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Ty Funk

Jenna Carruthers
Jeremy Rivera
Mark Nogalo
Project Proposal
Intro (Mark): Our group proposal focuses on the initiative to start or further the use of
clean renewable energy sources at Northern Illinois University and the DeKalb/Sycamore. It is of
great importance for our community to start realizing the importance of these new green energy
initiatives because many of the non-renewable energy sources such as natural gas, coal, and
petroleum will not be available in the future. By starting to create new clean systems that would
be implemented into small areas for basic testing would present some problems in our time in
order for us to figure out how to maximize efficiency of certain systems. Some of the renewable
energy sources that we should start investing in would be solar cells, hydrogen power engine
cells, and wind farms. Even though most of these projects would require non-renewable energy
and major investing, once these systems become self-sufficient requiring no non-renewable
sources to upkeep, the uses of renewable energy sources will be able to eliminate the use of
nonrenewable resources. Yet, we should at least invest in the future generations and help them in
the task of creating such clean energy systems. The sooner we are able to create these clean
energy systems, the sooner human beings will be able to be less dependent on the Earths own
resources, minimizing the stress we have put on the planet. If we are successful in implementing
these systems in the DeKalb/Sycamore area, we may be recognized as the mecca of clean energy
systems and start a worldwide initiative to eliminate all non-renewable energy systems.

Literature Review (Jenna): Over the years, it has become abundantly clear that using
renewable energy to power vehicles would be a major step in reducing the amount of pollution.
Natural gas is costs roughly half of what gasoline costs and it is abundant. Vehicles that are
powered by natural gas produce up to 30% less pollutants than gasoline engines (Service 2014).
In the long run, natural gas would be much more efficient than gasoline. Of course, there is
another side to this controversial topic. Some argue that although natural gas omits less carbon
dioxide, it is also made of methane and, therefore, majorly affect the greenhouse gas footprints of
natural gas use (Howarth 2014).
This controversy does not end with just cars being powered by natural gas, but rather
college campuses across the country that are going green as well. Many educational institutions
across the country are making drastic changes in order to cut their carbon footprints. For
example, in the last few years Yale University has developed a plan which focuses on energy use,
transportation, and waste management (Parker 2007). The University of California San Diego
has a public transit system that serves about 2.9 million passengers a year and their buses are
powered by natural gas (University). It is clear to see that implementing the use of natural gas
on college campuses can have many benefits.
Thesis and Learning Outcomes (Ty): NIU can transition into a renewable energy campus
using a variety of sources. We want to show that the use of reusable energy would be very
beneficial to the NIU campus. We believe that the NIU busing system can be greatly improved
by powering them by fuel cells instead of fossil fuels. We also believe that solar cells and wind
farms should be implemented all around the campus to be an effective power source at NIU.
Finally, we believe that using the methods listed previously will be more efficient than using our
current power sources.

Methodology (Jeremy): First the group picked out a thesis statement and discussed main
points that we could talk about. Second we decided which person was in charge of each aspect of
the research and came to the decision that Mark Nogalo will complete the Introduction and
Tentative Bibliography, Jenna Carruthers will be completing the Literature Review, Tyler Funk
will be completing the Thesis Statement, and Jeremy Rivera will be completing the
Methodology. Also each group member is responsible for finding at least two sources through
article databases like EBSCOHOST, JSTOR, or any other databases and posting the sources on
Blackboard. Next each person must complete their aspect of the research before March 7, 2015
so that a group member can combine all aspects of the research together to create our Research
Proposal. The Research Proposal should be turned in Friday March 6, 2015 by 11:59pm so that it
can be approved by or so that we are aware that there are changes that need to be made before we
are allowed to be approved. Then the group will work on our presentation. We will be creating a
PowerPoint for our presentation and put information and visual aids about our topic. This
presentation will be completed before March 27, 2015.

Date of the week

What needs to be

When does it need to be

Who is in charge of what?

Week 8

completed?
Research Proposal

completed?
Friday March 6, 2015

Mark Nogalo Intro

March 2-March 6

If it is completed?
(Put a X)

Jenna Carruthers
Literature Review
Tyler Funk Thesis and

Tentative Bibiliography

Week 9

Spring Break

N/A

N/A

March 9-March 13

Week 10

Webography

Friday March 20, 2015

March 16-March 20

Each person is in charge of


4-5 sources and writing a
paragraph for each
Mark is in charge of the
intro
Tyler is in charge of putting

Week 11
March 23-March 27

Showcase Draft

Friday March 27, 2015

everything together
The group is in charge of
creating the PowerPoint for
the presentation

References:
Howarth, Robert W. A Bridge to Nowhere: Methane Emissions and the Greenhouse Gas
Footprint of Natural Gas. Energy Science and Engineering 2.2 (2014): 4760. Web. 6
Mar. 2015.
Parker, A. (2007). Creating a "Green" Campus. Bioscience, 57(4), 321. Web. 6 Mar. 2015.
Service, Robert F. Stepping on the Gas. Science 346.6209 (2014): 538541. Web. 6 Mar. 2015.
University of California San Diego CNG Buses. SoCalGas.com. Southern California Gas
Company. n.d. Web. 6 Mar. 2015.
Ohira, K. (2004). Study of production technology for slush hydrogen. AIP Conference
Proceedings, 710(1), 56-63. doi:10.1063/1.1774667
Schot. J. (1992). Constructive technology assessment and technology dynamics: The case of
clean technologies. Science, Technology, & Human Values, 17(1), 36-56.
Hsiung, S. C., & Ritz, J. M. (2007). Reusable energy and power sources: Rechargeable
batteries. Technology Teacher, 66(6), 14-20.
Banister, D. (2002). Review: In Support of Hydrogen. Retrieved March 6, 2015, from
http://www.ulib.niu.edu/stable/23288800?Search=yes

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