e4Dev: Introduction to Energy and Human Development
Ignacio Perez-Arriaga, Visiting Professor, CEEPR, MIT
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Attendance: Participants asked to attend all sessions; email to discuss exceptions
Prereq: Some familiarity with energy useful but NOT required
More than 1.5 billion people lack access to basic energy services. This is not inherently problematic, as access to energy is not in and of itself a goal of development – rather, we care about improvements to quality of life more broadly. Energy access has, however, been identified as a potentially important component in enabling many essential quality of life improvements, including for example public health, communication, and local business growth.
In a four-day series of lectures, case studies, interactive activities, and the development of an energy access project evaluation strategy, students participating in this course will be exposed to the challenges and opportunities in energy access for the developing world. Lectures will provide working knowledge of the current state of energy access; what it means to provide energy access; a survey of relevant energy technologies; the connection between energy access and poverty alleviation; and financing mechanisms and business models for energy projects in the developing world.
Sponsor(s): Engineering Systems Division, MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Zachary Accuardi, N52-373, 503-975-7778, ACCUARDI@MIT.EDU
| Jan/07 | Tue | 09:00AM-12:00PM | E17-128, A laptop may be useful |
| Jan/08 | Wed | 09:00AM-12:00PM | E17-128 |
| Jan/09 | Thu | 09:00AM-12:00PM | E17-128, Laptops will be useful |
| Jan/10 | Fri | 09:00AM-12:30PM | E17-128 |
Electric Power System Modeling for a Low Carbon Economy
Ignacio Perez-Arriaga, Visiting Professor
Enrollment: For-credit students have priority. Otherwise: first come, first served
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Advised to bring a laptop and have familiarity with GAMS
This 5-session intensive activity will present power system analysis techniques that will help in modeling and understanding the role of electric power systems in a carbon-constrained economy. The massive deployment of intermittent renewable electricity generation, the anticipated surge of active demand response or the development of smart grids are among the challenges that have to be faced by the mathematical models for optimization, analysis and simulation of the complex decision making processes in power systems. Apart from a theoretical description of the presented models, the instructors will provide the students with a collection of prototypes that will allow them to run study cases and to understand the effect of the different mathematical formulations on the outcomes. Also the use of these models in some real-world applications will be presented.
Also available for credit: ESD.S30
Stellar: stellar.mit.edu/S/course/ESD/ia14/ESD.S30/
Sponsor(s): Engineering Systems Division, MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Karen D. Tapia-Ahumada, katapia@mit.edu
| Jan/27 | Mon | 09:00AM-11:00AM | E51-057 |
Several models for short, medium and long term will be reviewed. A hands-on approach will be followed to show the basics of the models.
Andres Ramos - Professor, Javier Garcia-Gonzalez - Professor from UP Comillas
| Jan/27 | Mon | 11:00AM-01:00PM | E51-057 |
... Networks & Concepts of Nodal Pricing
Practical session: Use a transmission constrained DC economic dispatch model prototype in GAMS.
Javier Garcia-Gonzalez - Professor from UP Comillas
| Jan/28 | Tue | 09:00AM-11:00AM | E51-057 |
The use of a UC model in European projects for the evaluation of the impact of integrating renewable generation and electric vehicles in the Spanish system will be presented.
Andres Ramos - Professor, Javier Garcia-Gonzalez - Professor from UP Comillas
| Jan/28 | Tue | 11:00AM-01:00PM | E51-057 |
Practical session: The session will include the use of GAMS prototypes: cost-based UC, and a profit-based UC.
Andres Ramos - Professor, Javier Garcia-Gonzalez - Professor from UP Comillas
| Jan/29 | Wed | 09:00AM-01:00PM | E51-057 |
Advanced topic: Stochastic Dual Dynamic Programming (SDDP)
Practical session:The session will include the use of GAMS prototype for mid-term planning.
Andres Ramos - Professor, Javier Garcia-Gonzalez - Professor from UP Comillas
| Jan/30 | Thu | 09:00AM-01:00PM | E51-057 |
... Participants in the Medium Term: Market Equilibrium Models
Reviews relevant problems and the associated numerical analysis techniques.
Andres Ramos - Professor
| Jan/31 | Fri | 09:00AM-01:00PM | E51-057 |
... Transmission Networks
Use of models in defining the transmission network needed to transport a large amount of electricity from far-away renewable resources to the main loading centers will be presented. European paradigmatic application cases of Desertec, Medgrid and eHighWay2050 will be analyzed.
