Environmental Innovation Practicum Schedule
Tuesdays from 4-5:50 PM (All lectures are open to the public at 4:30 PM.)
Mary Gates Hall, 389
*Sessions on 10/11, 10/25 and 11/1 are in BAEEC, Douglas Forum
Instructor: Deb Hagen-Lukens, dlhagen@uw.edu
Required Electronic Text: Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era ©2011
Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute, rmi.org
The goal of this practicum is to discover the universe of cleantech solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges and to raise your awareness of how you might be part of that solution. You’ll form teams around problems you identify, and present your solutions to the class. Although not required, teams are invited to go on to compete in the fourth UW Environmental Innovation Challenge event to be held in Seattle March 29, 2012.
| Date |
Topic |
Speaker |
| October 4 |
The Public Policy: Innovation Equation |
Kirt Montague, formerly with Prometheus Energy Group
Watch Presentation |
| *October 11 |
Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy Era
6-7:00 Reception Following |
Michael Potts, President
Rocky Mountain Institute
Watch Presentation |
| October 18 |
Life Cycle Analyses: Understanding True Impact |
Melissa Winters, Environmental Protection Specialist, U.S. EPA Region 10
Watch Presentation |
| *October 25 |
Transportation:
Fueling Fitter Vehicles |
Dale Gluck, BioAlgene
Hoby Douglass,
Sustainable Business Development, General BioDiesel |
6-7:00 Info Session for Environmental Innovation Challenge & Business Competition
Food/Beverages |
Connie Bourassa-Shaw, Director
Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
| *November 1 |
Buildings:
Design for Better Living
6-7:00 Reception Following |
David Allen, McKinstry
Watch Presentation | View Slideshow |
| November 15 |
Industry:
Remaking How We Make Things |
James Billmaier, Author
Jolt! The Impending Dominance of the Electric Car
Watch Presentation |
| November 22 |
Electricity:
Re-powering Prosperity |
Peter Christensen,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Watch Presentation |
| November 29 |
Funding Cleantech Innovation |
Kirk Van Alstyne,
Evolution Capital Advisors
Lars Johansson, President
Energethic |