Appropedia as a Tool for Service Learning in Sustainable Development (2009)
Numerous studies have demonstrated that university students are capable of contributing to sustainable development while improving their academic skills. Unfortunately for many institutions, the...
The recent development of small scale combined heat and power (CHP) systems has provided the opportunity for in-house power backup of residential-scale photovoltaic (PV) arrays. This paper...
The Use of Self-Directed Learning to Promote Active Citizenship in STS Classes (2008)
Joshua M. Pearce, Joshua M. Pearce
The purpose of this article is to outline the viability of a student-directed assignment within collegiatelevel STS curricula for the improvement of the utilization of scientific knowledge and...
To both replace fossil-fuel-energy use and meet the future energy demands, nuclear energy production would have to increase by 10.5% per year from 2010 to 2050. This large growth rate creates a...
To both replace fossil-fuel-energy use and meet the future energy demands, nuclear energy production would have to increase by 10.5% per year from 2010 to 2050. This large growth rate creates a...
Industrial Symbiosis for Very Large Scale Photovoltaic Manufacturing (2008)
In order to stabilize the global climate the world’s governments must make significant commitments to drastically reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One of the most promising methods of...
Energy Conservation From Systematic Tire Pressure Regulation (2007)
Pearce, Joshua M., Hanlon, Jason T.
The majority of U.S. drivers do not consistently monitor the tire pressures in their vehicles. The 2000 TREAD Act, which requires automakers to gradually provide tire pressure monitoring systems for...
Pearce, Joshua M., Harris, Paul J.
This paper quantifies the increased green house gas emissions and negative effect on energy conservation (or “efficiency penalty”) due to electric rate structures that employ an unavoidable...
Myong, Seung Yeop, Lim, Koeng Su, Pearce, Joshua M.
We have applied double p-type amorphous silicon-carbide (p-a-SiC:H) layer structures to pin-type protocrystalline silicon (pc-Si:H) multilayer solar cells. The less-pronounced initial...
Pearce, Joshua M., Russill, Chris
This paper demonstrates that interdisciplinary alliances on environmental education projects can effectively address the gap between complex environmental problems in the real world and disciplinary...
Photovoltaics - A Path to Sustainable Futures (2002)
As both population and energy use per capita increase, modern society is approaching physical limits to its continued fossil fuel consumption. The immediate limits are set by the planet’s ability...