Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 21: U.S. ...
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 21: U.S. Environment ...
Description: This lecture focuses on the politics of regulation through a series of case discussion surrounding the EPA and setting emissions standards in response to air pollution, coal emissions, and acid rain. Instructor: Richard Schmalensee
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 22: ...
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 22: Economic Development ...
Description: This lecture features a guest speaker, Bob DiMatteo, the CEO and chairman of MTPV. He speaks about micron-gap thermalphotovoltaics and entrepreneuship in the energy field. Later, a short lecture is given on the green growth model. Instructor: Bob DiMatteo, ...
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 2: ...
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 2: Comparative Energy ...
Description: This lecture provides a general overview of various energy systems on a global scale as well as a comparison of energy consumption in correlation to GDP, industry, and recent growth. Instructor: Richard Schmalensee
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 3: U.S. ...
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 3: U.S. Energy Problems
Description: This lecture focuses on energy issues during the recent history of the U.S., ranging from the creation of the EPA to the problems faced by the Obama administration. A computer model is used to demonstrate projections and issues surrounding negotiations. ...
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 5: Path ...
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 5: Path Dependence in ...
Description: This lecture focuses on path dependence and the obstacles discouraging changes in energy systems. Several examples of energy systems are given, including those unable to be changed as well as those that were changed in light of path dependence. Instructor: ...
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 6: ...
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 6: Climate Science and ...
Description: This lecture presents the issues of time-scales and uncertainties as barriers to climate change. Three views on discounting are discussed as well as strategies for reducing global costs, adapting to new technologies, and reducing CO2 emissions. Instructor: ...
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 8: ...
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 8: Economics of Energy ...
Description: The lecture focuses on how to estimate, calculate, and predict energy demand. Considerations for short-run and long-run demand are taken, and the efficiency paradox is also discussed. Instructor: Richard Schmalensee
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 9: Energy ...
Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies - Lecture 9: Energy Use by ...
Description: This lecture frames decisions affecting energy use as framed by social science and factors that influence decision-making. The lecture makes use of a research study conducted on towel reuse, and a class discussion of group identities. Instructor: Susan ...
Energy Innovation@MIT
Energy Innovation@MIT
MIT's entrepreneurial spirit is well recognized around the world, and MIT innovations in energy technology, business, and policy are transforming the energy landscape. From renewables to nuclear energy, from coal and carbon sequestration to energy policy, MIT students, faculty, researchers, ...
Energy Track Winner (CoolChip) - MIT 100k BPC 2011
Energy Track Winner (CoolChip) - MIT 100k BPC 2011
Pitch from CoolChip, the Energy Track Winner of the MIT 100K Business Plan Contest 2011. Held at Kresge Auditorium on May 11.
Ethanol boosted gasoline engine
Ethanol boosted gasoline engine
Test drive the future of automotive transportation with the ultra-efficient ethanol boosted gasoline engine. An excerpt from MIT ZigZag Episode #13 produced by MIT Video Productions.
Eugene McDermott Science Festival Panel
Eugene McDermott Science Festival Panel
Panel Discussion: The Science of IllusionWednesday, April 25, 2012Produced in partnership with the Cambridge Science Festival Can you imagine the science behind an invisibility cloak? What about a hovering hologram? The Science of Illusion pushes beyond the boundaries of the real and provides ...
EurekaFest 2011 - Nate Ball, Why I Like Being an Inventor
EurekaFest 2011 - Nate Ball, Why I Like Being an Inventor
EurekaFest 2011Speaker: Nate Ball6/16/2011EurekaFest is a multi-day celebration designed to empower a legacy of inventors through activities that inspire youth, honor role models, and encourage creativity and problem solving. Presented by the Lemelson-MIT Program, the ...
EurekaFest 2012 - Beijing NO.4 High School InvenTeam ...
EurekaFest 2012 - Beijing NO.4 High School InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Beijing NO.4 High School Invention in Beijing, China explain their invention, a power generator using low wind speeds, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Bergen County Academies InvenTeam ...
EurekaFest 2012 - Bergen County Academies InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Bergen County Academies InvenTeam in Hackensack, New Jersey explain their invention, a power generator from electronic waste, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Berlin High School InvenTeam Interview
EurekaFest 2012 - Berlin High School InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Berlin High School InvenTeam in Cherry Plain, New York discuss their invention, an ultrasonic sensing device, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Bishop Kelly High School InvenTeam ...
EurekaFest 2012 - Bishop Kelly High School InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Bishop Kelly High School InvenTeam in Boise, Idaho explain their invention, assistive writing and computer pointing devices, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Boy Scout Troop 703 InvenTeam Interview
EurekaFest 2012 - Boy Scout Troop 703 InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Boy Scout Troop 703 InvenTeam in Brevard, North Carolina explain their invention, an ergonomic rescue system for bariatric patients, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Clear Lake High School InvenTeam Interview
EurekaFest 2012 - Clear Lake High School InvenTeam Interview
Students from the Clear Lake High School InvenTeam in Houston, Texas explain their invention, a multifunctional medical unit, as well as their InvenTeams experience.
EurekaFest 2012 - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex ...
EurekaFest 2012 - Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County InvenTeam ...
Students from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Essex County InvenTeam in Westport, New York explain their invention, a bio-sand water pre-filter, as well as their InvenTeams experience.