Workshop on Advances in Climate Technologies
28 October 2024 | University of Mannheim
The Mannheim Institute for Sustainable Energy Studies (MISES) is pleased to host an interdisciplinary workshop on Advances in Climate Technologies, in the barock castle of the University of Mannheim on October 28, 2024.
This workshop seeks to convene academic researchers and practitioners from industry and policy. The main goal is to inform about the readiness and economic viability of select technologies with the potential to significantly advance the transition to a decarbonized economy. Applicable examples of advancing climate technologies include Hydrogen and E-Fuels, Energy storage, Shared autonomous electric vehicles, Carbon capture and sequestration, Carbon removals, Climate engineering.
Each subject presentation will be followed by a 20-minute open discussion. There will also be a plenary discussion following the final presentation of the day.
Workshop Program
Sunday, October 27th
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 19:00 – 21:00 | Early-Bird Dinner |
Monday, October 28th
| Time | Program |
|---|---|
| 08:45 – 09:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome |
| 09:15 – 10:15 | Tobias Schmidt (ETH Zürich) on “Making governments better at picking winners – towards a technology-smart green industrial policy” |
| 10:15 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Gunther Glenk on “Assessing the Cost of Industrial Decarbonization” |
| 11:45 – 13:00 | Industry Panel (Confirmed: Ivo Grabovac (Sunfire), Stefan Blank (BASF), Mark Meldrum (Rondo Energy)) |
| 13:00 – 13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 – 14:45 | Wolfgang Ketter (University of Cologne) on “Strategic Economic Management for Developing EV Charging Hubs: Asset Planning and Pricing Models” |
| 14:45 – 15:15 | Coffee break |
| 15:15 – 16:00 | Keynote: David Keith (University of Chicago) on “An introduction to climate engineering” |
| 16:00 – 16:45 | Plenary Discussion |
| 16:45 – 18:00 | Reception |
Seating for this event is limited. Prospective attendees are therefore encouraged to express their interest in attending the workshop by clicking on the following button.
Please note that registrations for this event are subject to confirmation by the organizers.