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e2: harvesting the wind

e2 Videos: (20 minutes each)

https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/videos/e2/e2%20energy/

Harvesting the wind: community wind power in Minnesota

APES questions

  1. This series unites economic opportunity with environmental issues. Why is this unique? What does this mean for you?
  2. The Minnesota radio report starts with weather-why is this usually the case in farming regions?
  3. Why is small town America “dying on the vine”?
  4. How might this change since Covid?
  5. Look up the percentage of people in the US who were farmers in 1900, and now (2021).
  6. What is the average age of farmers today?
  7. How much energy was produced by wind in the US at the time of this video (2008)?
  8. What country started wind power, and who leads now?
  9. What happened in 1994 in Minnesota with nuclear power? Why is this important?
  10. Who is Tim Pawlenty, and when did he run for president?
  11. Why is community wind better than corporate wind?
  12. How much do we pass on to foreign investors per year in wind projects?
  13. What are the power per home numbers according to Dan Juhl?
  14. Minnesota has a high Norwegian/Swedish ethnic population. Why? 
  15. Does the wind farm prevent traditional farming?
  16. How reliable is income from wind vs. income from farming. Why?
  17. Look carefully at the blades of the wind turbines. Why are they shaped this way?
  18. Why is the airport an issue? What is the solution?
  19. Dan Juhl refers to “the crop”. What does he mean?
  20. One big issue with wind is that demand is in one place, while resources in another place. What does this mean to the grid?
  21. How will a smart grid change this?
  22. What is the best way to predict the future?
  23. What is the tax credit game all about? How does it work? Do people use this here in Hawaii?
  24. Define ROI and TCO (look these up)
  25. Newer turbines have two or three blades, while older (e.g. 1880) ones in the video had many blades. What were these used for on farms?
  26. There is a Jacobs wind turbine above the Headmaster’s home. How long did this work, and what were they originally designed for? (hint: has to do with airmail)
  27. Tyler Juhl makes an important point relevant to your peers. What is this?
  28. Why is making the blades for the turbines locally so important?
  29. How are aviation and turbines similar as a researcher or future worker?
  30. Why would states support wind power?
  31. What is the trifecta of wind power?

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