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Energy Week returns to the University of Pennsylvania this year March 11-15, an opportunity to learn about energy-transition research and to hear from Penn scientists, engineers, and policy experts across disciplines.
“It gives people a better idea of what’s going on all around campus,” says Nadine Gruhn, managing director of the Vagelos Institute for Energy Science and Technology, which is co-hosting Energy Week with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy. Gruhn says one of her favorite things about Energy Week is that it’s a very positive event, one that is focused on solutions for energy systems amid a shift toward renewable energy sources.
“There’s really been a growing interest in the energy transition, especially as it relates to climate change,” says Cory Colijn, executive director of the Kleinman Center. “We know that to solve climate change, we have to decarbonize our energy sector. It’s the only way it’s going to happen.”
Colijn says Energy Week has expanded since its inception in 2019 from not only increasing the visibility of research happening on campus but also bringing in outside leaders in energy transition to inform research and teaching at Penn. Energy Week will welcome the deputy director of the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program to discuss the Biden Administration’s clean energy transition strategy, and two CEOs in the renewable energy sector will join an event discussing questions around proposals to “electrify everything.”
During the week, two dozen events include experts and speakers from six Schools and 15 Centers on campus. To see the full schedule—including information about which Energy Week events are open to the public, closed, or invitation-only—and to register for events, visit energyweek.upenn.edu.
This story was written by Erica Moser. To read the full article, visit Penn Today.