Category: Events

Critical Raw Materials in Vulnerable Geographies: Impact on Women

PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SPRING VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES

Critical Raw Materials in Vulnerable Geographies: Impact on Women

MARCH 23, 2023

Topic: Critical Raw Materials in Vulnerable Geographies: Impact on Women

 

SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE FACULTY FELLOW JESSICA SMITH 

 

Hosted by: UNECE

 

Time: THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2023 | 7:00AM – 8AM MT

 

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Please UNECE as we welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Jessica Smith presenting a virtual seminar titled Critical Raw Materials in Vulnerable Geographies: Impact on Women on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

Organized by the EGRM Women in Resource Management Working Group, co-chaired by Cristina Marras and Maria A. Capello.

The transition to lower carbon energy sources will push the demand for critical raw materials at an unprecedented pace. The shift to a cleaner energy system is set to drive a huge increase in the requirements for Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt, Rare earth elements as well as Copper and Aluminum.

The International Energy Agency states that “a scenario that meets the goals of the Paris Agreement, would mean a quadrupling of mineral requirements for clean energy technologies by 2040”. As countries increase their efforts in reducing emissions, others will proportionally maintain the effects of the increased requirements for critical raw materials. Within these accelerated energy dynamics, it is important to care for the communities and society segments that are impacted the most.

This webinar will be centered on the challenges, frameworks, and opportunities for women in countries and regions that are vulnerable. The speakers will share their insights about women’s participation in the access, development, and management of critical raw materials. We need all hands on deck, for a just transition that provides opportunities for all.

• Khombada Mhopjeni, National Program Officer, UNESCO Namibia, Windhoek Office, and previous manager at Namibia Geological Survey
• Alejandra W. Woods, Director, COLDELCO Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile, and CESCO Centro de Estudios del Cobre, Chil
• Dr. Jessica Smith, Professor, Engineering, Design, and Society Dept Colorado School of Mines

The event will be moderated by Alfredo Alvarez Laparte; Energy Segment Leader & Solutions Leader – EY Latin America North at EY.

From the Trenches of the Energy Transition: The Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Decarbonization

PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SPRING HYBRID SEMINAR SERIES

From the Trenches of the Energy Transition:
The Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Decarbonization

MARCH 29, 2023

Topic:  From the Trenches of the Energy Transition: The Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Decarbonization

 

SPEAKER: ROB WITWER, General Counsel and Senior VP for Regulatory and Governmental Affairs, Onward Energy

 

Hosted by: THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY

 

Time: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM – FREE LUNCH will be PROVIDED

 

LIVE: BROWN HALL, ROOM W250, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, 1610 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401 (MAP)

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Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Rob Witwer, General Counsel and Senior VP for Regulatory and Governmental Affairs, Onward Energy, presenting a hybrid seminar titled From the Trenches of the Energy Transition: The Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Decarbonization on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in Brown Hall or via Zoom.  Free lunch will be provided.

This will be a practical discussion based on the experience of someone who is involved with implementing the Energy Transition on a daily basis. The Energy Transition is the most ambitious industrial undertaking in human history. Policymakers have set clear decarbonization goals as a means of addressing Climate Change. But how do these policies translate into reality? How can we ensure system reliability as we bring on renewables, storage and new technologies? What are the physical and economic obstacles to implementing these goals, and what additional policies may be needed to address any gaps?

Rob Witwer is General Counsel and SVP of Onward Energy, an independent power company with 56 wind, solar and natural gas generating facilities in 22 states. From 2005-2009 he served in the Colorado House of Representatives, and in 2010, co-authored a book entitled “The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care),” which has earned praise from reviewers on both sides of the political aisle. He has contributed to National Review and the Weekly Standard, and has been quoted on politics and campaign finance in Atlantic, Bloomberg, Christian Science Monitor, Economist, Mother Jones, National Journal, National Public Radio, Politico, Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. Witwer has a law degree from the University of Chicago Law School and a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Amherst College. He, his wife Heather and 4 boys live in Golden, Colorado.

International Energy Workshop (IEW)

PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SUMMER SEMINAR SERIES

International Energy Workshop (IEW)

June 13-15, 2023

 Topic: International Energy Workshop (IEW)

 

Hosted by: NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB (NREL) AND COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINESPAYNE INSTITUTE 

 

Time: JUNE 13-15, 2023

 

LIVE: GREEN CENTER, CO SCHOOL OF MINES, 924 16th St, Golden, CO 80401 (MAP IT) – Registration necessary (link TBD)

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Please join the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and the Colorado School of Mines – Payne Institute for Public Policy for the International Energy Workshop (IEW) on Tuesday, June 13 – Friday, June 15, 2023 in Golden, Colorado.  

