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An overview of wind energy fundamentals from the physical resource, to the technology, to the economics, policy and social impacts by Katherine Dykes. This seminar was given on January 14, 2011 as part of MITEI's Energy Futures Week 2011 and Co-sponsored by the MIT ...
This talk was given on April 22, 2010 as the Earth Day Colloquium, sponsored by the MIT Energy Initiative and the United Technologies Corporation. - About the Speaker - William McDonough is an internationally renowned designer and one of the primary proponents and ...
A brief discussion by Stephen Connors, director of the Analysis Group for Regional Energy Alternatives (AGREA).
- Abstract - In the 20th century, low cost, abundantly available energy enabled global prosperity and development. Now, at the beginning of the 21st century - as living standards rise and urban populations expand - satisfying ever-growing demand in a sustainable way ...
Following the United Nations Climate Change Conference held in December 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark, a five-member panel reviews the pros and cons of the events that took place.
This talk was given on December 14, 2010 as part of the MITEI Seminar Series. Juliette Kayyem was the Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs in the Department of Homeland Security. Rear Admiral Peter Neffenger was the Deputy National Incident Commander for the Deepwater Horizon Oil ...
Toyota’s Tom Stricker gives his take on the most effective way forward for the auto industry.
Nuclear power is poised to grow quickly in some parts of the world and could grow significantly here in the United States. Key decisions are pending, however, on how to structure that growth. MIT has completed a 3-year study on the Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle to ...
Panelists review key points of the study and take questions from the audience during this presentation of the MIT Energy Initiative's 2011 study entitled The Future of the Electric Grid. For well over a century, electricity has made vital contributions to the growth ...
Richard Meserve, President, Carnegie Institution for Science
Natural gas has moved to the center of the current debate on energy, security, and climate. The MIT Study on the Future of Natural Gas has examined the role of gas in a carbon-constrained world, with a topic horizon out to mid-century. On June 25, 2010 at the National ...
Thomas F. Jaramillo Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University Chemical transformations are ubiquitous in today's global-scale energy economy. The ability to catalyze chemical reactions efficiently will continue to be critically important as we ...
See how even MIT's mascot Tim the Beaver gets into the swing of things and stays sustainable with good eco-friendly practices on campus. You could learn a thing or two.
There's "just exactly enough time, with no time to lose" to address the massive challenge of climate change and renewable energy, says moderator John Sterman. With this sense of urgency, MIT faculty, administration and students have taken to heart the mission of ...
- Abstract - So much work is underway to advance energy technologies to make them more efficient, have a lower carbon footprint, more accessible to communities, and so forth. And yet, it is so hard to put new energy technologies into place in domestic (and many ...
This seminar was given on November 18, 2008 as part of the MITEI Seminar Series. Abstract: To address growing concerns about energy supply, carbon emissions, and the workplace, buildings are increasingly asked to meet higher and potentially more complex levels of ...
This seminar was given on November 18, 2008 as part of the MITEI Seminar Series. Abstract: To address growing concerns about energy supply, carbon emissions, and the workplace, buildings are increasingly asked to meet higher and potentially more complex levels of ...
Solar energy has enormous long-term potential as a large-scale, carbon-neutral source of power. MIT faculty and students share how their research is leading the way for scale-up of new technologies for solar capture, conversion and storage.
This talk was given on May 5, 2009 as part of the MITEI Seminar Series - Abstract - As US energy challenges mount, the public and political debate continues to demonstrate disturbing misunderstandings of both the problems and potential solutions. The US faces three ...
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