Past Events
December 09, 2009
A panel will discuss the current state of technology in carbon capture and storate (CCS) as well as the economic, and policy-related hurdles to making it a scalable reality in the US, the EU and in China. Generation of electrical power is responsible for roughly 40% of carbon dioxide emissions in the US and coal-fired generation, in particular, contributes over 80% of the CO2 emissions from this country's electric power sector. A recent report from the U.S. National Research Council recently called for building a suite of 15 to 20 power plants with carbon capture and storage before 2020.
December 03, 2009
As a part of the Energy 101 lecture series put on by the MIT Energy Club, EAPS graduate student Rebecca Dell will give a primer on climate science with a focus on the effects of carbon dioxide on the environment. The lecture will cover the methods, data, and results that indicate how are climate has changed and will change over time in response to both natural and human influences. Energy 101 lectures will focus on the basic technology, policy, business, and economic issues surrounding many basic energy topics.
December 02, 2009
Laura Meredith, Ph.D. candidate in EAPS, will deliver a seminar on "Investigations of the dominating microbiological soil sink for atmospheric hydrogen and implications for its use as a future major energy carrier," as part of The Microbial Systems (and Beyond) Seminar @ Parsons.
December 01, 2009
Speaker: Prof. Joan Fitzgerald, Northeastern University; Director, Law, Policy and Society Program. Abstract: In the absence of national renewable energy industry policy, many U.S. cities have implemented policies and programs to promote renewable energy. Cities that have tried to create renewable manufacturing have met with mixed success. Some of the difference can be explained by policy and some by past rounds of economic development. Yet even with several new Obama administration renewable energy supports in place, America's position continues to slip.
November 17, 2009
This flagship MIT conference showcases a broad sampling of the Institute's most exciting and relevant research. This year's plenary sessions consider ways to leverage R&D resources in the current economic environment. In addition, attendees may choose among a number of parallel research tracks in line with their professional interests or technical expertise. Topics include: Climate Change, Transportation, Biotechnology, Technologies for Consumer Products, Energy research, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, and Leading Edge Electronics.
November 03, 2009
Speakers: Peter Rogers (Harvard), John Briscoe (Harvard), Franklin Fisher (MIT), Susan Murcott (MIT). Abstract: The world's population explosion is overwhelming the supply of water. Climate change and pollution are reducing the availability of useable water. The consequences are water deficits, starvation, disease, political instability and regional conflicts. The Catherine N. Stratton Critical Issues Lecture brings together four professionals who have spent years studying and working on water problems around the world.