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Stanford Energy Newsletter

September 2012
ENERGY RESEARCH@STANFORD
 
SLAC Team Observes Working Lithium-Sulfur Battery in Action 
Mike Toney's lab is using X-ray technology to observe lithium-sulfur batteries in action. Their technique could lead to better batteries for electric vehicles.
Toney Lab     Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science (SIMES)
 
Scientists Use 'Wave Mixing' to Study How Light Alters Electric Charges
SLAC scientists mixed laser beams and X-rays to observe the effect of light on an electric charge, a technique that could have applications for solar research.
SLAC Linac Coherent Light Source
 
GCEP Explores Energy Technologies with Negative Carbon Emissions 
The Global Climate and Energy Project hosted a workshop on developing energy technologies that can achieve negative greenhouse gas emissions.
Global Climate and Energy Project          
 
Stanford, Penn State Scientists Use Microbes to Make Methane
Stanford's Alfred Spormann and his Penn State colleagues are using microbes to turn electricity into carbon-neutral methane. The work is supported by GCEP.
Spormann Lab
 
Researchers Re-Design Key Catalyst in Fuel Cells
Researchers from SIMES and the SUNCAT Center have re-designed a platinum-based catalyst that promotes energy-releasing reactions in fuel cells.
SIMES     SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis
 
    Wind Power Could Exceed Global Energy Demand by 2030
Mark Jacobson's new climate model suggests that wind-generated power could more than meet the world's energy demand by 2030.
Atmosphere/Energy Program    		  
ENERGY POLICY
SPRIE Hosts Conference on Smart Green Cities
The Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosted a conference on lessons and prospects for developing smart green cities.
 
    Experts Call for Strong Regulation and Oversight of All Nuclear Programs
All nuclear energy and weapons programs should be independently regulated and peer reviewed, say Sidney Drell, George Shultz and Steven Andreasen.
 
  Powering the Armed Forces: Meeting the Military's Energy Challenge 
Authors Gary Roughead and Jeremy Carl of the Shultz-Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy review the military's strategy for achieving energy security.
 
    SIEPR: Do Home Energy Rebate Programs Encourage Conservation?
Koichiro Ito of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research examines home energy-conservation programs offered by California utilities.		  
RESEARCH GRANTS
Stanford Faculty Awarded $2.2 Million for Innovative Energy Research

Solar Researchers Receive $900,000 Department of Energy Grant
 
IN THE NEWS

Sierra Club Names Stanford One of the Top 10 Greenest Universities

Chris Field Brings Climate Change Expertise to Capitol Hill

Richard Morse Comments on the Renewed Interest in Coal Gasification

Kari Nadeau Comments on the Improved Air Quality in Los Angeles

Electric Vehicle Revolution: Wireless Charging from Road to Car

Craig Criddle on Using Wastewater to Make Electricity and Plastics

Fracking Could Be Combined with Carbon Capture, Mark Zoback Says
 
PEOPLE

Tom Jaramillo Receives Presidential Early Career Award

William Chueh Named a Top Young Innovator by 'Technology Review'

Shoucheng Zhang Wins Dirac Medal for Topological Insulator Research

Tim Miller Honored for Advancing SLAC's Ultrafast X-Ray Capabilities
 
EDUCATION
Energy@Stanford Conference Gives Grad Students a Glimpse into SLAC

SCPD Offers Graduate Certificate in Molecular Engineering of Energy Technologies: Enroll Online
 
EVENTS

Energy Seminar, Mondays, 4:15-5:15pm, NVIDIA Auditorium, Huang Engineering Center: Begins Sept. 24

Roundtable at Stanford, Oct, 6, 9:30-11:00am, Maples Pavilion

GCEP 10th Anniversary Research Symposium, Oct. 10-11, Arrillaga Alumni Center: Registration Required

Campaign 2012: The Science Behind Critical U.S. Energy Issues, Oct. 24, 7:00-8:30pm, Munger Graduate Residence Bldg. 4

Behavior, Energy & Climate Change Conference, Nov. 12-14, Sacramento, Calif.: Register Now
 
 
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