So if you aren’t from Highlands Ranch, CO then you probably don’t know what a senior project is.  Basically it is a graduation requirement for seniors at ThunderRidge in which we plan a project (ie. a fundraiser, shadow a professional, learn something new, etc.) , write a research paper, and present all the work we did to a panel of judges who either pass or fail us.  It is a lot of pressure.  A group of nine students have come together, with the help of Steve Taraborelli and Wilbur Samashema, to complete a project that will help make the community of Highlands Ranch an energy based city by the year 2020.  The nine of us are split into groups to work on smaller projects that make the ultimate goal possible.  Myself and two other students, who will also be writing on this blog, are in charge of the fuel cell portion of the project.  We had our first real meeting on Tuesday the 3rd of November to discuss what we will be accomplishing.  Our plan is to find a company from which we could buy a fuel cell and install it into a home in Highlands Ranch.  We have to determine whether or not it is legal to have a home fuel cell in Colorado, find a company to sell us one, and somehow get the money it will cost to purchase it.  We have our work cut out for us.  So, that is the basics of our project and we will be writing weekly to keep everyone updated on our progress.