A (non-exclusive) list of potential conference topics is:

• Reaching net-zero emissions: modelling the clean energy transition; sectoral and economy-wide modelling and analysis of transition pathways for demand and supply sectors
• Multisectoral net zero carbon analyses: modelling and analysis that provides critical new insights to the intersection between and among energy sectors such as power, fuels, chemical,mobility
• Managing power system transitions: addressing flexibility and system aspects for the integration of variable renewables and electrified end-uses; market design; integrated modelling looking at future energy systems and dealing with short-term issues
• Clean energy infrastructure: supporting infrastructure to enable decarbonization, including electrical transmission, EV charging, hydrogen distribution and dispensing, manufacturing and supply chains transformations
• Technology insights: role of technologies in the energy transitions (e.g. CCUS and negative emission technologies, hydrogen, nuclear, energy efficiency, synthetic fuels)
• Energy access and transition for communities and cities: assessing sustainability development in urban and rural communities in developing and developed countries
• Energy security: efforts to make climate change mitigation compatible with increasing domestic and regional energy independence (e.g. in response to recent geopolitical developments)
• Socioeconomic analysis of the energy transition: employment, skills, health, investments,consumer bills, social acceptance and resistance, integrating behaviour in energy models such as sufficiency
• Circular economy: supply chains, materials extraction, recycling/reuse of critical materials
• Climate and energy systems: bridging the gap between climate and energy modelling, andreflecting extreme events for resilient clean energy systems

Earth Observation Group’s Data Gems from the Night

PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SPRING SEMINAR SERIES

Earth Observation Group’s Data Gems from the Night

February 23, 2023

Topic: Earth Observation Group’s Data Gems from the Night

 

SPEAKER: DR. TILOTTAMA GHOSH, RESEARCHER, EARTH OBSERVATION GROUP, PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY

 

Hosted by: UNIVERSITY OF DENVER, DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 

 

Time: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2023 | 4:00PM – 5:00PM MT

 

LIVE: BOETTCHER AUDITORIUM, ROOM 101, 2050 East Iliff Avenue, DENVER, CO 80202 (MAP IT)

 

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Please join the University of Denver Department of Geography and the Environment as they welcome Dr. Tilottama Ghosh, Research Associate, Earth Observation Group, Payne Institute for Public Policy, presenting Earth Observations Group’s Data Gems from the Night on Thursday, February 23, 2023 from 4:00pm – 5:00pm MT at the University of Denver.  

The history of satellite remote sensing using nighttime lights can be traced back to the U.S. Airforce Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), which began flying polar orbiting satellites in the 1970’s. The Operational Linescan System (OLS), onboard the DMSP, is an oscillating scan radiometer with low-light visible and thermal infrared imaging capabilities which first flew on DMSP satellites in 1976. At night the OLS uses a Photo Multiplier Tube (PMT) to intensify the visible band signal. The purpose of this intensification is to observe moonlit clouds. The light intensification enables observation of faint sources of visible- near infrared emissions present at night on the earth’s surface including cities, towns, villages, gas flares, heavily lit fishing boats and fires. In 1992, NOAA established a digital archive for DMSP data at the National Geophysical Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. The Earth Observation Group (EOG) was formed in 1994 and since then has dedicated its efforts to making global nighttime light data products for use by the scientific community and policy makers. Many of the inadequacies of DMSP data were addressed with the NASA/NOAA Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) day/night band (DNB), which opened a new era in nighttime light studies. EOG continues to produce the daily, monthly, and annual DNB VIIRS Nightlight (VNL) composites. Besides VNL, the other two global products which EOG generates are – VIIRS Nightfire (VNF), which are multispectral detections of fire, flares, and other IR emitters, and VIIRS Boat Detection (VBD), which are offshore detection of lights based on type and intensity.

Wine and Cheese following Colloquium at 5:15pm.

CERA Week

PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SPRING SEMINAR SERIES

CERA WEEK

MARCH 6-10, 2023

Topic:  CERA WEEK – Navigating a world in upheaval – Energy, climate and security

 

SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE DIRECTOR DR. MORGAN BAZILIAN 

 

Hosted by: S&P GLOBAL AND THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY

 

Time:

– WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2023 | 12:30PM – 1:00PM MT – Methane Detection and Quantification: Which mix of technologies?

– WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2023 | 4:30PM – 5:00PM MT – Addressing Climate Change in the New World Order

– THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023 | 12:30PM – 1:00PM MT – How Resilient Are Clean Energy Supply Chains?

