STELR Career Profiles in STEM – Wind Energy Engineer
27 Aug 2020

STELR Career Profiles in STEM – Wind Energy Engineer

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These videos explore the work of Senior Mechanical Wind Energy Engineer, Rosemary Barnes and provide a step-by-step tutorial for students to design their own turbine blades using CAD. Wind energy is one of Australia's main sources of renewable energy with … Continued
STELR Wind Turbine Investigations
29 May 2020

STELR Wind Turbine Investigations

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This series of videos show investigations using STELR wind energy packs to build the most efficient wind turbines. If you want to transform the energy in wind into electricity, you want machines that do this as efficiently as possible – … Continued
Wind farms bad for raptors, but good news for lizards
6 Nov 2018

Wind farms bad for raptors, but good news for lizards

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Topics: Biological Sciences - Ecosystems Physical Sciences - Energy Additional: Careers, Technology; Engineering Concepts (South Australia): Biological Sciences - Interdependence and Ecosystems Physical Sciences - Energy Years: 6, 7 Wind farms bad for raptors, but good news for lizards | … Continued
Sheena Ong – Renewables Engineer
3 Sep 2018

Sheena Ong – Renewables Engineer

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Sheena works on renewable energy projects. She has also produced a documentary and is passionate about engineering solutions for humanitarian development. In this film, Sheena describes how she helps remote communities access renewable energy. She explains how she combined her … Continued