In Eugene Cordero’s presentation, he stressed that we really need to take action to combat climate change <\/p>\n

\u2013 that includes making technological change and social change. Think about the part engineers can play <\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>in helping to make these changes. What can a chemical engineering do<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

He showed examples of renewables such as solar panels, wind energy, etc.<\/p>\n

Solar Power:<\/p>\n

* There are conventional solar plants, however, we could have concentrated solar power <\/p>\n

(CSP) plants, that use the simple technology of mirrors to concentrate a large area of <\/p>\n

sunlight onto a small area This is efficient and a good return on investment. This is <\/p>\n

different from conventional solar panels, but can still be part of the solution.<\/p>\n

* \u201cSpray-On\u201d Solar is now being researched and is promising. This is something that <\/p>\n

could be spayed on car windows, etc.<\/p>\n

Wind Turbine:<\/p>\n

Large and small scale solution. It is most-cost effective. We can have the large farms, <\/p>\n

but there\u2019s potential for the small-scale urban turbines that can be installed in cities <\/p>\n

where there is a lot of wind.<\/p>\n

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