Northwestern - Symposium on Microgrids: Renewable Energy Microgrids for Sustainable Development



On April 10, experts from academia, government, and private industry visited Northwestern to share knowledge about and experiences with self-contained power microgrids. The day-long symposium discussed the cultural and economic policy shifts necessary to increase sustainable power using microgrids, with a focus on the developing world and regions facing natural disasters.
In this video:
"Sustainable Development and the Role of Microgrids"
Eric Masanet, Associate Professor, Northwestern University
"Microgrids: The Revolution is Here"
Chris Marnay, Principal, Microgrid Design of Mendocino, LLC
"Microgrids for Development: What can we Learn from Existing Systems?"
Ermin Wei (Moderator), Assistant Professor, Northwestern University
Ben Kroposki, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Stephen Walls, Energy Transition Initiative Program Lead, US Department of Energy



In this video:
"Distributed Renewable Microgrids: Overcoming Technical Barriers"
Adilson Motter (Moderator) Professor, Northwestern University
Amgad Elgowainy, Principal Energy Systems Analyst, Argonne National Laboratory
Jorge Elizondo, Lead Engineer, Heila Technologies
Mark Hersam, Professor, Northwestern University
Sossina Haile, Professor, Northwestern University



In this video:
"The Role of Decentralised Sources in Delivering Energy for All by 2030"
Hannah Daly, Energy Analyst and Energy Access Lead, International Energy Agency
"Learning by Doing: Renewable Microgrid Project Successes and Challenges in the Developing World"
Mar Reguant (Moderator), Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Jay Taneja, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Craig Wooster, General Contractor and Project Manager, The Stone Edge Farm MicroGrid
Vijay Modi, Professor, Columbia University



In this video:
"Realizing the Human and Economic Benefits of Improved Energy Access"
Bruce Carruthers (Moderator), Professor of Sociology, Director of the Buffett Institute for Global Studies, Northwestern University
Fiona Burlig, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Chicago
Kelly Carlin, Senior Associate, Rocky Mountain Institute
Sera Young, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University