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Can renewables become the dominant source of electricity in Canada and the USA?

Thursday, September 25, 2014 17:30to20:00
Amphithéâtre Bell (Room: C-631) at Polytechnique Montreal, CA
Price: 
Free

"Rapid innovationÌýand growth in renewable energy",Ìýa talk by MIT's Jessika Trancik

Jessica Trancik

Renewable energyÌýtechnologies have sustained high growth rates over the past 30 years [1], withÌýsolar and wind energy production growing at roughly 30% per year, due to aÌýcombination of technology cost improvement and public policy incentives. ThisÌýpresentation will share new research that hasÌýuncovered reasons for theseÌýunprecedented fast rates of improvement, and has probed the prospects forÌýrenewable energy to produce a significant share of global electricity. This isÌýa critical time in the development trajectories of clean energy technologies,Ìýand in global efforts to mitigate climate change.ÌýAs the data suggest, aÌýtechnology transition may be within reach. Read more:Ìý.Ìý

Location: Ìýin theÌýAmphithéâtre Bell (Room: C-631)

Event hosts

This event is brought to you by the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED) at ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University and the Institut de l’énergie Trottier () at Polytechnique Montréal.

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Event Poster

Poster for Sept 24 and Sept 25 MIT & CEA talks

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Please vist TISED website toÌýget more information about this joint event and about the speaker.Ìý

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