5 Events

Seminar - Open to the Public

Issues in Sustainable Energy Development of India

Tue., Nov. 25, 2008 | 9:30am - 11:00am

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

This presentation is based on the speaker's analysis of the implications of India's call for energy-intensive growth for removing poverty and inequity in respect of the twin challenges of environmental sustainability and energy security in India.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.

Seminar - Open to the Public

Emerging Energy Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation: Comparative State-level Media Analysis

Tue., May 13, 2008 | 9:30am - 11:00am

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

This research explores state-level variation in perceptions of and discourse on carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology and wind technology. The results are based primarily on comparative media analysis of state-level newspapers. The news media plays an important role in developing the public's perceptions of risks and benefits of emerging technologies because the media plays an interpretive function linking technical assessments of experts to the psychological assessments of laypersons. Different state-level perceptions of and discourse on risks and benefits of emerging energy technologies are likely contributing to energy technology deployment decisions.

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Seminar - Open to the Public

Coal Assessment and Extraction in India: Issues and Prospects

Tue., Apr. 29, 2008 | 9:30am - 11:00am

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

Chikkatur will outline the status of coal resource assessment and extraction in India, and will then discuss key issues that need to be addressed in order to ensure sustainable development of the coal and coal power sectors in India.  He will also highlight policy options derived from a series of workshops in India.

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An Economic Assessment of Deploying Advanced Coal Power Technologies in China

World Bank

Seminar - Open to the Public

An Economic Assessment of Deploying Advanced Coal Power Technologies in China

Tue., Feb. 19, 2008 | 9:30am - 11:00am

Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369

Zhao will present her analysis of the thermodynamic efficiency, environmental performance, and differences in capital cost and overall cost of electricity for a variety of advanced coal power technologies in the Chinese context. She will specifically discuss the economic gaps between IGCC and other advanced coal power technologies and compare twelve different power plant configurations using advanced coal power technologies.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.