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NC State’s fifth annual Energy Week began Sept. 30, with events highlighting the University’s energy use, research and opportunities in shaping a clean energy future.
This year’s line-up included on-campus events like research competitions, showcases of art and electric vehicles, building tours, an introduction to the sustainable labs program, a workshop and a conversation with Henry McKoy.
McKoy is the senior advisor to the undersecretary for the U.S. Office of Science and Innovation, where he works on community-based innovation through the National Laboratory system. The fireside chat focused on exploring the future of clean energy and its impact on our environment.
“Life as a whole has been driven for the last century by fossil fuels, which support economic growth, but have also created greenhouse gas emissions that have wreaked havoc on the environment,” McKoy said. “The idea of clean energy is finding a way to create energy that powers cars, homes, corporations and manufacturing that doesn’t utilize fossil fuels, or dirtier fuels, but instead looks at things that are renewable.”
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