BU Faculty Retreat on Clean Energy

Monday, August 31, 2009
12:00pm – 6:00pm

Agenda

12:00 pm    Introduction – Ken Lutchen
CEESI; Goals of retreat

  • Overview of funding landscape via DOE – Peter Rothstein

12:30 pm    Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency Technologies – Nalin Kulatilaka, Moderator

  • Fuel Cells, Fuel Processing and CO2 Sequestration – Uday Pal
  • Green Processing – Uday Pal
  • Photovoltaics – Enrico Bellotti
  • Ocean Energy – Greg McDaniel
  • Sensors and Nanotechnology for Energy Sources – Bennett Goldberg
  • Solid State Lighting – Soumendra Basu

2:00 pm     Break

2:15 pm     Energy Technology Adoption Issues – Michael Caramanis, Moderator

  • Can the Market Manage Energy Transitions? – Robert Kaufmann
  • Financial Constraints to Adopting Efficiency & Supply Technologies – Nalin Kulatilaka

3:00 pm    CEESI Activities- Linda Grosser

3:15 pm    Break

3:30 pm    Smart Grid – Robert Kaufmann, Moderator

  • Smart Grid as an Integrated System – Michael Caramanis
  • Sensor Networked Systems Technologies for Smart Grid – Christos Cassandras
  • Smart Buildings Technology – Michael Gevelber
  • Visual Light Communications – Tom Little
  • Business Models for Smart Grid Integration – Nalin Kulatilaka

4:45 pm     General Discussion – Ken Lutchen

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