Energy Supply and Demand, Economics, and Greenhouse Gas Management: Are They Related?
Speaker: Carl Bauer, Director of the Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Time: 11:00am to 12:00pm
Location: E40-496
Sponsor: MIT Energy Initiative
Abstract
The success of the U.S. economy is fed in large part by secure, reliable energy supplies. At the same time, rising energy consumption results in greater impacts to our natural environment — especially from the emission of carbon dioxide, a primary greenhouse gas.
Carl O. Bauer, Director of the Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory, will explore the interdependencies of energy supply and demand, the U.S. economy, and the need for the United States to manage its greenhouse gas emissions. He will review technologies currently being pursued in anticipation of a carbon-constrained world, and he will talk about how today's science and engineering students can help the nation address its critical energy issues.
About the speaker
Carl Bauer is Director of the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), a national laboratory owned and operated by the U.S. Department of Energy that serves as the lead field laboratory for the Department's Office of Fossil Energy. Mr. Bauer oversees the implementation of major science and technology development programs to resolve the environmental, supply, and reliability constraints of producing and using fossil resources. This includes technologies for:
- Advanced coal-fueled power generation and hydrogen production
- Carbon sequestration
- Environmental control for the existing fleet of coal-fired power plants
- Improving the efficiency and environmental quality of domestic oil and natural gas exploration, production, and processing
Mr. Bauer has more than 30 years experience in technical and business management in both the public and private sectors. He was appointed NETL Director in August 2005, following 6 months as Acting Director. He has also served as NETL Deputy Director, Director of NETL's Office of Coal and Environmental Systems, and Director of NETL's Office of Product Management for Environmental Management. Mr. Bauer received an M.S. in nuclear power engineering from the Naval Nuclear Power Postgraduate Program in 1972 and a B.S. in marine engineering/oceanography from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1971. He was recently recognized as a 2006 Director of the Year by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer.
