Dartmouth Events

Assessing Global Climate Change Mitigation Scenarios from a Power System Perspective

Join us online on Wednesday, May 11 from 12-1 p.m. as Maarten Brinkerink, postdoctoral researcher at MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine research and innovation at University College Cork and visiting research scientist at the Thayer School of Engineering presents on his recent research.

In the talk, Dr. Brinkerink will discuss the debate regarding the suitability of Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) for long-term planning exercises of the global energy system in response to climate change mitigation requirements. Growing importance of variable renewables such as solar and wind technologies means that the technical feasibility of scenarios used for among others the IPCC assessment reports need to be regularly evaluated. Dr. Brinkerink will present results from collaborative efforts involving the IAM community and power system modelers to shed light on some of the key limitations and potential improvements for global IAMs.

Learn more, register, and view past New Energy talks here. 

New Energy: Conversations with Early-Career Energy Researchers is an online series featuring graduate, post-doctoral, and other early-career researchers sharing their discoveries and perspectives on energy-related topics. From policy to analysis to emerging research, this bi-weekly series will give anyone interested in energy the opportunity to learn from the rising stars in the field.