Physics of Sustainable energy -IV at UChicago

17 Jun 2016, 08:00 → 18 Jun 2016, 18:00 US/Central

Saieh Hall of Economics

George Crabtree (ANL/UIC), Pushpalatha Bhat (Fermilab), Robert Knapp (Evergreen State College), Robert Rosner (UChicago)

This is the fourth in the series of short-course/workshops on Physics of Sustainable Energy, primarily sponsored and organized by the APS Forum on Physics & Society. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Fermi Research Alliance, Argonne National Lab, and the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago.

Friday, 17 June

08:30 → 08:35 Introduction

Speaker: Dr Pushpalatha Bhat (Fermilab)

Slides PSE-IV_Intro.pptx

08:35 → 08:40 Welcome

Speaker: Dr Michael Greenstone (EPIC)

08:40 → 09:00 Opening Remarks

Speaker: Dr Peter Littlewood (ANL)

Slides peter_-_Sustainability_UC_intro.pptx

09:00 → 10:30 Session1: Energy Landscape, Challenges and Outlook

Convener: Sam Ori (EPIC)

09:00 Overview and Pathways to energy Sustainability

Speaker: Prof. Robert Rosner

Slides bob_-APS-Short-Course-Energy-2016_(1).pdf

09:45 Do energy Efficiency Investments Deliver?

Speaker: Dr Michael Greenstone

Slides michael-pse_short_couse.pdf

10:30 → 10:50 Coffee Break

10:50 → 12:30 Session 2: Renewable Energy Technologies in the U.S.

Convener: Prof. Robert Rosner (EPIC)

10:50 The Multi-TW Scale Future for Photovoltaics in the U.S.

Speaker: Dr Gregory Wilson (NREL)

Slides PV_Multi-TW_Future_-_Univ_of_Chicago_(ver1.4_shared,_2JUN16).pdf

11:40 Comparative Overview of Solar, Wind and Other renewable Technologies

Speaker: Dr Charlie Murray (InvEnergy)

Slides EPIC_Prez.pptx

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:15 Session 3: Nuclear Energy

Convener: Dr Pushpalatha Bhat (Fermilab)

13:30 A Roadmap for Nuclear Energy Technology

Speaker: Dr Tanju Sofu (ANL)

14:22 Prospects for Nuclear Energy: Clear Skies or Stormy Weather?

Speaker: Dr Charles Ferguson (FAS)

15:15 → 15:45 Coffee Break

15:45 → 17:30 Session 4: Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Use and Energy Security

Convener: Dr Robert Knapp

15:45 Energy-Economic Simulation Modeling

Speaker: Dr Alan Sanstad (LBL)

16:37 Energy Security

Speaker: Sam Ori (EPIC)

17:30 → 18:30 Reception

18:45 → 20:45 Workshop Banquet

Keynote speaker; Congressman Bill Foster

Saturday, 18 June

08:30 → 10:15 "Classical" Energy Storage Solutions

Convener: Prof. Robert Rosner (EPIC, UChicago)

08:30 Batteries

Speaker: Dr George Crabtree (ANL, UIC)

09:22 Thermal Energy Storage

Speaker: Dr Said Al-Hallaj (AllCell/UIC)

10:15 → 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 → 12:30 Session 6: Innovations in Energy Storage

Convener: Dr Charles Ferguson (FAS)

10:45 Hydrogen Storage and Fuel Cell Technologies

Speaker: Dr Di-Jia Liu (ANL)

11:37 H2 Economy and Coupling to transportation Needs

Speaker: Dr Bob Topel (EPIC)

12:30 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:15 Session 7: Energy Infrastructure and Distribution

Convener: Dr George Crabtree (ANL/UIC)

13:30 Modernizing the Grid

Speaker: Leah Guzowski (ANL)

14:22 Grid Energy Storage and Dispatching

Speaker: Dr Steve Cicala (School of Economics, UChicago)

15:15 → 15:45 Coffee Break

15:45 → 17:30 Session 8: Energy Policy

Convener: Dr Pushpalatha Bhat (Fermilab)

15:45 Lab to Market; Commercial Pathways

Speaker: Dr Robert Knapp (Evergreen State College)

16:37 Politics and Policy involved in energy transition

Speaker: Dr Mark Elsesser (APS)

17:30 → 17:50 Final Remarks

Speakers: Dr Pushpalatha Bhat (Fermilab), Dr Robert Rosner (EPIC, UChicago)