Past Events
March 09, 2011
The present social reality of climate change presents us with some puzzling and opposing trends. On the one hand, countless scientific bodies have affirmed the consensus view of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, that climate change is a phenomenon of global concern. On the other hand, according to the Pew Research Center, belief in the science of climate change among the American public declined from 71% to 57% between April 2008 and October 2009. And the atmosphere around the issue has become increasingly acrimonious as skeptics and believers square off in a war of words.
March 07, 2011
Eri Saikawa
March 05, 2011
The MIT Energy Conference brings together influential technology, policy, and business leaders to create a shared vision of our energy future. It seeks to frame conversations and inform debate on the most pressing energy issues and opportunities. It is a chance to foster the relationships necessary in pursuit of sustainable energy systems.
March 04, 2011
March 03, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, Siemens
The talk will start with discussing the driving factors behind transforming the power grid. After presenting a cause-effect scenario, speaker will highlight salient differences between the "grid of the past" and the "grid of the future". It will be noted that power grid of the future is expected to undergo transformation in predominantly two areas: "introducing flexible power flow" and "adding distributed intelligence".
March 01, 2011
Speaker: Professor Changsui Zhao, Southeast University, China