Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Bruce Allen Peterson, Minnesota State Energy Center of Excellence

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

for high school faculty to bring energy training into their classrooms, developing programming around emerging energy technologies, promotion of career awareness activities, and working on diversity challenges in the energy industry workforce. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Managing a Multi-Institution Block Grant for Renewable Electricity Research1. BackgroundThe Renewable Development Fund (RDF) was originally established in 1994 by the State ofMinnesota. Funds are provided by Xcel Energy ratepayers in exchange for an allowance to storespent nuclear fuel from two nuclear generating plants in the state. The RDF funds are intended“to increase renewable energy market penetration