Listen: Columbia Energy Exchange Podcast Speaks with ISE’s Director
In this edition of the Columbia Energy Exchange podcast, host Jason Bordoff talks “Power after Carbon” with ISE’s Director, Peter Fox-Penner: As the dangers of climate change become ever more urgent and the costs of renewable energy plummet, the electricity sector has been experiencing wrenching shifts. More intermittent, distributed sources of energy, new technologies, new […]
Webinar On Demand: Current Insights on the Clean Energy Transition & Investment Opportunities
Webinar hosted by BU Alumni & Friends
Power after Carbon: Building a Clean, Resilient Grid
“Clearly written, assiduously researched, and never fantastical, Power after Carbon is a delight-filled primer for how to overhaul our electricity grid for the twenty-first century. If Fox-Penner can imagine and explain a carbon free system, then surely we can conceive of a way to build it!”—Gretchen Bakke, author of The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between […]
Still Charging: Energy Storage Commercialization in Massachusetts
With the mutually reinforcing trends of climate change mitigation and transport electrification, the opportunity for energy storage innovation has never been more apparent. Massachusetts supports a robust community of entrepreneurs who develop and commercialize their inventions in the state. Recognizing this, the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy and Greentown Labs conducted 25 interviews with […]
Environmental Impact of COVID-19: Sustainable Energy, Climate, and Societal Shifts
Webinar hosted by BU Alumni Relations
Earth Day 2020: Honoring the 50th Anniversary
Three BU environmental experts join the conversation on conservation, green legislation, and the history behind the first Earth Day celebration. 50 years ago American citizens and environmental activists came together to recognize the first official Earth Day celebration. Flash forward and the holiday is now observed in just under 200 countries to help to lift […]
Earth Day 50th Environmental Victories
Earth Day is a time to reflect on the progress made and work to be done in order to protect the health of people and the Earth’s natural systems. On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, National Geographic describes in photos 50 key “environmental victories.” What do you think? Suggestions for important additions? 1970 First […]
Integrating Electric Mobility Systems with the Grid Infrastructure
On November 6-7, 2019, the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE) and the BU Center for Information & Systems Engineering (CISE) jointly held a workshop on “Integrating Electric Mobility Systems with the Grid Infrastructure” at Boston University under the sponsorship of the Sloan Foundation. The workshop brought together more than 30 leaders from industry, […]
The Decade Ahead: Energy, Transportation, and Climate Action
Some decades make their mark more than others. As we cross the threshold of the 2020s, there’s no doubt this decade will be a game-changer for our climate as the stakes grow catastrophically higher with each passing year. If global warming is the ultimate disrupter, how will it fundamentally change our power and water utilities? […]
Career Reflections with Charles Curtis, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy
As the former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy, Charles Curtis is one of the most famous graduates of Boston University and of the BU Law School. He has also served as the Founding Director of the Nuclear Threat Institute, President of the United Nations Foundation, and in many other distinguished roles in the public and […]