physics

Taryn Lane

Taryn Lane is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Taryn Lane rather than just read about it. In short: Taryn Lane is the manager of Hepburn Community Wind Farm, and in 2021 she was inducted to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in the 'Trailblazer' category. She is a community energy and renewable energy expert.

Key takeaways

Taryn Lane belongs to physics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Taryn Lane to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Taryn Lane from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Taryn Lane is the manager of Hepburn Community Wind Farm, and in 2021 she was inducted to the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in the 'Trailblazer' category. She is a community energy and renewable energy expert.

Early life and career Lane obtained a Bachelor and Master of Arts. She lives in Central Victoria, and is the manager of the community owned Hepburn Community Wind Farm, which aims to be a source of 100% sustainable energy for the community. Lane is a director of RE-Alliance, the Coalition for Community Energy, and the director of the Smart Energy Council. Lane works at Hepburn Community wind farm, which is the 'Australia’s first community owned wind generator'. In 2011, 2,000 community members donated $10 million to fund the building of a wind farm with two turbines. The objective is to be using 100% renewable energy by 2024. Lane is also a fellow at the Centre for Sustainability Leadership. Hepburn Community Wind Farm, of which Lane is a manager, won a Premier's sustainability award for community. The Hepburn Wind Farm also received a sustainability award finalist. She commented on how communities can reduce emissions, aiming for net zero, using renewables: "Governments are adhering to the net zero 2050 target but we think it is important to reach no more than 1.5 degrees in the next decade," Lane said. "If we can do as much as we can at a grassroots level, governments can be more ambitious."

Select publications Hicks J., Lane T., Wood E. and Hall (2018). The Enhancing Positive Social Outcomes from Wind Farm Development report. Hall, Hicks J, Lane T. & Wood E. (2020). Planning to engage the community on renewables: insights from community engagement plans of the Australian wind industry, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 27:2, 123–136. Lane, T. and J. Hicks (2017) Community Engagement and Benefit Sharing in Renewable Energy Development: A Guide for Applicants to the Victorian Renewable Energy Target Auction. Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Victorian Government, Melbourne. Lane, T & Hicks, J & Memery, C & Thompson, B. et al. (2015). Guide to community-owned renewable energy for Victorians. Dept. of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, Melbourne. Lane T. and Hicks J. (2014) Best Practice Community Engagement in Wind Developments.

Prizes and awards Lane has been awarded prizes, as an individual, and also for the Hepburn Community Wind Farm, of which she is a director. The Hepburn Community Wind Farm has been awarded National and Global prizes. Lane was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2021, and was a Churchill Fellow in 2016.

References

External links Hepburn Windfarm

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Taryn Lane

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Taryn Lane claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Taryn Lane before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Taryn Lane ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Taryn Lane

In research: Taryn Lane appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Taryn Lane in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Taryn Lane is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Australian women activists, Australian women scientists, Living people, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Taryn Lane outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Taryn Lane in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Taryn Lane means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Taryn Lane matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Taryn Lane?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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