A quantitative (out)look at the future of energyWorld energy consumption and resources: a plausible outlook for the rest of the century. The numbers you should know before you venture to talk about energy, let alone to take decisions...A talk delivered at MIT by Prof. Gian Paolo Beretta (Univers...
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MIT LFM students are finalists in X PRIZE Foundation’s "Crazy Green Idea" Contest. Cast your vote now for Energy X PRIZE: Reduce Home Energy Usage A team of LFM 2010 students has been named one of three national finalists in the X PRIZE Foundation’s “What’s Your Crazy Green Idea?” video...
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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 distinct energy challenges: ...
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- 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 has become the world’s bigge...
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Jim Rogers is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Duke Energy. He was named chairman in January 2007, following the separation of Duke Energy’s natural gas businesses into a new publicly traded company, Spectra Energy. Rogers has more than 18 years of experience as a ...
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An entrepreneurial, dot-com approach is often proposed as being capable of solving the many issues, particularly greenhouse-gas emissions, demand growth, and supply limitations, facing the energy sector. However, the dot-com and the clean-tech environments are quite different. While the internet...
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This seminar was given on October 7, 2008 as part of the MITEI Seminar Series. Abstract: The poor in the world pay more for energy services, which are often unreliable and from unsustainable sources. There are ways to provide the poor with energy services from sustainable energy sources...
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Ernest Moniz, MIT - Professor of Physics, Director of the MIT Energy Initiative, former Undersecretary of the US Department of Energy Achieving the Energy-Efficient Supply Chain, Conference by MIT-CTL and CSCMP Professor Moniz summarizes critical trends in energy supply and demand, and describe ...
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George Crabtree - The Sustainable Energy Challenge ShareThis Embed Playlist Report This seminar was given on December 2, 2008 as part of the MITEI Seminar Series Abstract: The global dependence on fossil fuel is among the greatest challenges facing our economic, social and political future. The...
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While US geothermal electric capacity stands at only 2544 MWe, there are over 2500 MWe of conventional geothermal projects currently being developed in the United States, and that number could more than double by 2015. Despite this growth, conventional geothermal energy is limited in its ability...
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CTL Last Wednesday Webinars @ Noon Series, June 24: There has been much research on how to make the production of renewable energy more economically viable, but relatively little on the delivery of this vital resource. A collaborative effort between MIT CTL, the MIT-Zaragoza Program in Spain, an...
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Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick delivered a major public address at MIT on Earth Day, April 22, 2008 where he discussed his vision for the future of clean energy in the Commonwealth. Governor Patrick’s administration and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative have been working actively ...
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