The Energy Girl: Recent Episodes
Audrey Wang Gosselin
Audrey and Janine talk about what exactly it means for a city to be smart and how crucial data analytics and communication infrastructure is to a clean and sustainable society. The girls take a break to reminisce about their favorite Studio Ghibli films.
Janine confronts her submechanophobia (fear of submerged man-made objects) in this discussion about hydrokinetic energy conversation -- aka underwater turbines. The gal pals also talk about STEAM education -- Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math -- and the intersections between their professions of engineering and performance art.
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This week, Audrey and Janine spill the tea / bust some myths / share the True Facts about wind energy. The gals also discuss kinetic sculpture and the effects of a pandemic on the performing arts.
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Audrey and Janine talk about the history of batteries, the battery supply chain, and the innovative work researchers are doing to produce batteries using environmentally friendly materials. Janine finally understands how electricity works once it's explained using hamsters, and Audrey learns a little music history.
Reference: P. Poizot, J. Gaubicher, S. Renault, L. Dubois, Y. Liang and Y. Yao, "Opportunities and Challenges for Organic Electrodes in Electrochemical Energy Storage," Chemical Reviews, American Chemical Society, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00482
Join Audrey and Janine as they discuss the field of energy through analyzing research papers and industry reports! -- Audrey is an engineer. Janine is an opera singer. Here, they do their best to understand each other.
This week, Audrey helps Janine understand the power grid, renewable energy, and the strategies necessary to decarbonize our power systems. In addition, Janine falls in love with the power grid, and Audrey uses the word "literally" incorrectly literally so many times.
Reference: "How to Modernize the Grid to Accommodate the Integration of Renewable Energy and Enable the Decarbonization of Society" by Audrey Wang Gosselin and Gary Rackliffe, electroindustry, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, 2020. https://www.nema.org/news/EI%20PDF/EI_JanFeb20.pdf