Click here for conference details: April 26. Many in the ML community wish to take action on climate change, yet feel their skills are inapplicable. This workshop aims to show that in fact the opposite is true: while no silver bullet, ML can be an invaluable tool both in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and […]
Sign up now to attend the debate: Is a radical #energy #transformation the cheaper option for #Bangladesh? Privatizing distribution? How to fix renewables? If you haven't signed up already be quick, 90/100 seats are already taken. Sign up here now: https://forms.gle/w5dSYqP81G91tyWf9 Brac University proudly presents you with a high-profile debate that will take on the […]
For the keynote schedule, click here: http://applied-energy.org/mitab2020/keynote "Over the course of two days, panelists and speakers discussed a wide range of energy topics, including electric vehicles, energy policy, and the future of utilities. The three keynote speakers were Daniel M. Kammen, a professor of energy and the chair Energy and Resources Group and professor in […]
At last RAEL lunch returns. We will send around the zoom invite, but wanted to remind you to hold the calendar slot each Wednesday noon, 12 - 1 PM. (and if you have an ongoing conflict, please do let Annelise and/or myself know). Welcome back! Dan
Bio: Jess Kersey is a second-year master's student with the University of California Berkeley’s Energy and Resources Group. She is broadly interested in decentralized and innovative energy technologies for energy access and climate resilience in developing cities. She has a particular geographic interest in the Caribbean and Latin America. Jess is also a research affiliate […]
Please join us for a talk from Henry Sokolski, the Executive Director of The Nonproliferation Policy Education Center. Henry Sokolski also teaches graduate-level classes on nuclear policy at the University of Utah and the Institute of World Politics. He is also a Senior Fellow for Nuclear Security Studies at the University of California at San Diego's […]
Watch the video, click here. Host: Melissa Lott Presenters (Guests): Dr. Daniel Kammen, Professor of Energy, University of California, Berkeley and Former Science Envoy, US Department of State Dr. Maria Neira, Director, Public Health, Environment, and Social Detriments of Health Department (PHE), World Health Organisation Dr. Nick Watts, Executive Director, The Lancet Countdown Climate Week […]
Topic: In looking ahead to entirely decarbonizing the electric generation system, there is a debate about the use of nuclear generation. One school of thought argues that nuclear will be essential to successful decarbonization, while the other feels that this can be done entirely using renewable technologies, essentially wind and solar. This research investigates the […]
Dan Kammen is the Founding Director of the Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory, and a professor in the Energy and Resources Group, the Goldman School, and the Department of Nuclear Engineering. He served as Science Envoy in the Obama Administration, and previously served as Chief Technical Specialist for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency at the World […]
