7 episodes
Energy Seminar (Spring 2011) Stanford University
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The Energy Seminar is collaboration between the Woods and Precourt Institutes, and is comprised of an interdisciplinary series of talks primarily by Stanford experts on a broad range of energy topics.
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1. Stanford's Energy Story: Present and Future (March 28, 2011)
Fahmida Ahmed, Joseph Stagner and Gerry Hamilton discuss the full spectrum of management practices and policies undertaken at Stanford to improve the day-to-day sustainability of the campus. (March 28, 2011)
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7. Scenarios of the Global Climate Energy System (May 23, 2011)
Keywan Riahi discusses in-depth analyses of energy access and emissions controls for various populations and economic situations around the world as well as some practical economic insights. (May 23, 2011)
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6. Powering the World for All Purposes with Wind, Water and Sunlight (May 16, 2011)
Mark Z. Jacobson discusses briefly the urgency of moving away from petroleum dependency before elaborating on mechanisms to enable a complete transition to wind, water and sunlight based power sources at a global scale. (May 16, 2011)
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5. Low-Energy Building: European Design and Control (May 9, 2011)
Clas Jacobson discusses the conditions in Europe that are promoting the development and adoption of highly energy efficient building systems as well as the regulatory and market pressures that are shaping the future these systems. (May 9, 2011)
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3. What is Happening in Japan and What Does It Mean for the Future of Nuclear Energy? (April 11, 2011)
Burton Richter and Matthew Wald discuss the unfolding of events in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, what vulnerabilities in the system contributed to the meltdown. (April 11, 2011)
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4. California's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (April 13, 2011)
Dan Sperling and David Stern discuss the low-carbon fuel standard in California, moving from a basic definition of the standard to its motivations and effects from the perspectives of an academic researcher and an fuels industry expert. (April 13, 2011)