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PowerPoint: Harvest the Wind - Will Steger Foundation

Julia Baker
Initial Publication Date: April 29, 2016

Summary

7 slides

This presentation was featured at the Will Steger Foundation's 2008 Summer Institute. This PowerPoint was presented by Lisa Daniels, Executive Director at Windustry. This short presentation explains the basics of wind energy generation and its benefits and drawbacks. Because the institute was held in Minnesota, it also connects the state of Minnesota to the possibly of wind generation.

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Teaching Notes and Tips

This is a short, basic PowerPoint about wind energy. It would be a good introduction presentation for renewable energy sources.

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Citation

Baker, J. (2012). PowerPoint: Harvest the Wind - Will Steger Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.camelclimatechange.org/view/presentation/51cbf2af7896bb431f6aa588