April 2, 2012 - Boulder’s Energy Future project kicks-off 2012 speaker series tomorrow through collaboration with RASEI Big Energy Seminar; city-hosted events also scheduled

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Boulder’s Energy Future project kicks-off 2012 speaker series tomorrow through collaboration with RASEI Big Energy Seminar; city-hosted events also scheduled

To help inform residents, business leaders and other interested individuals about issues surrounding climate change and energy, the City of Boulder is launching a spring speaker series as part of the Boulder’s Energy Future project. The city will host guest lecturers and partner with community organizations to highlight topics that are related to the goals, opportunities and challenges of Boulder’s Energy Future.

The first four events that have been scheduled are part of CU-Boulder’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), which is a joint venture with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). This program addresses important, complex problems in energy that require a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional approach. RASEI’s mission is to expedite solutions that transform energy by advancing renewable energy science, engineering, and analysis through research, education, and industry partnerships.

The following events are part of RASEI’s “Big Energy Seminar” and are free and open to the public:

Diminishing Hype of So-Called “Clean Coal:” Carbon, Capture and Storage (CCS) in the U.S. Context with Jennie C. Stephens – Clark University

o       Tuesday, April 3, 2012

o       12 to 1:30 p.m.

o       Old Main Chapel on the CU Boulder campus

Energy Supplies and Climate with David Rutledge – California Institute of Technology

o       Tuesday, April 3, 2012

o       3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

o       Engineering Center room 265 on the CU Boulder campus

Materials – The Technology Barrier to Advanced Batteries for Energy Storage with M. Stanley Whittingham – SUNY at Binghamton

o       Thursday, April 5, 2012

o       3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

o       Engineering Center room 1B40 on the CU Boulder campus

The 21^st Century Solar Army with Harry B. Gray – California Institute of Technology

o       Thursday, April 12, 2012

o       4 to 5 p.m.

o       Chemistry Building room 142 on the CU Boulder campus

The following City of Boulder hosted events are also free and open to the public. These events will be recorded and will be available on the Energy Future website after the event date.

Communicating Climate Change with Professor John Calderazzo – Colorado State University

o       Wednesday, April 18, 2012

o       6 p.m.

o       Location to be determined

Population, Arithmetic and Energy with Professor Emeritus Al Bartlett – University of Colorado at Boulder

o       Sunday, May 6, 2012

o       2 to 4 p.m.

o       West Boulder Senior Center – 909 Arapahoe Ave.

Innovative Technologies Available to a Municipality with Dan Fredrickson – Tendril Inc.

o       Wednesday, May 16, 2012

o       6 p.m.

o       Location to be determined

More speaker series dates are currently being finalized.  New dates, times and locations will be announced and posted on the project website under “Events” as soon as they are available. Learn more about RASEI and the Big Energy Seminar at rasei.colorado.edu.

Last Updated on Friday, 15 June 2012 07:54