Past Events
March 29, 2011
The U.S. has established aggressive targets for the production of renewable fuels as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. EISA calls for the generation of 16 billion gallons of cellulosic biofuels by 2022. Our challenge is to find cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally responsible biofuels. This presentation will argue the case for integrating techno-economic, location, and carbon emission analysis to meet this challenge.
March 28, 2011
The development of emerging grid-scale energy storage technologies offers great potential to improve the architecture and operation of the electrical grid. This is especially important in the face of increased reliance on clean, dependable electricity and with the influx of renewable generation and smart grid technology. However, at the present, grid-scale energy storage is still in an early, developing stage.
March 17, 2011
The recent tragic earthquake in Japan has focused attention once again on the safety risks of nuclear power. However, it can be hard to tell from the news coverage exactly what is going on and what are the real associated risks. Were the plants in Japan designed to withstand earthquakes and tsunamis as strong as the ones that struck on Friday? Should they have been?
Join nuclear specialists and members of the MIT Energy Club for a roundtable discussion of the nuclear situation in Japan and some of its potential implications.
March 16, 2011
Jim O'Reilly will be a guest lecturer discussing recent policy developments ies related to appliance standards, building codes, benchmarking and labeling in 11.369 "Energy Policy for a Sustainable Future" taught by Dr. Raab. Mr. O'Reilly oversees NEEP's policy outreach and implementation efforts to develop and provide information to key audiences, maintain relationships with NEEP sponsors and partners, and manage NEEP's strategic communications to build public support for energy efficiency.