 

LIVE: HOUSTON, TX – REGISTRATION NECESSARY – FOLLOW THIS LINK

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Please join S&P Global and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian presenting in multiple sessions at CERA week being held in Houston, TX from March 6-10, 2023.

Cities Summit Side Event –Partners in Development – Mining and Cities in the Americas

PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SPRING SEMINAR SERIES

Cities Summit Side Event – Partners in Development –
Mining and Cities in the Americas

April 25, 2023

Topic: Cities Summit Side Event – Partners in Development – Mining and Cities in the Americas

 

Hosted by: CITIES SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS AND THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY

 

Time: TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2023 | 12:00PM – 5PM MT – Event,
Reception to follow

 

LIVE: BEN H. PARKER STUDENT CENTER, BALLROOMS A&B&C, 1200 16th Street, Golden, CO 80401, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (MAP)

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Please join the Cities Summit of the Americas and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines for a Cities Summit Side Event – Partners in Development – Mining and Cities in the Americas on Tuesday, April 25 at the Colorado School of Mines.

In connection with the upcoming Cities Summit of the Americas, Colorado School of Mines, will facilitate mining related site visits and host panel discussions for stakeholders in the mining sector with a thematic focus on development in cities throughout the Americas.

Historically, mining has been a key driver for social and economic development in cities across the Americas. As more minerals will be needed to support the energy transition, efforts to secure and diversify global supply chains of minerals, especially the critical mineral inputs necessary for clean energy technologies, are a top priority for the United States Government. These efforts have important implications for mining companies and cities in the Americas, particularly as it relates to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards.

This event will provide mining sector stakeholders with visibility on past successes and future challenges for the mining industry and cities in the Americas as partners in development. Overall, this event aligns with the goals of the Minerals Security Partnership, which was announced by U.S. Department of State, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and Environment, Jose W. Fernandez in June 2022, and envisions greater cooperation with mining sector partners in the region.

The event will be organized in three panel sessions to highlight experiences presented by major mining companies and cities in the Americas with interventions by panelists from the private sector, government representatives, civil society and other relevant stakeholders.

The event will be sponsored by Freeport-McMoran and Newmont Corporation.

Additional sponsorship opportunities are available through the Biennial of the Americas.

Russia’s war and the energy transition

PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SPRING VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES

Russia’s war and the energy transition

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Topic:  Russia’s war and the energy transition

 

SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE DIRECTOR DR. MORGAN BAZILIAN

 

Hosted by: S&P GLOBAL  AND THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY

 

Time: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023 | 8:00AM – 9:00AM MT

 

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Please join S&P Global and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian for a virtual seminar titled Russia’s War and the Energy Transition on Tuesday, February 21 from 8:00AM – 9:00AM MT.  

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sapped its dominance as an energy and battery metals superpower, putting at risk the energy transition as countries scramble to source key resources elsewhere. While traders are still moving Russia’s gas, nickel, and aluminum around the globe, prices for energy and key metals have jumped, wreaking havoc on the industry in Europe and raising questions about global dependence on Russia for crucial supplies.Join our panel of industry experts who closely watch the energy, metals, and mining sectors to discuss how the geopolitical disruption changed the energy landscape a year after the invasion began.Topics covered will include:

  • How has the invasion changed countries’ views of their energy profiles, and how will those shifts play out in 2023?
  • How might countries respond to secure international supply chains for energy and related commodities?
  • Has the shakeup in global markets impacted the world’s transition to cleaner energy resources? If so, has it accelerated or slowed that transition?
Speakers
Taylor Kuykendall (Moderator)
Senior Reporter
S&P Global Commodities Insights
Melanie Kenderdine
Principal
Energy Future Initiatives
Morgan Bazillian
Director, Payne Institute
Professor of Public Policy
at the Colorado School of Mines
Ben Cahill
Senior Fellow
Energy Security and Climate Change Program
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Georg Zachmann
Senior Fellow
Bruegel

Convergence of AI, Physics, Computing, and Control for Intelligent Power System Control

PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SPRING VIRTUAL SEMINAR SERIES

Convergence of AI, Physics, Computing, and Control for Intelligent Power System Control

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Topic: Convergence of AI, Physics, Computing, and Control for Intelligent Power System Control

 

SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE FACULTY FELLOW QIUHUA HUANG, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

 

Hosted by: POWER SYSTEMS ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER AND THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY

 

Time: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2023 | 11:00AM – 12:00PM MT

 

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Please join the Power Systems Engineering Research Center and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Quihua Huang, Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines, presenting a webinar titled Convergence of AI, Physics, Computing, and Control for Intelligent Power System Control on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 from 11:00am – 12:00PM MT.  

