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SUMMARY:Feasibility of Wind &amp\; Solar Energy Systems for Large Geograph
 ic Domains - Dr Christopher Clack\, Cooperative Institute for Research in 
 Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado\, National Oc
 eanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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CONTACT:Julie-Anne Hogbin
DESCRIPTION:The importance of weather driven renewable energies\nfor the U
 nited States’ and the world’s energy portfolio\nis growing. The main p
 erceived problems with weather-driven renewable energies are their intermi
 ttent nature\, low power density\, and high costs. In 2009 the National Oc
 eanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Colorado
  Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) bega
 n a large-scale investigation into the characteristics of weather-driven r
 enewables. This study shows that the costs and carbon emissions from an op
 timally designed\nnational system decrease with geographic size. It shows 
 that with achievable estimates of wind and solar generation costs\, that t
 he US could decrease its carbon emissions by up to 80% by the early 2030s\
 , without an increase in electric costs. Similar results were found for Eu
 rope\, China\, and Australia\; that large geographic areas reduce costs an
 d increase carbon mitigation. The infrastructure created by such a system 
 would enable reductions in carbon emissions from all other sectors\, parti
 cularly transportation and industry.\n\nDr Christopher Clack is the techni
 cal lead in the reseach team. The goal is to determine at what level the U
 nited States can support itself on renewable energy sources\, and where to
  place these sources\, to provide the least expensive\, most efficient gen
 eration system with the smallest possible environmental impact. The resear
 ch team created a simulation tool that uses linear\nprogramming to optimiz
 e the blend of wind\, solar\, and natural gas (and other conventional sour
 ces) for an optimal cost. Dr Clack received his Ph.D. in applied mathemati
 cs and plasma physics from the University of Sheffield.\n\n* *Free to atte
 nd*\n* *No need to book*\n* *Sustainable lunch provided*  
LOCATION:Coslett Building 124 (Anglia Ruskin University\, Cambridge Campus
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