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Colloquium - Wolfgang Bauer (Michigan State University) - Renewable Energy - A Physics Perspective

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October 7, 2014
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
1080 Physics Research Building - Smith Seminar Room - reception at 3:45 pm in the Atrium

Humans currently consume ~16 TW of power, 4/5th of which are generated by burning fossil fuels.  Pollution of the biosphere and global warming are direct consequences and represent unsustainable outcomes. I will discuss how we can replace this fossil-based power production by renewable resources (solar, wind, geo-thermal, bio-mass, …), and how physicists can lead the way.