Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Forum
The forum took place in the Cahill Building on the Caltech Campus in Pasadena, CA.
September 16-17, 2010
The Resnick Institute
Pasadena, CA
Parsons and Caltech's Resnick Institute held this forum to identify needs and solutions associated with sustainable energy, sustainable infrastructure and sustainability in national programs. This invitation-only two-day forum included six featured plenary talks and 12 breakout sessions. The breakouts are listed below. Click on the links for more details.
Track 1: Resnick Institute
- Research in Sustainability at Caltech
- Overview of Sustainable Energy Research Centers at Caltech (Joint Session with Track 2)
- Research in Renewable Power and Fuel Generation at Caltech
Track 2: Sustainable Energy
- Renewable Energy: Wind and Wave
- Renewable Energy: Solar (Joint Session with Track 1)
- Biomass Waste to Fuel
- Biomass Energy Recovery Optimization
Track 3: Sustainable Infrastructure
- Sustainability in Infrastructure Rehabilitation
- SMART Grid Strategy: Vision, Challenges and Solutions
- Sustainability in Transportation
Track 4: Sustainability in National Programs
Video
Opening Remarks
Jean-Lou Chameau, President, Caltech & Charles Harrington, Chairman and CEO, Parsons
Industrial Perspective
Bill Banholzer, Chief Technology Officer, Dow Chemical Co.
NGO Perspective
Rick Whittaker, Vice President, Investments & Chief Technology Officer, Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC)
Supplier Perspective
Paul Camuti, President and CEO, Siemens Corporate Research
Keynote: Strategies for a Clean and Secure Energy Future
R. James Woolsey Jr., Venture Partner & Senior Advisor, VantagePoint, Former CIA Director
DOE Perspective
Minh Le, Director of DOE Solar Technology Program
Forum Objectives
- Contribute to the development and deployment of sustainable "energy and infrastructure" technologies
- Identify key issues in implementing "sustainable energy & infrastructure" solutions
- Encourage opportunities to pursue joint development of technologies
- Discuss current models for developing partnerships and collaboration
- Provide an overview of Caltech's energy and sustainability research
Invited Participants
- Technology leaders
- Corporate developers
- Nongovernmental organizations
- Policy makers
- Investors
- Government/Municipal organizations
About the Organizers
The mission of the Resnick Institute is to foster transformational advances in energy science and technology through research, education and communication. The Resnick Institute strives to identify and address the most important outstanding challenges and issues in the generation, storage, transmission, conversion and conservation of energy.
Parsons, celebrating more than 65 years of growth in the engineering and construction industry, is a leader in many diversified markets with a focus on infrastructure, environmental, and defense/security. Parsons delivers design/design-build, program and construction management, professional services, and innovative alternative delivery solutions to private industrial customers worldwide, as well as federal, regional, and local government agencies.
The mission of the California Institute of Technology is to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education. We investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in science and technology in a singularly collegial, interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding students to become creative members of society.