Energy Engineering and Powering the Future

Energy Engineering and Powering the Future — page 1
WHAT IS ENERGY ENGINEERING EIGHT STEPS TO SUCCESS Energy engineers power the world They make sure that our demands for energy when engineers take on a new energy generation electricity heat and project they adopt an eight step process to transportation met are successfully design build and test a solution They do this by designing and overseeing large or small scale energy systems Steps in the For example they may work on turning garbage design process into liquid fuels operate power stations to generate Identify the problem heat and electricity or even build mini suns Identify criteria and constraints An engineer checks burning garbage in a power station that converts household waste into electricity Brainstorm ideas Select a solution Build a prototype Energy systems need to be affordable and environmentally friendly so engineers try to make the ways in which we currently work with energy more efficient see page 9 They also carry out research to develop and test new technologies which can convert natural resources such as wind and coal into useful forms of energy As populations grow we need more and more energy This means energy engineers will play a vital role in our future Improve the design Test the prototype Share the solution