2013 David J. Rose Lecture: Nuclear Policies, Practices and Problems

Lady Barbara Judge spent eight years as a director and then chair of the U.K. Atomic Energy Authority and now serves on Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee.

Introduction to Wind Power

How does a windmill create electricity

Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 4: The Market and The ...

Description: This lecture focuses on the function and role of government. The video features a moderated, in-class debate regarding the Carter v. Carter Coal case taken from two different standpoints on the role of the federal government. Instructor: Richard Schmalensee

What is the smart grid(s)

A brief discussion by Stephen Connors, director of the Analysis Group for Regional Energy Alternatives (AGREA).

Profile: Zach Hartwig

Doctoral student Zach Hartwig applies physics, teamwork to create new tools for fusion energy science
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In situ spectroscopic studies of metal oxide electrodes during water ...

John Kitchin, associate professor of chemical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University/More about the event: http://mitei.mit.edu/calendar/situ-spectroscopic-studies-metal-oxide-electrodes-during-water-oxidation

Electricity From Solar Cells

We all know that solar cells use the sun's light to create electricity, but how exactly does that happen? License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SAMore information at http://k12videos.mit.edu/terms-conditions

The Future of Nuclear Power

Richard Meserve, President, Carnegie Institution for Science

Chemistry and the Energy Industry

Jingnan Lu (2012 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Video)

Artificial muscles at MIT

MIT researchers at the David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research have developed a new material that changes its shape after absorbing water vapor.

Improving Efficiencies and Economics of Traditional Desalination Processes

A brief discussion with John Lienhard, the Samuel C. Collins Professor of Mechanical Engineering.

Jumping water droplets improve power-plant efficiency

Scalable nanopatterned surfaces designed by MIT researchers could make for more efficient power generation and desalination.

LGO Webinar: Aaron Fyke, Energy Cache

Amidst a perfect storm battering funding for renewable energy companies, Aaron Fyke, LGO ’02, was able to model a grid-level energy storage system that would satisfy risk-averse customers by leveraging the cheapest, densest materials and a proven technology. The company Fyke founded, ...

Technology Water Supply, Desalination and Energy

Recorded 12/15/11