Amory Lovins Presents “Disruptive Energy Futures”
Amory Lovins of Rocky Mountain Institute presented a bold vision of transformational changes that can dramatically reduce carbon emissions from transportation, buildings, and the electric grid on September 15th at Boston University Questrom School of Business. The event was co-sponsored by the Institute for Sustainable Energy, sustainability@bu, and the Energy & Environmental Sustainability MBA Concentration.
Peter Fox-Penner Presents New Developments in Sustainable Energy
Peter Fox-Penner, ISE Director, presents New Developments in Sustainable Energy: BU & Beyond to Questrom’s Executive MBA Alumni weekend Luncheon on October 1, 2016. Download the slides.
Instituting Sustainable Energy: Interview with Peter Fox-Penner
By Perry Grossman In Peter Fox-Penner’s book Smart Power, he talks about new energy systems needing not only engineering, economics, but also computer science expertise, so I asked him how he recommends people learn all three of these areas, or how people might best work across these fields. He said that people from these fields […]
“Disruptive Energy Futures”: Envisioning a low-carbon economy in 2050
By Jacquie Ashmore / September 23, 2016 I started work at the Institute for Sustainable Energy two weeks ago, and have been in a whirlwind of introductions to exciting projects and notable experts! Highlights include learning about the Institute’s work with the Green Ribbon Commission, identifying how to reduce the city’s emissions by 80% by […]
New MA Energy Policy Signed into Law, Informed by ISE Research
Massachusetts has a new state energy policy enacted with the help of Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE). The new policy, signed into law by Governor Charles Baker, calls for the purchase of up to 1600 MW of offshore wind and 1000-1200 MW of onshore renewable energy, including possible hydroelectricity purchases from Canada. The […]
Renewable Energy Around the World And at Home
By Yoram Bauman & Peter Fox-Penner & Richard Heinberg / July 26, 2016 Around the world, renewable energy is making headlines: last May, clean energy supplied almost all of Germany’s power demand for one day, while Portugal ran entirely on renewable energy for 107 hours straight. We asked some of our authors how these accomplishments will […]
ISE Director Fox-Penner Testifies Before Massachusetts State Senate
On June 22nd, ISE Director Peter Fox-Penner joined co-authors of a white paper on Massachusetts energy policy options to testify before the Senate Oversight Committee on Global Warming. The hearing was chaired by Senator Marc R. Pacheco. Pictured from left to right are white paper co-authors Michael Haggerty, the Brattle Group; Professor David Cash, Dean […]
Whitepaper by Brattle Economists Examines Clean Energy Policy Options
With contributions from ISE Director Peter Fox-Penner as well as former Massachusetts State officials David Cash and Ann Berwick, the Brattle Group released a whitepaper detailing clean energy policy options for the state of Massachusetts on June 21, 2016 Download the whitepaper.
[UPDATED] Whitepaper by Brattle Economists Examines Clean Energy Policy Options for Massachusetts to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
With contributions from ISE Director Peter Fox-Penner as well as former Massachusetts State officials David Cash and Ann Berwick, the Brattle Group recently released a whitepaper detailing clean energy policy options for the state of Massachusetts. The report, prepared for the Barr Foundation, provides policymakers with a series of recommendations that will help meet greenhouse […]
The Future of Energy Efficiency
Harvey Michaels, MIT, and Robert Kaufmann, Boston University, explored the future of efficient energy, including intelligent buildings at the edge of a decarbonized energy grid on the first day of ISE Earth Week events.