Archive: Science Update: Energy: The Push From Non-Renewable to Renewable Sources, April 24, 2025

The global energy demand has increased nearly exponentially in the last century and is projected to increase at a similar rate in the future. Yet the finite qualities of fossil fuels and CO2 emissions make many non-renewable energy sources (including coal, natural gas, and oil) unreliable in fulfilling the global energy demands.

In this web seminar, participants will learn about the shortcomings of current non-renewable and renewable energy sources, as well as the grand challenges required to make nuclear fusion a large-scale, clean, abundant, and controllable source of energy for the future.

All individuals receive a certificate of participation and 100 NSTA activity points for attending the live seminar and completing the end-of-program survey. A certificate of participation is not awarded for watching the recorded version of the program.

We invite you to register for upcoming web seminars at NSTA.

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Below are comments from individuals who attended the seminar:

  • "I enjoyed the clarity of the information presented on the slides. Graphics>text!"
  • "I thoroughly enjoyed this seminar by Dr.Patino. Her passion for her work is contagious and I can tell she is knowledgeable on the content!!"
  • "The material was very engaging and informative content bringing new insights about renewable energy!"

A certificate of attendance was deposited into participants' account page for completing the evaluation form at the end of the program.

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