Spotlight

August 24, 2021. Early Utility Scale Wind Energy R&D in the US: Successes and Failures By: Robert Thresher NREL Senior Research Fellow Emeritus Date: Tuesday August 24 at 5:00-6:00 pm MT Location: ECCR-1B40 and ZOOM Map to ECCR-1B: https://www.colorado.edu/map/?id=336#!m/541043 Connect via zoom: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/98582818442 Abstract The first megawatt scale wind turbine...

July 19, 2021. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) elevated principal scientist Joseph Berry to the position of senior research fellow.

June 15, 2021. "Quantization Effects in Semiconductor Nanostructures and Singlet Fission in Molecular Chromophores for Photovoltaics and Solar Fuels," Chemical Physics Reviews.

July 13, 2021. Getting to net-zero: decarbonizing at the tera- and nanowatt levels By: Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Chemical & Biological Engineering Department, Princeton University Date: Tuesday July 13 at 9-10 am MT Connect via zoom: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/94042783299 Abstract: While the climate mitigation narrative has...

Balancing Wildfire Risk and Power System Reliability: Pre-emptive power shut offs and proactive restoration planning By: Assistant Professor Line Roald from the University of Wisconsin Date: Monday, April 19 th at 12pm – 1pm MDT Connect via zoom: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/98108119212 Abstract: Electric grid faults can be the source of catastrophic wildfires,...

Could water be the future of clean energy tech? Presented by: Prof. Shane Ardo, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering University of California, Irvine, California, USA Date: Monday, March 15, at 2pm-3pm MDT Connect via Zoom: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/99735188996 Abstract: Besides oxygen, water is the...

A proposal by Dr. Chuck Kutscher, a Fellow of CU Boulder's Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI) , was recently voted as one of the CLEEN (Clean Economy Employment Now) Project’s top three ideas for Congressional budget reconciliation .

Energy grid experts Kyri Baker and Bri-Mathias Hodge, both RASEI Fellows, answered questions on the statewide crisis as energy grids failed during the winter storm that swept across Texas in Feb. of 2021.