Wind is doing a better job of displacing carbon from the electricity grid than it gets credit for, according to a recent mechanical engineering master’s graduate whose economics-steeped thesis makes the case that wind power generators could become victims of their own success.
Faith Nobert, who initially wanted to study biomedical engineering, became fascinated by sustainability after taking a thermodynamics class with professor Tim Weis. She realized the importance of reducing emissions for a healthier future and became a research assistant in…


