WORLD FEDERATION OF SCIENTISTS
Permanent Monitoring Panel – Energy
18th August 2021 at 13:30-16:00 GMT Remote Zoom
19th August 2021 at 13:30-15:30 GMT Remote Zoom
(18th August 15:30 -18:00 Erice time, 19th August 15:30-17:30 Erice time)
TOPIC A: TRANSITION TO NET-ZERO FOCUSING ON IEA'S RECENT REPORT NET ZERO BY 2050
Chairmen: William Barletta, MIT
Carmine Difiglio, Sabanc? University
Robert Schock, World Energy Council
Meeting Chairman: Bruce N. Stram, BST Ventures
Presenters
- Adnan Shihab-Eldin, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (retired)
Overview of the IEA Report: Key issues and Controversies
- Robert Budnitz, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (retired)
What's Behind the Low Expectations for Nuclear Power in the IEA Report?
- Jef Ongena, Plasmaphysics Laboratory Ecole Royale Militaire
European Plans to Achieve Net-Zero
- Tatsuo Masuda, Kaishi Professional University
Japanese Plans to Achieve Net-Zero
- Vitaly Yermakov, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies and the Higher School of Economics, Russia
Energy transition and Russia's low-carbon adaptation strategy
Discussion: 30 minutes
TOPIC B: ENERGY STORAGE IN THE POWER SECTOR
Presenters
- Apurba Sakti, MIT Energy Institute (MITei)
Energy Storage and Decarbonization — Technology Tracking, Evolving Market and Regulatory Structures, and Advanced Analytics for Power System Applications
Holistic Assessment of Grid Management Policies
Discussion: 25 minutes
19th August 2021, 13.30 GMT to 15.30 GMT
TOPIC C: SUB SAHARAN AFRICA FOCUSING ON AFRICAN POWER SECTOR GROWTH AND RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
Presenters
- Abubakar Sani Sambo, Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria
Power Sector Growth for prosperous African economies: What are some of the diverse challenges in different African countries? Best renewable strategies. Using African gas instead of exporting it off Continent.
- Andrea Contin, University of Bologna
Providing Energy Services to Rural People: Progress Report, What More is Needed?
Discussion: 25 minutes
TOPIC D: ENERGY PMP PRIORITIES FOR THE 2021-2022 ACADEMIC YEAR
Discussion: 60 minutes
Energy PMP Members and Invited Participants
Professor William A. Barletta
Department of Physics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA
Dr. Robert Budnitz
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (retired)
Earth Sciences Division
Berkeley, California, USA
Professor Carmine Difiglio
Network Faculty Member, Business School
Sabanc? University
Istanbul, Turkey (residing in the United States)
Professor Andrea Contin
Director of the Research Centre for Environmental Sciences (CIRSA)
Ravena, Italy and
Department of Physics, University of Bologna
Bologna, Italy
Professor Michael Jefferson
ESCP Europe, Business School
London, UK
Professor Tatsuo Masuda
Kaishi Professional University
Niigata, Japan
Dr. Charles McCombie
President Arius Association
Gipf-Oberfrick, Switzerland
Dr. Anita Nilsson
President, AN & Associates
Uppsala, Sweden
Dr. Jef Ongena
Research Director, Plasma Physics Lab
Ecole Royale Militaire
Brussels, Belgium
Dr. Hans-Holger Rogner
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Laxenburg, Austria
Dr. Robert Schock
Center for Global Security Research
Livermore, CA, USA
Dr. Adnan Shihab-Eldin
Director General, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (retired)
Safar, Kuwait
Dr. Bruce N. Stram
Center for Energy Economics, University of Texas
Houston, Texas, USA
Dr. Vitaly Yermakov
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies and the National Research University, Higher School of Economics
Moscow, Russian Federation
Other Participants
Mr. Latsoucabe Fall
Regional Manager, Africa, World Energy Council
London, U.K.
Mr. Lee Kraus
USA Managing Director and Partner
Philbro LLC
Samford CT, USA
Dr. Richard C. Lanza
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA, USA
Dr. Sally Leivesley
Newrisk Limited
London, UK
Dr. Apurba Sakti
Research Scientist, MIT Energy Institute (MITei)
Cambridge, MA, USA
Professor Abubakar Sani Sambo
Chair, Nigerian Member Committee, World Energy Council; Former Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria
Mr. Fabrizio Zichichi
Chief Operating Officer at Phibro LLC
Stamford, CT, USA and
Member of the EMFSC Administrative Council
