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Symposium Schedule

 

8:30-9:00 a.m.
Registration and coffee



9-9:15 a.m.
Welcoming remarks

Julio M. Ottino, Dean of the Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Northwestern University

9:15-9:30 a.m.
Opening talk

Eric Masanet, Professor, Northwestern University
"Sustainable development and the role of microgrids"

9:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Morning technical sessions 

Scene-setting presentation (30 minutes)

Chris Marnay, Principal, Microgrid Design of Mendocino, LLC
"Microgrids: The Revolution is Here"

Session 1 (60 minutes)
Microgrids for development: What can we learn from existing systems?
Moderator: Ermin Wei, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
Break (20 minutes)

Session 2 (60 minutes)
Distributed renewable microgrids: Overcoming technical barriers
Moderator: Adilson Motter, Professor, Northwestern University


12:30-1:30 p.m.
Lunch – invitation only



1:30-4:20 p.m.
Afternoon technical sessions 

Scene-setting presentation (30 minutes)

Hannah Daly, Energy Analyst and Energy Access Lead, International Energy Agency (IEA)
"The role of decentralised sources in delivering energy for all by 2030"

Session 3 (60 minutes)
Learning by doing: Renewable microgrid project successes and challenges in the developing world
Moderator: Mar Reguant, Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Break (20 minutes)

Session 4 (60 minutes)
Realizing the human and economic benefits of improved energy access
Moderator: Bruce Carruthers, Professor of Sociology, Director of the Buffett Institute for Global Studies, Northwestern University


4:20-4:35 p.m.
Closing remarks: TBD


4:35-6:00 p.m.
Reception

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