November 2014

Analysis: EPA’s Clean Power Plan: Economic Strengths and Weaknesses

Thirteen top economists, including EPIC's Michael Greenstone, analyzed the Obama Administration’s main climate policy in Science.

ClimateWire: How to Make the Clean Power Plan Affordable

UChicago Law's Mark Templeton Debates Carbon Emission Regulations

Templeton, an affiliate of EPIC, directs the Abrams Environmental Law Clinic at UChicago Law.

Audio

Forbes: South Korea Plans Advanced Reactor To Burn Spent Nuclear Fuel

Jeff McMahon writes about EPIC's event on the future of nuclear energy in South Korea, hosted by EPIC's Founding Co-Director Bob Rosner.

Energy @UChi

Uranium-extracting technology earns student a Fuel Cycle Research Award

Graduate student Carter Abney has been developing materials to extract metals from seawater.

Chicago Policy Review: Renewable Energy Policy – Not Just a Domestic Issue

Harris student Mattie Prodanovic writes about how supportive renewable energy policies have a significant effect on international trade for solar energy technologies.

Chicago Maroon: UChicago-affiliated start-up named to list of top 100 clean-tech firms

Electrochaea turns excess electricity into usable natural gas.

Also in Chicago Maroon: Sustainability office wants campus-wide emissions cut.

Renewable Energy Support Programs: New Studies Examine How and When They Work

In a pair of new studies, EPIC affiliate and Booth School of Business Professor John Birge and his coauthors analyzed the effects of various schemes to support renewable energy generation and, consequently, to reduce carbon emissions and end fossil fuel dependence.

EPIC-India: (Op-Ed) Still Up In the Air

EPIC-India's Executive Director Anant Sudarshan writes about India's new air quality index in India Express.

EPIC's Inaugural Student Social

Students from across the University of Chicago came together on November 13th to meet, mingle and talk energy. EPIC hopes to host many similar events to bring together UChicago students interested in energy.

Affiliates

Paulson Institute:

CEO Council Launched for Sustainable Urbanization

Hank Paulson: A Time of Leadership on Climate Change

Former Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman Becomes Distinguished Fellow

Poneman: In China, Energy Saving is All About the Buildings

Fourth Annual Cities of the Future Conference

WSJ: Hank Paulson Targets Climate Change Via China’s Building Codes

Computation Institute:

All night hackathon produces interactive data visualizations, including environmental data on what goes in and comes out of the atmosphere, and more.

Look Ahead

Dec. 3, 3:30pm
(Harris 142)
EPIC Seminar Series: Cheap and Clean:
How Americans Think About Energy in the Age of Global Warming
Featuring: Stephen Ansolabehere, Professor,
Harvard University

Dec. 3, 5:45pm
(The Conference Center at 1 N Wacker Dr)
PowerUP Energy Thought Leaders Forum:
Energy Policy: Post-Election Analysis and Insight
Featuring EPIC Founding Co-Director Robert Topel

Dec. 5, 1:30pm
(Kent Lab, 120):
Bimetallic Redox Chemistry in Catalysis and Energy Conversion, Dr. David Powers, Harvard University

***Jan. 7, 3:30pm***
(Place TBD)
EPIC Seminar Series: U.S. Climate Action in an Era of Congressional Hostility: Domestic and Global Implications
Featuring: Michael Gerrard,
Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law,
Columbia Law School

***Jan. 28, 3:30pm***
(Place TBD)
EPIC Seminar Series: Cynthia Giles
EPA Assistant Administrator,
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

Beyond UChi

Argonne National Lab:

Discovery sheds light on nuclear reactor fuel behavior during a severe event

Researchers develop new acoustic sensor for chemical and biological detection

National Geographic: Tiny Batteries Could Revolutionize Green Energy

Chicago Tribune: Argonne battery roadshow aims to connect with industry

Marine Biological Lab:

MBL Announces First Recipients of MBL-UChicago/Argonne Collaboration Awards

Northern Extension of Fiddler Crabs’ Range May be Sign of Climate Change