Powerspan Featured in MIT Innovations Journal Special Energy and Climate Issue
Powerspan Corp.’s CEO Frank Alix has contributed to a special issue of MIT’s Innovations Journal entitled Energy for Change: Creating Climate Solutions. This issue focuses on innovative answers to the world’s climate challenge and in the introduction, White House Science Adviser John Holdren states that it is “as thorough a survey of energy and climate solutions as has yet been compiled.”
The Powerspan article conveys the importance of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal-fired power plants as well as the types of incentives needed to commercialize this technology, noting the challenges of commercially deploying carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) at full scale. Further, the piece chronicles Powerspan’s 15-year journey from a small start-up to a leader in the CCS arena with its ECO2 carbon capture technology.
|
|
In conjunction with the release of Energy for Change, a special meeting will be held with the goal of reframing the conversation on energy and climate by exploring opportunities inherent in a transition away from carbon intensity. Our CEO Frank Alix will participate on a panel entitled "Negotiating Change" that will focus on developing international agreements and new institutional arrangements at a global scale.
| Event |
Time for Change - Reframing the Conversation on Energy and Climate |
| Date |
November 24, 2009 |
| Time |
1:00 - 6:45 pm |
| Location |
The National Academy of Sciences, 21st and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. |
The meeting will focus on how technologies already in use can be combined with common-sense policies and 21st century modes of organization to create jobs, advance innovation, and enhance international cooperation. Led by White House Science Adviser, John Holdren, the meeting will emphasize business opportunities for the United States and the global community of nations.
Leaders from business, government, and academia will be engaged in a discussion of the societal possibilities associated with the creation of climate solutions. Speakers include Thomas Schelling, 2005 Nobel Laureate in Economics, and Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, National Resources Defense Council. To register to attend, please click here.
For more information on the Powerspan article, please contact us via our web form or click the related links below:
|