An new European Power Network: Student Power

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1 An new European Power Network: Student Power
Thomas Hamacher Energy Working Group Meeting Oslo, 7th of October 2011

2 Overview 1.) The energy problem?
2.) New university structures: a very first thought 3.) The project idea 4.) Possible subjects 5.) Project organsition 6.) Next steps

3 The energy problem

4 Overview 1.) The energy problem?
2.) New university structures: a very first thought 3.) The project idea 4.) Possible subjects 5.) Project organsition 6.) Next steps

5 New university structure
Universities are still organised along classical faculties: Natural sciences, engineering, humanities, … Most global problems require capabilities crossing these faculties. Will universities answer to these new requirements? How could this be done? Opening a field like physics to the energy problem (without compromising on the fundamentals) might be a step in the new direction.

6 Overview 1.) The energy problem?
2.) New university structures: a very first thought 3.) The project idea 4.) Possible subjects 5.) Project organsition 6.) Next steps

7 The project idea Supply Demand Student network France Norway …

8 Project idea

9 Overview 1.) The energy problem?
2.) New university structures: a very first thought 3.) The project idea 4.) Possible subjects 5.) Project organsition 6.) Next steps

10 Possible subjects New solar technologies Physics and electricity demand of household appliances Correlation of solar and wind supply Limits of electricity transport Econophysics: electricity demand, technology diffusion, system transition

11 Overview 1.) The energy problem?
2.) New university structures: a very first thought 3.) The project idea 4.) Possible subjects 5.) Project organsition 6.) Next steps

12 Project organisation Project officer will be Ph.D. student at IfE Students will meet regularly via skype, facebook and so on Project start: January 2012, first workshop summer 2012

13 Overview 1.) The energy problem?
2.) New university structures: a very first thought 3.) The project idea 4.) Possible subjects 5.) Project organsition 6.) Next steps

14 Next steps Distribution of project outline to the working group members Internet representation on EPS web-page Letter of working group members to dedicated colleagues in home countries to initiate project Make sure that funding for first workshop can be supplied