Energy Technology and Natural Resources IV

Energy technology innovations and policies

This course will introduce energy technology innovation and various concepts related to policies for such innovations, which are in a state of flux because of climate change, air pollution, and other environmental concerns. The course will cover key technology areas such as solar photovoltaics, wind power, and energy storage. It will also discuss how policies can address environmental and spillover externalities in light of technical features that manifest as learning and diffusion curves.

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授業計画

1. Environmental challenges: climate change, air pollution, etc. 2. Energy challenges: energy access, energy security, etc. 3. Externality and policy interventions 4. Trends in solar power 5. Trends in wind power 6. Trends in energy storage and electric vehicles 7. Trends in bioenergy 8. Innovation basics 9. Patterns of innovation (learning curves, diffusion curves) 10. Systems for energy technology innovation 11. Energy technology innovation policies 12. Integrated assessment and technological representation 13. Interaction between energy and other technologies

授業の方法

Lectures and group discussions

成績評価方法

In-class presentations (25%), quizzes (25%), and a final report (50%)

教科書

N/A

参考書

Grubler, A., F. Aguayo, K. Gallagher, M. Hekkert, K. Jiang, L. Mytelka, L. Neij, G. Nemet and C. Wilson, 2012: Chapter 24 - Policies for the Energy Technology Innovation System (ETIS). In Global Energy Assessment - Toward a Sustainable Future, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY, USA and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, pp. 1665-1744. http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/research/Flagship-Projects/Global-Energy-Assessment/Chapte24.en.html

履修上の注意

Some understanding of microeconomics and physics (thermodynamics) is required. Ask the instructor if you are unsure.