Types of Energy
Uses solar radiation and semiconductor materials to make energy photovoltaically
Solar Energy (Solar Panels)
Converts mechanical energy (spinning) into electrical energy (electric current)
Generator
This type of light bulb is known for being more energy-efficient than incandescent bulbs.
Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
Support the professional interests of female engineering students and girls in STEM
UConn Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
This building uses animal products from on-campus farms to make cold and tasty treats
Burning of a hydrocarbon fuel to either spin a turbine or boil water to spin another turbine
Fossil fuel thermal energy
In many power plants, this fluid is heated to turn a turbine and generate electricity
Steam (water)
To reduce energy consumption, sensors turn off these when rooms are unoccupied.
Lights
This organization sets up school visits, CoE open houses, tours, competitions, and much more to make engineering and STEM more accessible and equitable to students.
Engineering Ambassadors
___________ bowls, bags, plates, cutlery from Student Union restaurants allow all of its waste to be composted or turned into biogas
compostable
Uses gravitational potential energy of water to drive a turbine
Hydro power
Type of water used in boilers to prevent scale from happening in tubes
Demineralized water
This type of power plant generates electricity and captures usable heat simultaneously, improving energy efficiency
Combined Heat and Power / Cogeneration
This organization builds miniature formula race cars from scatch to compete in Michigan every year
UConn Formula SAE
This building has a 6,500 sq. ft. green roof top garden that absorbs excess stormwater and takes carbon out of the atmosphere
McHugh Hall
Uses the energy from slowing down neutrons in nuclear reactions to boil water
Nuclear energy
This type of turbine is commonly used in natural gas and nuclear power plants to drive generators.
Steam Turbine
This material prevents heat transfer between surfaces like walls, pipes, and roofs
Insulation
This organization competes in airplane building contests, is working on making a self-landing model rocket, and is currently developing a liquid fuelled rocket engine
UConn American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
This facility recycles water from UConn's Wastewater Treatment Plant to be used in replenishing the Cogeneration Plant and supplying the Engineering Science Building's (ESB) toilets
Reclaimed Water Facility (RWF)
Uses radiation and reflective materials to concentrate heat and increase the pressure of a fluid to spin a turbine
Solar Thermal Radiation
Uses steam to remove air and other gases from water to prevent rust
Deaerator
When looking to replace appliances, consumers should look for this government-backed symbol for energy efficiency
ENERGY STAR label
This organization builds special robots that compete in the MATE ROV competition every year.
Underwater Robotics, UConn
____ cells provide power and heat to the Center for Clean Energy Engineering (C2E2) located in UConn Depot Campus.
Fuel cells