1. Calculated and measured insolation on a south-facing surface. In the summer, the Sun is high in the sky. A south-facing plate doesn’t get…
…trees, she opted to reshape her roof so the panels could face south [s3]. This move boosted the panels’ performance, but she still missed the critical factor— the tall trees….
…students use to make these connections. Look at the picture of the Earth Rocks Map below, which shows igneous rocks found at the surface of South America. The plate boundary…