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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Land Conservation and the Clean Energy Transition:Evidence from U.S. Wind and Solar Development
DESCRIPTION:We study the interactions between land conservation policy and renewable energy development using over a decade of U.S. wind and solar grid interconnection applications linked to fine-grained geospatial data. A model of competitive site selection shows that the welfare implications of land use protections depend on the correlation between conservation value and private development potential. When this correlation is weak\, targeted restrictions can steer projects away from ecologically sensitive areas without meaningfully raising technology deployment costs. Estimating a sequential model of site entry and project advancement\, we find that wetlands protections and conservation easements significantly deter development. Correlations between measures of engineering profitability and measures of conservation value are near zero\, implying that the landscape is amenable to well-targeted conservation policy. However\, our estimates of the ‘soft costs’ imposed by the existing patchwork of restrictions appear substantial. Ongoing counterfactual analysis aims to quantify these compliance burdens and assess how alternative land use regimes could reshape the spatial allocation of renewable energy development.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143457
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Energy
LOCATION:North Quad - 4300
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DTSTAMP:20260331T141558
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260416T163000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series -  From Market Signals to Maintenance Decisions: Electricity Price Forecasting and Market-Aware Maintenance for Energy Assets
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\nOperational decision-making in modern power systems is increasingly shaped by uncertain market signals\, such as electricity prices and curtailment levels. In this talk\, I will present our research group’s recent efforts to develop data- driven methods for forecasting these signals\, and further leveraging them to inform asset-level decision-making. First\, I will present a multivariate statistical approach for electricity price forecasting designed to capture system\, market\, and temporal dependencies that are prevalent in electricity price signals. The proposed approach is evaluated on two years of electricity prices from the California Independent System Operator\, showing significant improvements in both point and probabilistic forecast metrics relative to well-established statistical and emerging deep learning methods. Independent validation against industry-adopted forecasting systems further demonstrates the approach’s competitive performance and practical relevance. I then turn to how variability in market signals (naturally viewed as a challenge for asset management) can\, counter-intuitively\, be turned into an opportunity for improved decision-making. In particular\, I will present a grid- informed maintenance optimization framework for wind energy assets that incorporates grid- level information\, such as electricity prices and curtailment\, to support condition-based maintenance decisions. Together\, these results highlight how market signals can be accurately predicted\, and further leveraged to inform asset management\, bridging forecasting and optimization in modern power systems.\n\nBiography:\nAziz Ezzat is an Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Rutgers University\, where he leads the Renewables & Industrial Analytics (RIA) Research Group. He received his PhD degree in Texas A&M University\, and his BSc. Degree from Alexandria\, Egypt\, both in Industrial & Systems Engineering. Aziz’s research develops data science\, AI\, and machine learning methods for energy\, environmental\, and industrial systems\, with support from the National Science Foundation\, U.S. Department of Energy\, the state of New Jersey\, and industry partners. His work has appeared in leading journals such as Technometrics\, Annals of Applied Statistics\, IISE Transactions\, and IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. Aziz is a recipient of the A. Walter Tyson Early Career Award\, the IIF-SAS ® Research Methodology Award\, and the Excellence in Teaching Awards from the Operations Research and Data Analytics Divisions of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE). He served as the 2023-2024 President of the Energy Systems Division of IISE\, where he introduced numerous initiatives to advance the broader impacts of data and decision sciences\, including the inaugural PG&E Energy Analytics Challenge—an industry-sponsored\, national-scale energy forecasting competition. He is a professional member of INFORMS\, IISE\, IEEE\, and IIF. More about his research and teaching can be found at: https://sites.rutgers.edu/azizezzat/.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145470
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Energy
LOCATION:Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building - 1303
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DTSTAMP:20251218T085055
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260422T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Regulatory\, Property\, and Human Rights-Based Strategies for Protecting American Waterways
DESCRIPTION:Erin Ryan\, Associate Dean for Environmental Programs and Elizabeth C. & Clyde W. Atkinson Professor\, Florida State University College of Law\n\nThis analysis introduces a framework of three different strategies for protecting American waterways—the conventional regulatory approach\, an alternative property-based approach\, and a newer human rights-based approach—and reviews how the dynamic among them will be impacted by recent Supreme Court decisions impacting environmental law.  The rights of nature movement has emerged as a human rights-based approach to environmental protection\, the public trust doctrine offers a public property-based approach\, and the Clean Water Act epitomizes the more traditional regulatory approach. \n\nIn recent years\, however\, the Court issued a series of decisions that have unwound nearly a half-century of accepted regulatory practice\, limiting the reach of the Clean Water Act as a tool for protecting waterways in Sackett v. EPA\, weakening the reach of the Clean Air Act in West Virginia v. EPA\, and weakening environmental agencies more generally in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. These cases will exact a cost for wise environmental governance under all three models reviewed here.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142887
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Energy
LOCATION:Jeffries Hall - 1020
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DTSTAMP:20260507T085012
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260511T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260511T140000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Institute for Energy Solutions & Electric Vehicle Center: Understanding and Development of Sulfide-Based Solid-State Batteries
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: There is a growing interest in low-cost and scalable manufacturing and recycling methods for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). In this talk\, I will discuss on our recent progress in innovating materials and processing technologies for more sustainable LIBs. I will first discuss our recent work on the next generation direct recycling methods\, aiming to produce new electrode materials capable of matching the performance of native materials. By leveraging advanced characterizations\, we study the microstructure and compositional evolution of battery materials during cycling\, which are compared with the recycled materials. We demonstrate successful recycling of various battery materials to high performance active materials. Scaling up challenges will also be discussed.\n\nBio: Dr. Zheng Chen is a Professor in the Aiiso Yufeng Li Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering\, and Program of Materials Science and Engineering at UC San Diego.  His research group has been mainly focusing on 1) design and synthesis of nanostructured and polymeric materials for energy storage and conversion\, and 2) development of scalable materials manufacturing recycling methods. Dr. Chen has received the 2024 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship\, 2023 ECS Battery Division Early Career Award\, NASA’s 2018 Early Career Faculty Award\, the LG Chem Global Battery Innovation Contest (BIC) Award in 2018\, and the 2018 ACF PRF New Investigator Award. He has been selected as a Scialog Fellow in Advanced Energy Storage by Research Corporation and as a participant of 2022 Germany-US and 2019 China- America Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (CAFOE)\, National Academy of Engineering.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/148092
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Energy
LOCATION:Michigan Memorial Phoenix Project - 2000 PML
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DTSTAMP:20260423T124348
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260917T163000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nBiography:
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147937
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DTSTAMP:20260423T124225
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260924T153000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nBiography:
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147943
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DTSTAMP:20260424T111546
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20261001T163000
SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nBiography:
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147944
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DTSTAMP:20260424T111748
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261008T153000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nBiography:
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147945
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DTSTAMP:20260423T131611
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261015T153000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nBiography:
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147946
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DTSTAMP:20260424T111932
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261022T153000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nBiography:
UID:147947-21902582@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147947
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DTSTAMP:20260424T112101
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261029T153000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: \n\nBiography:
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147948
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DTSTAMP:20260423T132410
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261105T153000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nBiography:
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147950
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DTSTAMP:20260424T112210
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nBiography:
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147951
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DTSTAMP:20260424T112311
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261119T153000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nBiography:
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147953
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DTSTAMP:20260423T133549
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20261203T153000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nBiography:
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147954
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DTSTAMP:20260424T112419
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:IES Energy Seminar Series
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147955
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