Hi all,

This is the last energy talks of the semester!  We will be talking about energy policy in china (always a compelling and constantly changing topic).  Should be fun.  Good luck to all on exams as well!

Rudy

Hi All,

This week Matthias Young will be leading energy talks.  Matthias is an expert on solar panel technology and will be presenting on the topic of rare earth metals.  The discussion will address uses for the metals and their importance in energy technology as well as common sources of these metals; terrestrial mining, seafloor mining and even the off the wall idea of asteroid mining.  Should be interesting!  Have fun.

Rudy

Hi All,

This week we will be talking about Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) and their importance in present and future of the lighting industry. This sector has been growing fast and it’s full of innovation.  We’ll discuss US policy in shaping the lighting industry, innovative products, the experience curve of LEDs, and what you can expect in the next five years. As always, free subs! Hope you all can make it.

Peter

This week, we will be discussing Natural Gas Vehicles, and how they compare/contrast to Electric Vehicles, which we discussed last week.  As always, FREE HALF FAST

Hi all,

Thursday is Energy Frontiers.  If you are on the fence, it is not too late to come–stop by any time you can at the UMC Thursday April 4.

On Friday for energy talks, we will be talking about electric vehicles with a bit of a focus on the california market which has pushed the envelope over the years.

Hope to see you all at both events this week!

Rudy

Hi All,

No energy talks this week. Have a fun Spring Break!

Rudy

Hi All,

I will be out of town this week so Matt Aitken will be taking charge of Energy Talks this Friday.  Matt recently (2 weeks ago) went to the 2013 ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy) conference and saw and heard from some of the top energy experts in the country and the world.  Matt will be talking about the experience and showing some of the better keynote addresses one of which was Secretary of Energy Steven Chu’s (perhaps) last talk as the secretary of energy having been just replaced by Ernie Moniz.  Enjoy!

Rudy

Hi All,

This week we will be talking about the electric grid!  Most of you have seen commercials for a smart grid etc.  We will be talking about the current state, failures, the technology, and the future of the US electric grid.  Hope you all can make it.

Rudy

Hi Everyone,

This week we will be discussing the technology and policy behind bio based fuels and chemicals.  The topic is near and dear to my heart since I did research and wrote an undergraduate thesis in this area.  We will be discussing the role of government/private companies in advancing the field as well as the progress that has been made.

Hope to see everyone there–

Rudy

Hi All,

It has been a while since we last did a conventional energy source so I thought we would talk about the technology of generating electricity from natural gas.  We have previously discussed the issues of natural gas fracking but we will focus this session on how natural gas is efficiently burned to produce electricity.  Hope you all can make it.

We have decided to keep the room in the Law school for this semester–same room as the last two weeks!

Rudy