MIT Energy Club Lecture Series Archive
Spring 2007
"Canada's Fourth Integrated Oil Sands Project" - Rolf Wuensche, President & CEO of Chem Tech Engineering & Consulting (5/15/2007)
"A Recipe for Moving Federal Climate Legislation Forward" - Michael Bradley, Founder and Principal, M.J. Bradley & Associates (5/2/2007) [+]
"Transmission and Wind Energy" - Henri Daher, Principal Analyst, Transmission Regulation & Commerce, National Grid (4/18/2007)
"Toward Zero Energy and Beyond: Solar- and Wind-Powered Buildings" - Steven Strong, Founder and President, Solar Design Associates (4/4/2007)
"Does Wall Street Move the Price of Oil? - The Impact of Speculative
Capital" - John Parsons
Executive Director, MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research
(3/21/2007) [+]
Fall 2006
"Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage for A Sustainable Energy Future" - Prof. Yang Shao-Horn, MIT (12/13/2006)
"Energy Politics" - Daniel Rice, Managing Director, BlackRock Advisors (11/29/2006)
"An Introduction to Electricity Law" - Don McCauley, Partner, McCauley Lyman (11/15/2006)
"Advanced Oil & Gas Exploration and Extraction Technology" - Richard Sears, Visiting Scientist, MIT (11/1/2006)
"The Challenges and Future of Fusion Energy " - Prof. Jeffrey Freidberg, MIT (10/18/2006) [+]
"Financing Renewable and Alternative Energy " - Steve Taub, GE Energy (10/4/2006) [+]
"Energy and Manufacturing" - Prof. Tim Gutowski, MIT (9/20/2006)
Summer 2006
"Micro Cogeneration Technology" - Dr. Eric Guyer, Climate Energy (8/19/2006)
Spring 2006
"Powering the Planet: The Challenge for Chemistry in the 21st Century" - Prof. Dan Nocera, MIT (5/11/2006)
"The Future of Transportation" - Prof. John Heywood, MIT (4/26/2006)
"DOE Energy Efficiency Standards" - Stuart Chaitkin, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (4/20/2006)
"Electricity Demand Management" - David Rose, Ambient Devices (4/12/2006)
"Massachusetts Renewable Portfolio Standard" - David O'Connor, Commissioner of MA Division of Energy Resources (4/07/2006)
"Distributed Solar Energy for Developing Countries" - John Rodgers, Founding member of Soluz (3/15/2006)
"The Restructured Energy Market: A Policy and Product Development Perspective" - Prof. Frank Felder, Rutgers University & Stephen Fairfax, President, MTechnology (3/14/2006)
"Buildings & Energy" - James Butler, CTO, Cimetrics (3/1/2006)
"Integrated Flexible-Fuel Energy Systems" - Prof. Ahmed Ghoniem, MIT (2/15/2006)
Fall 2005
"A Conversation with John Deutch " - Prof. John Deutch, MIT (12/7/2005)
"Special Lecture on Solar Power" - Prof. Michael Greatzel, EPFL & Howard Berke, CEO, Konarka (12/2/2005)
"MIT Energy Usage" - Peter Cooper, Manager of Sustainable Engineering and Utility Planning, MIT Cogeneration Facility (11/16/2005)
"The Ins and Outs of Energy Consulting" - Stephen Pinkerton, Associate Director, Navigant Consulting (11/9/2005)
"The Future of Nuclear Power in the U.S" - Prof. Andy Kadak, MIT (10/26/2005)
Spring 2005
"The Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust" - Rob Pratt, Director, MA Reneable Energy Trust (5/11/2005)
"Solar Revolution: The Inevitable Shift in the Global Energy Industry" - Travis Bradford, Founder, Prometheus Institute (5/4/2005)
"The Future of Photovoltaics" - Prof. Ely Sachs, MIT & Michael Rogol, MIT ESD Student (5/4/2005)
"Energy Activities in the Boston Mayor's Office" - Brad Swing, Special Assistant - Energy Policy, Boston Mayor's Office of Environment and Energy (4/27/2005)
"Advanced Superconductor Technology and the Future Electric Grid" - Dr. Greg Yurek, CEO, American Superconductor (4/13/2005)
"An Insider's Perspective on Current Trends in Grid Operation, Integration, and Security" Tom Bowe, PJM (4/6/2005)
"Offshore Wind Power" - Prof. Paul Sclavounos, MIT (3/16/2005)
Fall 2004
"Cape Wind: Utility-Scale Renewable Energy for Massachusetts" - Mark Rodgers, Communications Director, Cape Wind (12/16/2004)
"Superconductors and the New Energy Economy" - John Howe, VP of Electric Industry Affairs, American Superconductor (12/2/2004)
"Sustainable Energy Efficient Buildings" - Prof. Leon Glicksman, MIT (11/18/2004)
"Conspiracy Theories: T&D Losses, Grid Investment, and Renewables Integration" - Steve Connors, MIT LFEE (11/4/2004)
"Geothermal Power for Everyone: What Will It Take?" - Prof. Jeff Tester, MIT (10/21/2004)
"Near-Term Pathways to Energy Sustainability" Prof. David Marks, MIT (9/22/2004)