Andres Ramos - Professor
Energy Careers Spotlight: A Day in the Life
Christie Ko, MITEI Assistant Director for Member Relations
| Jan/29 | Wed | 12:00PM-03:00PM | E19-319, (MITEI Large Conference Room) |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 50 participants
Are you interested in pursuing a career in energy but aren't sure what types of jobs interest you and are available? Get a firsthand look from current employees at major energy companies as they walk you through "A Day in the Life" at their job. Event includes lunch and concludes with a networking reception.
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Christie Ko, E19-370D, 617-253-3478, cko@MIT.EDU
Energy Startups @ Greentown Labs: From MIT to IPO
Emily L. Reichert, Executive Director, Mark Vasu, Greentown Labs Advisor
| Jan/27 | Mon | 01:00PM-03:00PM | Greentown Labs, Transportation will be provided |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 25 participants
Meet some of the coolest energy entrepreneurs in Cambridge and see how you can take an idea from inspiration to implementation. Join MITEI on a personalized tour of Greentown Labs in Somerville, where you'll get to explore their brand new maker-spaces, get an inside look at cutting edge technologies, and meet MIT alumni who are involved in the field of energy.
Transportation will be provided
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Ethan Feuer, E19-370, 617 452-3199, EFEUER@MIT.EDU
Energy Underground: MBTA Facilities and Tunnel Tour
Ethan Feuer, MITEI Student Activities Coordinator
| Jan/24 | Fri | 09:00AM-01:30PM | TBA |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 25 participants
Ever wonder how the MBTA really works? Join a special tour of public transit operation centers and tunnels with MBTA staff. We will visit sites such as the MBTA Operations Control Center and the Haymarket MBTA Station Central Artery and discuss with how America’s oldest subway system operates on a daily basis, as well as how it handles weather emergencies.
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Ethan Feuer, E19-370, 617 452-3199, EFEUER@MIT.EDU
Financing Capital for Capital Intensive Energy Projects
Santosh Raikar, Managing Director, Seabron Adamson, Senior Consultant
| Jan/16 | Thu | 12:00PM-02:00PM | E62-223 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 40 participants
Have you ever wondered how capital intensive energy projects are financed? What is non-recourse financing? What is meant by VPPs and tax equity financing? Please join us for an informal lunch and discussion with industry experts in Energy Finance and learn about various aspects of Project Finance including technology choice, legal aspects, and recent market trends.
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative, Energy Club, Sloan School of Management
Contact: Ethan Feuer, E19-370, 617 452-3199, EFEUER@MIT.EDU
Introduction to Process Simulation for non-Chemical Engineers
Randall Field, Executive Director, Conversion Research Program
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
This course is intended to introduce non-chemical engineers to the tools used in conceptual process development and analysis. Aspen Plus was originally developed at MIT and it is now widely used by the process industries for research & development, engineering and operations. Students will learn the basics of process modeling through a combination of lectures, tutorials and hands-on problem sets, with coaching. Non-chemical engineering students who are planning to use Aspen Plus for research projects are encouraged to attend this course.
By the end of the course, students should be comfortable with creating system level models of steady-state processes. They will understand how to provide their own equations into the process model, how to create information feedback loops and the basics of flowsheet convergence. Thermodynamic models will be used during the course, but the details of how to select the thermodynamic models will not be covered in this course; reference materials will be recommended.
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Randall Field, E19-370P, 617-324-2391, rpfield@mit.edu
| Jan/21 | Tue | 01:00PM-05:00PM | 56-167 |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 01:00PM-05:00PM | 56-167 |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 01:00PM-05:00PM | 56-167 |
| Jan/24 | Fri | 01:00PM-05:00PM | 56-167 |
Randall Field - Executive Director, Conversion Research Program
Wind Technology Testing Center Tour
Ethan Feuer, MITEI Student Activities Coordinator
| Jan/28 | Tue | 10:15AM-12:30PM | Off-Campus, Transportation will be provided |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 25 participants
Ever wonder how those spinning wind turbines are actually tested for safety? Before a turbine can be deployed in Massachusetts, it must meet strict international safety and design standards. Come join us for an exclusive tour of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s Wind Technology Testing Center. In this tour, we will have the opportunity to see first-hand the blade-testing wind rooms (that tests blades up to 90 meters in length!), as well as to meet and ask questions of the center’s staff.
Transportation to testing facility will be provided by MITEI
Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Ethan Feuer, E19-370, 617 452-3199, EFEUER@MIT.EDU
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