Spring 2021: ISE Energy of the Future Webinar Series
Save the dates! The Institute for Sustainable Energy (now the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability) invites you to join our Energy of the Future webinar series this spring in partnership with our series sponsor the Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) and event co-sponsors. If you missed our fall panels on social equity in city climate action, clean energy markets in the wake of the pandemic, and integrating advanced manufacturing and climate change policies, the recordings are now available.
Climate Policy under President Biden and the New Congress: A Conversation with Congressman Sean Casten
January 29, 2021
Special guest speaker
U.S. Representative Sean Casten (IL-06) brings the perspective of scientist, clean energy entrepreneur, and member of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis to our discussion of the best and most likely path forward for Congressional energy policy.
Moderated by Peter Fox-Penner, ISE Director, and Jacquie Ashmore, ISE Executive Director.Energy-Water Nexus Transition to Address Climate Change
February 19, 2021
Our panelists take a global look at the interlinkages between energy and water demand through the lens of sustainable development, recognizing that transition pathways for each resource in isolation do not account for the complex interactions, risks, and opportunities that could be revealed by considering the nexus.
- Lawrence Jones, ISE Senior Fellow and Vice President, International Programs, Edison Electric Institute (moderator)
- Jacquie Ashmore, ISE Executive Director
- Professor Gustaf Olsson, Professor Emeritus at Lund University in Sweden
Women Leading the Charge in Energy Storage to Advance Renewable and EV Growth
March 26, 2021
In this webinar, women at the forefront of energy storage technologies discuss the future of electrochemical energy storage, including technological challenges, promising new directions, and the transition of fundamental research to commercial products.
- Jacqueline DeRosa, Vice President Battery Energy Storage Systems, Ameresco
- Kelsey Hatzell, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Assistant Professor in Andlinger Center for Energy and Environment, Princeton University
- Polly Shaw, Head of Policy & Communications, Plus Power
- Iryna Zenyuk, Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Irvine
- Emily Ryan, Associate Director, Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy and Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Boston University (moderator)
Sustainable African Electricity Sector Expansion: The Critical Role of Social Factors
April 23, 2021
Our panelists discuss forthcoming research that proposes a system dynamics framework to describe the forces that shape electricity infrastructure expansion in Africa. In particular, the framework highlights two major factors that have generally been under-emphasized: the role of societal structures and the consideration of the full spectrum of risks in electricity infrastructure development and operations.
- Justin Ren, ISE affiliated faculty and Associate Professor of Operations and Technology Management, Questrom School of Business
- Richard Stuebi, ISE affiliated faculty and Lecturer, Questrom School of Business.
Improving Sustainable Investing through Better ESG Metrics
June 17, 2021
The Boston University Impact Measurement & Allocation Program’s (IMAP’s) early work has identified a strong desire from the investment industry for new sources of high-quality ESG metrics, which are not readily available from today’s data vendors. This webinar highlights new metrics of corporate performance under development by leading academic researchers. Each panelist presents different data sources that can be used to improve the risk assessment of a firm’s performance.
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