9 episodes
Energy Seminar (Fall 2012) Stanford University
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The weekly Energy Seminar, chaired by Professor Sally Benson and managed by the Precourt Institute for Energy and the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford, informs the Stanford community about a wide range of energy and climate change issues and perspectives.
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Powering the Armed Forces (October 22, 2012)
(October 22, 2012) Admiral Gary Roughead explores the military's -- specifically the Navy's -- attempts at conserving the energy that they use during conflicts through both efficiency improvements and exploration of alternative energy sources.
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Stanford Energy Systems Innovations Project (October 29, 2012)
(October 29, 2012) Representatives from Stanford's Office of Land, Buildings & Real Estate introduce the SESIP project and provide an overview on the technology being used and it's implementation in the upcoming years.
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Investigation of Injection-Induced Seismicity Using a Coupled Fluid Flow and Rate/State Friction Model (November 5, 2012)
(November 5, 2012) Mark McClure summarizes the fundamental physical processes of induced seismicity, provide an overview of the history of the field, and reviews some of the dominant ideas in induced seismicity hazard analysis.
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The Development of Liquid Fuels from Lignocellulose (December 3, 2012)
(December 3, 2012) Chris Somerville discusses his research involving the research and development of alternative liquid fuels like ethanol that could help to decrease the world's current reliance on oil.
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A New Industrial Revolution for a Sustainable Energy Future (October 1, 2012)
(October 1, 2012) Arun Majumdar provides a broad overview of the current energy landscape and discusses several research and development opportunities that could help the world confront future challenges and spur a new industrial revolution.
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Hydrogen Energy in California (November 12, 2012)
(November 12, 2012) Mark Lerdal presents Hydrogen Energy California (HECA), a project for converting fossil fuels to hydrogen in order to generate clean power and manufacture low-carbon fertilizer products. He talks about the current state of the project as well as several of the challenges it is encountering.