IAP 2015 Activities by Sponsor - MIT Energy Initiative

Sara Gallegos, MITEI Student Engagement Coordinator

Jan/16

Fri

09:00AM-01:00PM

Location TBD

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
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 Charlestown Bus Yard, Highway 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.

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Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Sara Gallegos, E19-341C, 617 452-3199, SGALLEGO@MIT.EDU

Santosh Raikar, Managing Director, Seabron Adamson, Senior Consultant

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Have you ever wondered how the capital intensive energy projects are financed? What is non-recourse financing? What is meant by VPPs and tax equity financing? Please join to hear from industry experts about 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
Contact: Yichen Du, YCDU@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/12	Mon	12:00PM-02:00PM	e19-319, Lunch served
	Jan/13	Tue	12:00PM-02:00PM	e19-319, Lunch served

Santosh Raikar - Managing Director, Seabron Adamson - Senior Consultant

Sara Gallegos

Jan/13

Tue

09:30AM-11:00AM

E19 lobby

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 24 participants

Do you wonder what is going on inside that large yellow brick building near Kendall Square? Veolia North America's Kendall Cogeneration Station uses natural gas as a primary fuel source to produce electrical and steam energy. Natural gas in burned in a combustion turbine generating electricity, then the heat remaining in the exhaust gas is used in a heat recovery steam generator to produce high pressure steam, which in turn drives steam driven electrical generators to produce even more electricity. That steam is also exported in to Veolia's District Energy system in Boston and Cambridge to heat and cool Veolia's 220 customers. A recently completed reconfiguration of the facility, including completion of a 7,000-foot steam pipeline extension, delivers the co-generated steam to Veolia's customers in Boston,  reducing greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 475,000 tons per year, or the equivalent of removing 80,000 cars from the roads. 

In this tour, you will see the inner workings of Veolia's co generation station, understand the concepts behind the operations and ask questions of Veolia's staff.

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Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Sara Gallegos, E19-341C, 617 452-3199, SGALLEGO@MIT.EDU

Sara Gallegos, Coordinator of Student Engagement

Jan/21

Wed

02:00PM-05:30PM

E-19 319

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/14
Limited to 24 participants

Tour of the LEED Platinum Certified Artists For Humanity EpiCenter to discover the energy efficiency and renewable energy systems. A discussion about LEED Certification provided by the USGBC will take place on campus prior to departure for the tour.  The tour will consist of learning about Artists For Humanity's youth arts enterprise that employes 250+ Boston teens in its creative studios, as well as, understanding the connection of the mission to issues of social and environmental sustainability.

Transporation to and from Artists For Humanity EpiCenter will be provided by MITEI.

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Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Sara Gallegos, E19-341C, 617-452-3199, SGALLEGO@MIT.EDU

Sara Gallegos

Jan/14

Wed

08:30AM-11:30AM

400 Technology Squar

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 20 participants

Tour of Aramco Research labs in Technology Square.  The lab tour will consist of guided tour of upstream and downstream characterization and synthesis labs.

Aramco Research Center is one of the U.S. based research and development centers aimed at expanding the global research network and capability of fully integrated energy and chemicals enterprise. The Center in Cambridge is part of the company’s ambitious R&D program, which is positioned to seek breakthrough achievements that address long-term industry challenges and contribute to Saudi Aramco’s mission of providing a secure and sustainable supply of energy for all.

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Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Sara Gallegos, E19-341C, 617 452-3199, SGALLEGO@MIT.EDU

Sara Gallegos, MITEI Student Engagement Coordinator

Jan/22

Thu

12:00PM-04:00PM

WTTC, Shuttle pick up and drop off will be in Kendall Sq

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

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Sponsor(s): MIT Energy Initiative
Contact: Sara Gallegos, E19-341C, 617 452-3199, SGALLEGO@MIT.EDU