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Energy and Nanotechnology Workshop II: Prospects for Solar Energy in the 21st Century
October 16-17, 2004
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology
Environmental and Energy Systems Institute
Shell Center for Sustainability
Rice University
Houston, Texas
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Energy & Nanotechnology Workshop II:
Prospects for Solar Energy in the 21st Century
Saturday, October 16, 2004
Location: James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice Univeristy
Morning Session: Policy and the State of the Solar Industry
| 8:00-8:10am |
Welcome
Dr. Richard Smalley
University Professor, Rice University |
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OPENING KEYNOTES
8:10-8:30am
8:30-8:50am
8:50-9:10am
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Moderator: Amy Myers Jaffe, Associate Director, Rice Energy Program, Rice University and Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
The State of the Solar Industry
Dr. William Beckenbaugh
Chairman of the Scientific Advisors Committee, Konarka Technologies
Dr. Franz Karg
Director, Global R&D and Technology, Shell Solar
Dr. Jean Posbic
Manager of Product Development, BP Solar
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| 9:10-9:45am |
Discussion |
| 9:45-10:00am |
Introductions and Workshop Overview
Dr. Wade Adams
Director, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Rice University |
| 10:00-10:30am |
An Assessment of Federally Funded Solar Energy Research
Dr. Kenneth Zweibel
Manager, Thin Film PV Partnership, National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| 10:30-10:45am |
Discussion |
| 10:45-11:00am |
BREAK |
| 11:00-11:30am |
A Renewable Energy Rationale
Dr. Martin Hoffert
Professor of Physics, New York University |
| 11:30-12:30pm - |
Discussion |
| 12:30-1:30pm - |
LUNCH |
Afternoon Session I: Economics and Public Policy Panel
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1:30-1:50pm - |
Moderator: Amy Myers Jaffe, Associate Director, Rice Energy Program, Rice University and Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
The Potential Role of Solar Power in the Southwest
Dr. Peter Hartley
Chairman, Department of Economics, Rice University
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| 1:50-2:10pm - |
A Bright Future for Solar Power and Renewable Energy in the US and Europe
Dr. Dagobert Brito
Peterkin Professor of Political Economy, Rice University |
| 2:10-2:30pm - |
Obstacles for Solar Energy in the US
Dr. Alexander Farrell
Assistant Professor, Energy and Resources Group, University of California Berkeley |
| 2:30-3:00pm - |
Low Cost but Totally Renewable Electricity Supply for a Huge Supply Area and European/Tanseuropean Example
Dr. Gregor Czisch
Institute for Solar Energy Technology, Kassel University |
| 3:00-3:30pm - |
Discussion |
| 3:30-4:00pm - |
BREAK |
Afternoon Session II: Thermal Solar
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4:00-4:20pm |
Moderator: Dr. Howard Scmidt, Executive Director, Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory, Rice University
Thermal Solar
Mr. Frank Wilkins
Solar Thermal Team Leader, Solar Energy Technologies Program
U. S. Department of Energy |
| 4:20-4:40pm |
Thermal Solar
Dr. Jacob Karni
Professor, Environmental Science and Energy REsearch Department, and Head of The Energy Center, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
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| 4:40pm-5:15pm |
Discussion |
| 5:15pm |
End of Session II |
Sunday, October 17, 2004
Morning Session: Photolcatalytics and Photovoltaics
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8:00-8:30am |
Moderator: Dr. Robert Hauge, Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Department of Chemistry, Executive Director of Science and Technology, Carbon Nanotechnology Laboratory, Rice University
Photocatalytic Solar Energy
Dr. Nathan Lewis
George L. Argyros Professor and Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology |
| 8:30-9:00am |
Discussion |
| 9:00-9:30am |
Overview of the State of Play in the field of Photovoltaics
Dr. Lawrence Kazmerski
Technology Manager, Solar Energy Technologies, National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| 9:30-10:00am |
Discussion |
| 10:00-10:30am |
Overview of Breakthough Possibilities in the Science of Photovoltaics
Dr. Paul Alivasatos
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley
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| 10:30-11:00am |
Discussion
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| 11:00-11:30pm |
BREAK |
| 11:30- 12:00pm |
Dye-Based Photovoltaics
Dr. Michael Graetzel
Laboratory for Photonics and Interfaces, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
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| 12:00-12:30pm |
Discussion |
| 12:30-1:30pm |
LUNCH
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Afternoon Session: Science and Technology for the Future
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1:30-2:00pm |
Moderator: Dr. Alex Ignatiev, Director, Texas Center for Superconductivity and Advanced Materials and Distinguished University Professor of Physics, Chemistry and Computer Engineering, University of Houston
Roadmap for Solar Energy Research: Third Generation Efforts and Strategic Challenges
Dr. Arthur Nozik
Senior Research Fellow, National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
| 2:00-2:30pm |
Discussion |
| 2:30-3:00pm |
The Potential of New Materials to Advance the Science of Solar Power
Dr. Alex Ignatiev
Director, Texas Center for Superconductivity and Advanced Materials and Distinguished University Professor of Physics, Chemistry and Computer Engineering, University of Houston |
| 3:00-3:30pm |
Discussion |
| 3:30-4:00pm |
BREAK |
| 4:00-4:30pm |
Wrap-up Discussion |
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