FORUM SERIES

Welcome to the BASEA Forum Series

The BASEA forums are held September through May, the second Thursday of each month*, at the 1st Parish Unitarian Church, #3 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge. Click on the title for a pdf of the presentation, where available. 

A reception begins at 7:00 p.m., with the program beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Visit Past Forums:   2010-11    2009-10    2008-09    2007-08

Apr 14th:

Mike Higgins, Chelsea Kelly, Solar Decathlon --

Europe 2010 Overview and DC 2011 Massachusetts Preview.  Solar Decathlon Announcement

March: NESEA Building Energy 2011,  Building Energy Conference.

Feb 16th:

Chris Williams, The Potential of Distributed Energy. 

As a complement to our January Forum, Chris Williams, founder of GreenLight Distrikt, gave an update on single-home energy solutions, current technologies, and potential for total impact and contribution to a clean energy future.  Forum and Speaker Details. 

Jan 13th: 

Clayton Handleman, Our Renewable Energy Future. 

A complete overview from a long-time BASEA member and renewable energy expert. Announcement

December Forum:  Because of the holidays the December forum was not held.

Nov 11th:

Dr. Abi Barrow, MTTC: Highlights, Impact, and Moving Forward. 

A follow-up the ideas, innovations and companies presenting over the past six years at the MTTC Annual Conference on Clean Energy  http://greenovationconference.com/  Forum Announcement

Oct 14th,

Fred Schlicher, MCAN: 

MCAN is one of the newest and yet largest and most successful organizations grappling with issues and activism on climate change.  An overview of their successes, challenges, and the range of activities.  MCAN Forum Announcement; MCAN Presentation.

2009-2010: The Economics of a Changing World

April 8th:

Terri Sacco, A-123 Systems, The Changing World of Energy Storage.

A-123 Systems is a young, rapidly growing company working on the next generation of batteries.  Based on work at MIT, their technology is based on nano-lithium phosphate, reducing impedance, and offering "a new combination of power, safety, and life".  Announcement.

March 10th:

NESEA, 2010 Building Energy Conference

Wonderful workshops, speakers and exhibitors: http://www.nesea.org/buildingenergy/trackdetail/

February 10th: Cancelled

January 14th:

John Miller, UMass Dartmouth, Marine Renewable Energy Center

John Miller Forum Announcement  The Marine Renewable Energy Center (MREC) is a pioneer in the development and testing of a broad range of marine-based renewable energy strategies, including far off-shore wind, tidal, current, and wave technologies. Presentation On-Line: "Ocean Energy: New England's Unlimited Energy Opportunity"

December10th:

Chad Laurent, Meister Consulting Group.

Forum Announcement   MCG provides a range of customized consulting and research solutions to both public and private sector clients.  Presentation On-Line: "Renewable Heating and Cooling in the US: The Missing Piece in Climate Planning; Markets and Future Policy Directions"

November 5th:

Joonki Song, PHOTON Consulting: The PV Industry -- A Global Update.

Forum Announcement  Joonki Song, from PHOTON Consulting reported on the global overview as well as a projection going forward a half-decade.  Due to the proprietary nature of the information, a pdf is not available.  The presentation was based on 2009 PHOTON Consulting Report: Solar Annual: Total Eclipse.  For this and other publications: PHOTON Consulting.

October 8th:

Dr. Rachel Cleetus, Economist with Union of Concerned Scientists.

Forum Announcement  Dr. Cleetus reported on the modeling task that she and UCS undertook to project a path to a sustainable future, using the latest information on sustainable green-house gas levels.  The recent UCS report details the the policies and economic mix of energy technologies that would result from meeting this goal.  The complete report is available at Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy. 

September 10th:

A Conversation with Professor William Moomaw,The Fletcher School.

Dr. Moomaw had just returned from Europe, where he participated in a committee meeting of the IPCC 2010 report panel, and gave an overview of activity and policy around the world. 

UPDATE: Notes from Professor Moomaw's Presentation

2008-09: Focusing on the Built Environment: Building a Better America.

May Forum, Paul Eldrenkamp, And Friends: Reaching Sustainability in the Existing Built Environment, Part II: A Building Science Slam with Jonathan Kantar, Sage Builders; Simon Hare,
Place Tailor; Gregory Caplan, Living Structures; Cador Pricejones, Byygmeister; and Carter Scott, Transformations.

April Forum, Paul Eldrenkamp, Byggmeister: Getting to Net Zero: Beyond Weatherization to Deep Energy Retrofits. Download Announcement; Paul Eldrenkamp Byggmeister.  

March Forum, Dan Valianti, NextStep Living: A New Model for Making Energy Efficiency a Reality in the Built Environment.  Announcement

February Forum, Vincent DeVito, LLC, Energy and Climate Change attorney: Looking into the Future of U.S. Energy Policy. 

January Forum, Colin Booth, Project Coordinator: The BAC/Tufts 2009 Solar Decathlon House.

December Forum, Andrea Atkinson, Nexus/Boston Green Building Council: Nexus' View of Green Building.

November Forum, Green City Team: Henry P. MacLean, AIA, of Timeless Architecture, Franziska Amacher, Architect, LEED AP Amacher and Associates, Gerard Ives, Architect Ives Architects,  Dr. Karen Weber, Foundation for a Green Future, Inc., and Mark Kelley, PE, Hickory Consortium.

Boston Green City Center; Green City Vision. 

October Forum, Josh Hassol, President and CEO of the Cambridge Energy Alliance, a city-sponsored nonprofit group created to save home-owners and businesses money, while reducing Cambridge's carbon footprint and creating jobs.

Location: 1st Parish Unitarian Church

#3 Church St., Harvard Square, Cambridge
Doors open at 7:00PM., presentations start at 7:30 p.m.

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