Posted by: Nic
I began my new job on Monday. Despite the current lack of an office and utter confusion regarding what I am supposed to be doing it has been good. The seems to be interesting work and the people are very nice.
I am employed by the Crop Science Dept. of NC State University but I am based with the North Carolina Solar Center. The Solar Center is an entity spread across the university but I am in their demonstration building, which is basically and office designed to look like a house. It is passive solar, fully solar powered, geo-heated etc. It was warm even on the -12ºC morning yesterday!
They have all sort of cool stuff in their workshops like two fully electric vehicles, a Toyota Prius, a hydrogen generator and fuel cell and different types of photovoltaics. The flat-film photovoltaics that come in a role, stick to your roof like contact and are about as thick as cardboard are really cool.
My contract here is 18 months but with any luck it will get renewed. There is even the potential to extend it for the full five years we are here. Of course I have to do some good work first...
Nic
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What an awesome institute. I bet Australias leading solar researchers are lining up out side since there's no support for them here...
Crap isnt it- when I worked in the Patent office 20+ years ago Australia led the world in solar tech (and wine casks and briefly winged keels) but now...
If you had said there was a hybrid V8 SUV in the garage Id be really really jealous
Cheers Rod
You'll have to try and get your hands on the new electric sports car. Has about the same power output as a small 6.
Also congrats again on the job.
Tim.
Great news Nic - big congratulations. Go forth and conquer!
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