After decades of fits and starts, is solar power finally hitting the big time? BrightSource Energy is about to break ground on one of the largest solar power plants in the world. The 392 megawatt plant will generate almost as much electricity as all the solar capacity installed across the ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $20 General, Free Members & Students
Timing is Everything: Poverty Alleviation and the Demand for Energy-Using AssetsOver the next several decades, economic development and anti-poverty programs will likely lift the incomes of the world's poor. In this paper, we study the implications for energy use, focusing on the accumulation of energy-using assets. We begin by developing a simple model of household asset accumulation as a function ...
Intoxicating Plants in the GardenJoin us for a stroll throughout the collection to learn about plants used for making intoxicating elixirs. A few plants we'll see and taste along the way are Opuntias, Rhododendrons, Wormwood, Sugar Cane, and more!Limited to 20 participants
Where: BerkeleyCost: $20 general, $15 members & Homecoming Participants
Life Cycle Assessment of Climate Change Mitigation Strategies - Applications to the Passenger Transportation SectorThe mitigation of climate change emissions in the United States and worldwide requires investment in new technologies and new infrastructure. This talk examines climate change mitigation efforts for the passenger transportation sector from a life cycle perspective. It discusses enhanced methods for life cycle assessment (LCA) applied to climate forcing ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Science Safari: Secret World of BatsDid you know there are over 1,000 species of bats in the world, making up a quarter of all mammal species, and that some live for more than 40 years?This very special evening program will begin with a presentation by Dave Johnston, Ph.D, followed by a bat discovery hike. (Yes, ...
Where: Los GatosCost: $10 Adult, $5 Child, $25 Family
