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Energy Research at HKS Carbon Mitigation Initiative Princeton University April 17, 2013. Henry Lee. Programs at the Belfer Center. Energy Technology Innovation Project - Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Henry Lee and Laura Diaz Anadon Geopolitics of Energy - Meghan O ’ Sullivan
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Energy Research at HKSCarbon Mitigation Initiative Princeton UniversityApril 17, 2013 Henry Lee
Programs at the Belfer Center • Energy Technology Innovation Project - Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Henry Lee and Laura Diaz Anadon • Geopolitics of Energy - Meghan O’Sullivan • Middle East Initiative - Nicholas Burns • East Asia Energy - Tony Saich and Henry Lee
Business and Government • Harvard Electricity Program - William Hogan • Sustainable Science Program - William Clark • Harvard Environmental Economics Program - Robert Stavins
Projects Not Covered: Economics and Environment • The impact of oil subsidies on world oil markets - Joe Aldy • Geoengineering - Solar Radiation Management - David Keith • Architecture of International Climate Agreement - Robert Stavins
Geopolitics • China • Water and energy development • Siting issues • Electric vehicles • Solar and wind energy • Arctic • Overview of issues • Russia and Arctic energy development • Building efficiency (starting September 2013) • Carbon taxes
Geopolitics Continued • The geopolitical implications of the shale gas boom: a joint project with the Baker Institute at Rice • The role of sub-national governments in energy development • Energy trade between Russia and Chinese (September 2013) • Natural gas trade in SE Asia (September 2013) • Shale oil resources in the United States
Energy Technology Innovation • How to accelerate the development and deployment of cleaner energy technology • Energy R&D under technical uncertainty - electricity • Comparison of energy R&D programs in China, the U.S., and the U.K. • An analysis of technology innovation and the DOE’s laboratories • Economics of electric vehicles
Water • Water resource availability in certain Middle Eastern countries • Water management and shale gas development (case of Western Pennsylvania) • Water allocation in the Yellow River Valley