With increased uncertainties and rapidly changing operational conditions in power systems, existing stability control methods and operation paradigms have outstanding issues in terms of either speed, adaptiveness, or scalability. Recent years have seen notable progress in AI and learning-based control methods such as deep reinforcement learning (DRL) for solving challenging control and decision-making problems across many domains such as games, robotics and power systems. However, existing methods still have scalability, adaptability, and security issues. To address these challenges, an integrated framework based on the idea of Convergence of AI, Physics, Computing, and Control is developed. Based on this framework, scalable, physics-informed DRL algorithms and high-performance computational tools are developed to achieve efficient training of DRL agents for intelligent stability control for large-scale power systems. The developed methods have been tested and demonstrated with large-scale power systems. Finally, this presentation will discuss the potential of this framework, when combined with new hardware and software platform, for transforming the grid operation and control from the control rooms to the grid edge.

Dr. Qiuhua Huang is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department of Colorado School of Mines. Prior to this, he was a Principal Power System Engineer at Utilidata Inc and a Staff Power System Research Engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA, in 2016, B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees in electrical engineering from South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, in 2009 and 2012, respectively. He is the recipient of the 2019 IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Prize Paper Award, 2018 R&D 100 Award and best conference paper awards in IEEE PES General Meeting in 2020 and 2018. He serves as an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. His research interests include power system modeling, simulation and control, fusion and application of AI/machine learning and advanced computing technologies for digitizing and transforming power and energy systems.

The Next Generation of Porous Crystals

PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY SPRING SEMINAR SERIES

In Search of the Next Generation of Porous Crystals

February 15, 2023

Topic: In Search of the Next Generation of Porous Crystals

 

SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE FACULTY FELLOW PROFESSOR MIKE MCGUIRK, Department of Chemistry Materials Science Program, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES

 

Hosted by: CSM CHEMISTRY, MATERIALS SCIENCE PROGRAM AND THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY

 

Time: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2023 | 5:00PM MT

 

LIVE: COORSTEK BUILDING, LOBBY, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (MAP)

 

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Please join the Colorado School of Mines Chemistry, Materials Science Program and the Payne Institute for Public Policy as we welcome Faculty Fellow Professor Mike McGuirk, Department of Chemistry Materials Science Program, presenting the Next Generation of Porous Crystals on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 5:00PM MT in the Coorstek Atrium.  Free refreshments will be served.

The manner of bonding between atoms or molecules influences the properties of materials. Perhaps no material family is more emblematic of this than porous crystals, wherein modes of connectivity give rise to discrete subclasses with unique collections of properties. However, established classes often have offsetting advantages and disadvantages for a given application. There is no universally applicable material, and the discovery of alternative ways to connect molecules is highly desirable. Our group has shown that chalcogen bonding, a recently recognized inter-molecular force, is a viable mode of connectivity in low-density porous crystals. We have shown that chalcogen bonding can template high-energy lattice structures and how crystal growth conditions can be rationalized to obtain molecularly programmed porous chalcogen-bonded organic frameworks (ChOFs). These results are the first evidence that this type of bonding can be used to advance the diversity of porous crystalline materials.

For more information, contact Mike McGuirk: cmmcguirk@mines.edu

Challenging China’s critical mineral dominance

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Challenging China’s critical mineral dominance

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Topic:  Challenging China’s critical mineral dominance

 

SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE FELLOW, CULLEN HENDRIX, Senior Fellow, PIIE

 

Hosted by: PETERSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (PIIE) AND THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY

 

Time: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2023 | 7:00AM – 8:00AM MT

 

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EVENT VIDEO

Please join the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Fellow Cullen Hendrix, Senior Fellow PIIE, presenting a virtual seminar titled Challenging China’s Critical Mineral Dominance on Wednesday, February 15, 2023.

Critical minerals—like lithium, nickel, copper, and cobalt—used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and other renewable energy technologies will face surging demand in the coming decades as governments transition to greener economies. But China’s oversized influence in mineral supply chains has left them vulnerable to disruption. Discussants will consider how to make critical mineral supply chains more resilient and evaluate the need for a new raw material alliance.

HOST

Cecilia Malmström
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

GUESTS

Cullen Hendrix,
Senior Fellow, PIIE

Pär Weihed
Pro Vice Chancellor and Professor in Ore Geology, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden