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Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy & Finance Open House
@ SLS: Manning Lounge 2nd Floor, Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesThe Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance develops and explores economically sensible policies and financial mechanisms that lead to cleaner and more secure energy. We invite you to join Dan Reicher, the Steyer-Taylor Center’s Executive Director, Jeff Bingaman, Distinguished Fellow and Former U.S. Senator, Faculty Research Director Stefan Reichelstein, and other Center staff and […]
Former Secretary of Energy Talk and Mixer
Join Postdocs and Stanford Woods Rising Environmental Leaders Fellows Cohorts 1,2, 3 from all seven of Stanford's schools, the GSB Energy, Social Innovation and Sustainable Business Clubs, STVP (Stanford Technology Venture Program) Accel Fellows and Woods Community Colleagues for: Dr. Steve Chu, former U. S. Secretary of Energy and currently the William R. Kennan, Jr. […]
A Market-Based Approach to Commercialization
The Steyer-Taylor Center hosts a faculty research seminars. The latest in the series will feature work from Steyer-Taylor Center researcher Justin Bowersock. Justin will present "A Market-Based Approach to Commercialization." […]
Energy Seminar: The case for a Carbon Tax as US Climate Policy
NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center 475 Via Ortega, United StatesSuccess in US climate policy equates to shepherding the energy system through a dramatic and uncertain transformation. Climate policies, in order to be successful, must be cost-effective and durable. Cost-effective because political reality supports a limited appetite for spending on climate change relative to other priorities. Durable because policies are politically costly to enact and […]
Energy Seminar: Energy Policy (and Politics) in Theory and Practice: A Case Study in Renewable Energy Finance
NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center 475 Via Ortega, United StatesSince 2012, we have been exploring the potential of master limited partnerships (MLPs) and real estate investment trusts (REITs) to spur the deployment of renewable energy. Technological innovation continues to bring down the cost of solar panels, wind turbines, and other equipment but financial innovation is lagging. As a result, financing charges may drive up […]
BBL: Peter Davidson, Executive Director of the Loan Program Office (LPO)
Peter W. Davidson was appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as the Executive Director of the Loan Programs Office at the U.S. Department of Energy, the largest Federal project finance organization in the United States. Mr. Davidson oversees the program’s $34 billion existing loan and loan guarantee portfolio in renewable energy and advanced automotive […]
After Hours Mixed Greens
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesJoin us for informal discussions on environmental news and issues. This month we'll also be talking about the submission process for student scholarship to the Environmental Law Journal. Related Media
Speaker: US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesNOTE: This event has been moved to 3pm. Pizza will stll be served Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is one of the Senate's most forceful advocates for addressing the threat of climate change. He has raised the profile of the issue with a climate speech on […]
Joel Dobberpuhl: Impact Investing from a Hedge Fund Perspective
Joel recently retired from a 20-year career as a portfolio manager which included a $30 billion equity mutual fund and a $1 billion global hedge fund. Joel now heads up a family office where he is actively investing in public and private companies who are trying to make the world a better place. Through his […]
New Models for Investment Collaboration in Clean Energy
This invitation-only event has reached capacity. We are overwhelmed by the interest in the program, and regret that we are not able to handle any additional requests. The Steyer-Taylor Center and CREO, a network of family office investors pursuing cleantech, renewable and environmental opportunities (CREO) are hosting a working meeting to focus on new models […]
Energy Seminar: The Rapidly Changing Economics of Solar PV Power
NVIDIA Auditorium, Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center 475 Via Ortega, United StatesProfessor Stefan Reichelstein The Rapidly Changing Economics of Solar PV Power This talk examines the economics of solar photovoltaic power both from the perspective of investors in solar installations and from the perspective of solar panel manufacturers. For investors, the key consideration is the cost competitiveness of solar PV relative to other electricity sources. The […]
Faculty Workshop: Incentives for Early Adoption for Carbon Capture Technology
This event was originally scheduled for February 5th, 2014 and has been rescheduled for February 27th, 2014. This month's Faculty Workshop features Research Fellow Stephen Comello's work on incentives for early adoption for carbon capture technology. Abstract: We analyze a policy proposal for regulating the next generation of stationary power sources in the U.S. The […]
Three Mile Island 35th Anniversary Symposium: The Past, Present, and Future of Nuclear Energy
Spanos Auditorium, Dartmouth University , United StatesStanford’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance is co-hosting a one-day symposium at Dartmouth to mark the 35th anniversary of the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear facility. The Dartmouth co-hosts are the Thayer School of Engineering and the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding. In lectures and panel discussions, a range […]
Clean Energy and Climate Change Featuring Research Fellow Jonathan Koomey
Impact Hub 925 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, United StatesA Cleantech Open business briefing at Impact Hub in SF The Cleantech Open and the Impact Hub are co-hosting an engaging conversation of global climate change and the role clean energy will play in tackling the defining challenge of this generation. Steyer-Taylor Center Research Fellow Jonathan Koomey, PhD will discuss his book Cold Cash, Cool […]
Nuclear Power: Meltdown or Revival?
The Commonwealth Club, SF Club Office 595 Market Street, Second Floor, San Francisco, United StatesThree years after Fukushima is nuclear power dead in the water? Or is it poised for revival due to the world’s desperate need for carbon-free energy? Two U.S. nuclear plants are being shut down but dozens of others have received a new lease on life from regulators who approved letting them run another decade or […]
GSB Climate Week – Panel Discussion on Technology Innovation and Climate Change
Join us for a student-moderated panel discussion on climate change and technology innovation with Stefan Heck (former director of McKinsey's Global Cleantech Practice) and Cathy Zoi (former Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy). The panel will focus on the opportunities in technology innovation to address the climate challenge, and what needs to happen […]
GSB Climate Week – George P. Shultz on Climate Change
George P. Shultz is the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He was sworn in on July 16, 1982, as the sixtieth US secretary of state and served until January 20, 1989. In January 1989, he rejoined Stanford University as the Jack Steele Parker Professor of International Economics at […]
GSB Climate Week – Risky Business: what do leaders need to know about the economic risks of climate change?
Join a conversation with Stanford Faculty and staff from Next Generation to learn more about the work of Risky Business, a new initiative led by Michael Bloomberg, Hank Paulson and Tom Steyer to assess climate risk in the United States. Moderated by Alicia Seiger, Deputy Director of the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, […]
I Got 99 Problems…But a Pitch Ain’t One!
Oberndorff Event Center - 3rd floor of Zambrano building, GSB , United StatesSteyer-Taylor Center Research Fellow Stefan Heck will be presenting at a startup ideation event hosted by the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies (CES) on Wednesday, April 23 from 12-2pm with the goal of inspiring students to solve real problems through entrepreneurship. The following Stanford organizations are also presenting: · OTL / iFarm · TomKat · Center […]
BBL: Gireesh Shrimali
Join Gireesh Shrimali, Faculty Fellow at the Steyer-Taylor Center, for a BBL at the GSB. Gireesh will talk about his work in assessing the effectiveness of various financial policies employed by the government to encourage the growth of renewable energy in India. More detail on Gireesh's work: The Government of India has set ambitious targets […]
$4B Federal Renewable Energy Solicitation
The Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy & Finance will host an information session on the Department of Energy's $4 billion renewable energy and energy efficiency projects solicitation. Steyer-Taylor Center Executive Director Dan Reicher and the Executive Director of the DOE's Loan Program Office Peter Davidson will lead the session. More info can be found here. […]
Energy Showcase Finance Night
Join Steyer-Taylor Center researcher Justin Bowersock as he sits down for fireside chats with three developing world energy investors. What: Energy Showcase Finance Night, featuring: Swami Venkataraman, former Director Project and Export Finance, Standard Chartered Bank, Mumbai, India Ryan Levinson, Founder & CEO, SunFunder Joshua Pierce, CTO, Off-Grid Electric Moderator: Justin Bowersock, Research Director, EPCF […]
The Energy Showcase: Policy Night
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIn May, the Stanford Energy Club is putting on its annual Energy Showcase. This year we are focusing on the topic of energy access in the developing world. We will host three events on consecutive Thursdays to explore the topics of Finance, Policy, and Technology. To highlight the interdisciplinary nature of energy, we're hoping to […]
Faculty Seminar: Resource Revolution: Are we on the cusp of sectoral transformations and a step change in productivity?
Faculty Research Seminar Presentation: Stefan Heck Stefan Heck, Steyer-Taylor Center Research Fellow and Consulting Professor at Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University will present some of his most recent work. Abstract The industrial revolution triggered dramatic increases in productivity: per capita energy available increased 100x, GDP increased 13-fold after only doubling in the prior […]
Issues in Clean Energy Access
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesIt's estimated that 1.2 billion people worldwide have no access to electricity, and another billion have only unreliable access. Meanwhile, nearly 3 billion people in the developing world cook food and heat their homes with traditional cookstoves or open fires. Deploying clean and efficient modern technologies to replace the technologies and fuels used by these […]