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Full of energy Mix engineering with energy and your study and career path will be bright!
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eer and have big o you want to be an engin impact on the world. plans to make a positive ! And second, have First up, you’re amazing able energ y engineering? you thought about renew t relies less on fossil As we look to a future tha the renewables space are fuels for energ y, jobs in nshot (a report about booming. According to Su rtunities), renewable clean energ y export oppo ate up to 395,000 new energ y exports could cre ! What’s even cooler is jobs in Australia by 2040 of these jobs will be in that a whopping 30,000 and communications engineering, information nsulting ser vices. technology (ICT), and co cool opportunities Below, we explore lots of and take a look at some in engineering + energ y need to tackle with your of the challenges you’ll ers STEM skills. – Louise Me
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energ y fr ways to ge om d iffere nerate nt renewa sou rces – ble energ y th in k sola r, h yd ro, w in a nd geoth d, biomass er ma l. T h is area of combines en g ineeri lots of oth ng ers (i nclu mecha n ic d in g a l, electric a l, industri chem ica l) a l a nd a nd you’l l a lso need to be acro ss cuttin ged ge tech, li ke energ y ca ptu re a nd stora ge.
use dr morlereynem wable engineer & energy consultant
Why get into renewable en ergy? Engineer, renewabl
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e energy consultant and cofounder of iSTEM Co., Dr Morley Muse says, “Relyin g only on fossil fuels to meet global demands is dangerous to our climate, due to the harmful effects of global warming and climate change. The use of alternative sustainable fuels is relevant to meet demands. Renewabl e energy is clean, sustainable and reliabl e, conser ving natural resour ces and mitigating air pollution. The biggest challenges to renew abl es are storage and waste heat. Car eers in renewable energy are imp ortant for sustainability and environ mental conser vation.” Bachelor of Engineering , (Chemical and Environmental) University of Nottingham Ambassador, CSIRO’s Innovation Catalyst Global
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Master of Science ogy), (Sustainable Power Technoles University of South Wal Environmental Coordinator –se Metro Tunnel Project, Lendlea
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able PhD (Environmental/Sustain ty ersi Univ oria Vict , ing) neer Engi Co-founder, iSTEM Co
