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This engineering bootcamp teaches you about sustainable energy -- and it's only $50
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There are many unknowns when it comes to alternative energy sources, but almost everybody agrees on one thing: we're going to be using a lot more of them in the future. Fitting solar and wind power into a modern energy grid is challenging, but with those challenges come opportunities for career advancement.
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