Carbon Capture and Utilization: Upcoming Report Release Events
Report Release Webinar on Gaseous Carbon Waste Streams Utilization
In the quest to mitigate the buildup of greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere, researchers and policymakers have increasingly turned their attention to techniques for capturing greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. Utilizing captured carbon offers the opportunity to recover some of the costs of carbon storage and the market for waste carbon products could grow to hundreds of billions of dollars. Our newly-released report presents a research agenda for improving the development of commercially viable technologies that can reuse or transform carbon waste streams. Learn more by logging into our public briefing webinar on Monday, October 22, 2018 from 10:30am-12pm ET.
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Public Briefing and Webcast on Negative Emissions Technologies and Reliable Sequestration
Negative emissions technologies that aim to remove and sequester excess carbon from the atmosphere are an important part of responding to climate change. Our new report presents a detailed research and development agenda needed to assess the benefits, risks, and sustainable scale potential for carbon dioxide removal and sequestration approaches and increase their commercial viability. We invite you to attend a public briefing and webcast about the report on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 11am EDT at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, DC.
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Call for Nominations: New Study on Grid Modernization
The U.S. electricity system is undergoing fundamental changes in how electricity is generated, distributed, bought, and sold. At the request of Congress and the Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is undertaking a comprehensive evaluation of strategies for modernizing the U.S. electric power system. The study will focus on how new technologies, operating techniques, grid architectures, and business practices will need to evolve for a range of future scenarios in both the medium- and long term. The study will also consider ways to improve the reliability, resiliency, flexibility, of the grid as well as challenges to maintaining cyber security and affordability. Learn more on the study website.
We are in the process of forming a committee for this study and would appreciate suggestions for possible committee members. We are looking for those with expertise in at least one of the following topics: electricity systems planning, operations, and management; energy policy, regulation, markets including market designs; power system electronic devices and controls; smart grid, distributed resources and end use devices; electrical and systems engineering; computer science, controls, software, and especially cybersecurity; economics, finance, and public policy broadly.
Nominations should be submitted no later than November 1, 2018.
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Workshop and Webcast on Frontiers of Big Data, Modeling, and Simulation in Urban Sustainability
Data, modeling, and simulations are critical to planning for and maintaining sustainable communities. We invite you to attend a workshop and webcast on January 30-31, 2018 that will bring together the emerging interdisciplinary network of practitioners, business leaders, academics, and policy makers using data for urban sustainability. The workshop will focus on identifying areas where cities can partner with the scientific community to address challenges related to air and water quality, transportation and physical infrastructure, and sustainable inclusive communities.
Dates and Times:
Day 1: January 30, 2019 from 9am-5pm ET
Day 2: January 31, 2019 from 9am-3pm ET
Location: Keck Center Room 100, 500 Fifth St. NW, Washington, D.C 20001
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Study Update: Assessment of Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles
The National Academies' Committee on Assessment of Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles – Phase 3 is gathering information in preparation for its study to estimate the costs and effectiveness of fuel economy technologies and the barriers to deploying technologies in the 2025 to 2035 time frame.
The study committee met on October 15-16 in Ann Arbor, MI to hear from representatives from the automotive industry. Presentations from the meeting will be available soon. For more information about the study and future committee meetings, please visit the study website at nas.edu/fueleconomy.
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About BEES
The Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides independent advice to the U.S. government and the private sector on science and technology policy issues related to energy and the environment. Learn more about our work and sign up for our mailing list at nas.edu/bees.
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