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Society on Social Implications of Technology [SIT030]
5:30 PM, Monday, 19 May
Trends in Clean Energy for Massachusetts
Dr. Warren Leon, Director of the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust
Renewable energy sources have the power to preserve our natural environment and also to transform our economy. Solar photovoltaic technology, fuel cells, wind energy, bioenergy, hydropower, and wave and tidal energy technology hold the key to our energy future. To propel Massachusetts toward that future, the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust promotes clean energy businesses, provides financial assistance to individuals and businesses who install solar panels and wind turbines, and works with communities to incorporate green design into schools.
What are the prospects for implementing clean energy technologies on a large scale in Massachusetts in the near term? How can clean energy be an engine for economic growth in Massachusetts? What is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts doing to advance renewable energy? Warren Leon, Director of the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust, will discuss general trends and recent developments.
Warren Leon has been the Director of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Renewable Energy Trust since the beginning of 2006. During the previous two years, he served in several other capacities at the Trust, including as Deputy Director. He has worked on energy and environmental issues for nearly 20 years. Before joining MTC, Warren was Executive Director of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association. Before that, he was Deputy Director for Programs at the Union of Concerned Scientists. He is co-author of the popular book The Consumer’s Guide to Effective Environmental Choices (Three Rivers Press, 1999) and also co-authored Is Our Food Safe? A Consumer’s Guide to Protecting Our Health and the Environment (Three Rivers Press, 2002). He received his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College in 1972 and a Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1979.
This meeting is free and open to the public. It will be held 5:30 – 7:15 p.m. on Monday, 19 May 2008. Refreshments are at 5:30 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 6:00 p.m., both in the Lincoln Laboratory Cafeteria, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, MA. For more information, please contact Jim Ernstmeyer, j.ernstmeyer@worldnet.att.net, (781) 929-8114, or visit the IEEE website at http://www.ieeeboston.org/.
Please enter MIT Lincoln Laboratory parking lot at 244 Wood Street entrance and park in visitor parking. The entrance to the cafeteria is on the lower level, to the left of the main entrance.
From I-95 (Route 128): Take Exit 30B on to Route 2A - Stay in Right Lane. Turn Right on to Mass. Ave. Follow Mass. Ave for ~ 0.4 miles. Turn Left on to Wood Street and Drive for 1.0 miles. Turn Left at Wood Street Gate. Lincoln Lab is also accessible via public transportation by taking the 62/76 bus from Alewife. More directions are available at http://www.ll.mit.edu/about/directions.html.
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