Local Energy Security in Transition
Dr. Osofsky at the MEPC Making Connections Summit. Photo Credit: MPEC 2015 Energy Summit by Great Planes Institute CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
This month Dr. Hari Osofsky, the Energy Transition Lab’s Faculty Director presented the keynote address at the Metropolitan Energy Policy Coalition’s Energy Summit held held in St. Paul. Read more →
Community solar and the future of Minnesota solar energy
Photo Credit: Solar Farm, Brockville Ontario 2014 by Jonathan Potts CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Last month Energy Transition Lab Executive Director Ellen Anderson and Francis O’Sullivan, Director of research and analysis at the MIT Energy Initiative, were interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio’s Climate Cast about the future of solar power in Minnesota and how the state can best leverage its potential for solar power.
Register today for the Energy Storage Summit on July 15, 2015
The Energy Transition Lab will host an Energy Storage Summit on Wednesday July 15th, 2015 at the University of Minnesota Law School. The Summit will include 100 or more participants from the energy industry, the public sector, academia and the non-profit sector.
The Energy Storage Summit Agenda is now available and a full list of presenters will be coming soon on this website.
The Summit will be from 8:00AM until 4:30PM on July 15th and will be followed by a networking reception. The event is free and open to the public but space is limited so register today
Ten things we learned about the energy transition
Energy Transition Lab executive director Ellen Anderson and Energy Transition Lab faculty director Hari Osofsky explored the “Top 10″ key areas of energy transition and the Energy Transition Lab’s role in them. This story originally appeared on the Institute on the Environment blog.
Written by: Anya Moucha
Ellen Anderson named executive director of energy lab
Our energy system is in the midst of a major transition. Our power sources are shifting from coal to more natural gas and renewables. We need to upgrade our aging grid to accommodate those new sources. As our grid becomes “smarter,” we need it to be responsive and reliable. And new greenhouse gas emissions regulations and the need to make our grid resilient as the climate changes add further complexities.
