Agenda
Who should attend?
General assignment reporters; business, science, and technology writers in the print, broadcast, and online media
Who will lead the workshop?
The workshop will be led by experts from academia and from the media.
Where will the workshop be held?
The Trabant University Center, Room 209, on UD's main campus in Newark, Del., is our base. A parking garage is located next door.
What will be covered?
Leading experts will present on energy policy, solar power, wind power, vehicle-to-grid technology, and more. A hands-on component on fuel cells, a tour of UD's hydrogen bus, and an expert panel on emerging technologies and what lies ahead also will be featured. Each media participant also will receive a resource kit with video, high-resolution photographs, and other useful materials for reporting on alternative energy.
Why is the University of Delaware hosting this event?
For
nearly four decades, UD has been leading research on solar cells, catalysts
for fuel production, lightweight composites for fuel-efficient vehicles,
and energy and environmental policy. Today, UD is expanding on these
strengths and building new, nationally prominent research programs
across the energy spectrum, including wind power, vehicle-to-grid technology,
hydrogen storage, and other areas. The University
of Delaware Energy Institute (UDEI) &mdash a portal to UD's energy
research, policy, and education activities &mdash launched in 2008.
Last year, the U.S. Department of Energy selected UD to be the home
of a new Energy
Frontier Research Center.
What is the registration deadline?
There is no fee to attend the workshop. Limited travel stipends are available to those who register by March 31. Registration officially closes on April 9.
Questions?
Contact the workshop organizers in the UD Office of Communications & Marketing.
University
of Delaware,
Room 209, Trabant University Center
8:30 a.m. — Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. — Welcome & Introductions / Workshop Overview & Goals
by David Brond, Vice President for Communications & Marketing, University of Delaware
9:10 a.m. — The Energy Challenge: What a Reporter Needs to Know
by Mark Barteau, Senior Vice Provost for Research & Strategic Initiatives and Founding Director, UD Energy Institute; and John Sweeney, Editorial Page Editor, The News Journal, Wilmington, Del.
10:00 a.m. — Energy & Climate Policy
by John Byrne, Distinguished Professor of Public and Climate Policy, and Director, UD Center for Energy & Environmental Policy
10:20 a.m. — Break
10:30 a.m. — Renewable Energy: Solar & Wind Power
by Robert Birkmire, Director, UD Institute of Energy Conversion, and Willett Kempton, Director, UD Center for Carbon-free Power Integration
11:15 a.m. — Biofuels
by Jingguang Chen, Claire D. LeClaire Professor of Chemical Engineering, and Interim Director, UD Energy Institute
11:35 a.m. — Clean Coal
(Speaker to be announced)
11:55 a.m. — Nuclear Power
(Speaker to be announced)
12:15 p.m. — Buffet Lunch
(Provided as part of workshop)
12:40 p.m. — Luncheon Presentation: Welcome to UD Research & Your Energy Resource Kit
by Tracey Bryant, Associate Director, Research, Graduate, and Global Communications, and Andrea Boyle, Senior Editorial Coordinator, Office of Communications & Marketing
1:00 p.m. — Energy by the Numbers
by John Sweeney, Editorial Page Editor, The News Journal
1:30 p.m. — Depart Trabant Center for Spencer Laboratory
(Walk to location)
1:45 p.m. — V2G Car & Fuel Cell Lab
by Willett
Kempton, Director, UD Center for Carbon-free Power Integration,
and Ajay
Prasad, Director, Center for Fuel Cell Research
3:00 p.m. — Ride back to Trabant Center on Hydrogen Bus
(Q&A aboard bus)
3:20 p.m. — Putting It in Perspective/What’s on the Horizon?
Emerging Technologies/Policies Panel Discussion
4:15 p.m. — Wrap-Up
by Mark Barteau and John Sweeney
