Date: 8 April 2019
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Wean Hall 3701
Speaker: James Kelloway
Topic: Machine Learning for Solar Forecasting in the National Grid ESO
Abstract: The National Grid ESO has publicly committed to being capable of running the Great Britain electricity grid fossil fuel free by 2025. To do this, …
Date: 22 October 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Marquis Conference Room, Scott Hall 5201
Speaker: Michael Mann
Topic: The Past as Prologue: Learning from the Climate Changes in Past Centuries
Abstract: I will review work over the past decade aimed at establishing the nature of, and factors underlying, patterns of large-scale …
In the article A fork in the road for U.S. power, Ben Geman of Axios discusses the nationwide trend toward a lower-carbon mix, while the Trump administration is preparing steps that would halt coal’s decline. The focus of the article resides heavily with the paper Assessing the evolution of power …
Date: 26 March 2018
Time: 12:00pm
Location: Baker 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Long Lam and Shuchi Talati
Topic: Bringing EPP to Capitol Hill
Abstract: In this discussion-based presentation, we will first provide a brief overview of the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship Program in both the executive and legislative …
“Marginal Costs of Water Savings from Cooling System Retrofits: A Case Study for Texas Power Plants” - A. Loew, P. Jaramillo, H. Zhai. Environmental Research Letters, 2016, 11:104004.…
“Quantifying Sources of Uncertainty in Reanalysis Derived Wind Speed” - S. Rose, J. Apt. Renewable Energy, 94: 157-165. [Full Paper]…
“Consumptive Water Use from Electricity Generation in the Southwest under Alternative Climate, Policy, and Technology Pathways” - S. Talati, H. Zhai, P. Kyle, M.G. Morgan, P. Patel, and L. Liu, Environmental Science & Technology, 50 (22) 12095-12104, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01389…
“Alternative fuel vehicle adoption increases fleet gasoline consumption and greenhouse gas emissions under United States corporate average fuel economy policy and greenhouse gas emissions standards” - A. Jenn, I.L. Azevedo, J.J. Michalek. Environmental Science & Technology (2016) v50 n5 p.2165-2174. [Full Paper]…
*Seminar has been moved to 1:00pm*
Date: 10/28/2015
Time: 1:00pm
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: Reinhard Madlener
Topic: Spatial Economic and Multi-Criteria Analysis of the Optimal Siting of Wind Power Plants
Abstract:
Wind energy is one of the most important renewable energy sources in Germany, playing …
Date: 11/5/2013
Time: 12 Noon
Location: Baker Hall 129 Conference Room
Speaker: John P. Weyant
Topic: Developing Global Community Scenarios
