Dr. Walter Kovalick addressed the EPA’s latest “path forward” to encourage commercialization of innovative environmental technologies, and the most recent policy document that draws on previous strategies and recommendations as well as responds to new realities and developments in the policy and market landscape.

This conference, hosted by EPIC, gathered industry leaders and innovators from all sectors to share their expertise in biofuel development and to engage in policy discussion. The goal for the conference was to address major technology and policy issues and determine how to overcome these challenges for market success. Topics included feedstocks, logistics, technology and sustainable development, and, of significant importance, what policies are needed to grow this industry in the future. Panel participants provided rich expertise and a platform for successful discussion for all in attendance. Presentations can be viewed below.

The Energy Policy Workshop Series is a component of the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago’s commitment to research and training. It is a forum for faculty, post-docs and graduate students across disciplines whose work focuses on energy, energy policy and energy economics. The workshop hosts faculty speakers from inside and outside of the University of Chicago, and provides a forum for the University of Chicago energy research community to present work in progress.

Topics:

Consumer Behavior
Transportation Fuels

Mark Finley, General Manager for Global Energy Markets and US Economics, BP, shared his perspective on the global energy outlook for the next two decades.

Dr. Elin Suleymanov, Azeri Ambassador to the United States, spoke about regional energy-related issues.

The Energy Policy Workshop Series is a component of the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago’s commitment to research and training. It is a forum for faculty, post-docs and graduate students across disciplines whose work focuses on energy, energy policy and energy economics. The workshop hosts faculty speakers from inside and outside of the University of Chicago, and provides a forum for the University of Chicago energy research community to present work in progress.

This roundtable discussion featured EPIC co-director and Booth School professor of Economics Robert Topel; Stephen Brick (Senior fellow on Energy and Climate at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs); and Sophie Meritet, French Economics Professor at Universite Paris-Dauphine.

(Sponsored by the Alliance Francaise)

Stephen M. Goldberg, Consultant, Argonne National Laboratory, presented a paper on building the business case for the back-end of the U.S. nuclear fuel cycle.

The Energy Policy Workshop Series is a component of the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago’s commitment to research and training. It is a forum for faculty, post-docs and graduate students across disciplines whose work focuses on energy, energy policy and energy economics. The workshop hosts faculty speakers from inside and outside of the University of Chicago, and provides a forum for the University of Chicago energy research community to present work in progress.

Contacts
Cynthia Wu, University of Chicago Booth School of Business