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DESCRIPTION:Talks by MIT speaker John Reilly and CEA speaker Jim Burpee\n\n
 'Prospects and Challenges for High Penetration of Renewable Energy'\, John
  Reilly\, MIT\n\nJohn Reilly\n\nRenewables electricity sources are a seemi
 ngly attractive low-carbon option to substitute for coal or gas generation
 .  Regional availability of high quality wind and solar resources varies\,
  but at least in the United States\, most regions have significant resourc
 es.  Expanding the options to biomass\, hydroelectricity\, and geothermal 
 creates greater opportunities.  A recent NREL led study concluded that hig
 h penetration renewable scenarios were technically feasible\, and while th
 e cost of electricity was higher than today it was not out of line with ot
 her estimates the electricity price impacts of reducing US carbon emission
 s.  The cost per MWhr of installed capacity of wind and solar have come do
 wn substantially in recent years\, and further reductions are foreseen.  T
 he bigger challenge with intermittent renewables is matching an intermitte
 nt and uncertain supply with load.  to some extent the supply of solar and
  wind vary in complementary ways\, biomass\, hydro\, and geothermal offer 
 the possibility altering dispatch\, and options exist for energy storage. 
  Further grid integration and additional transmission can also play a role
  one evening out supply and demand by taking advantage of geographic anti-
 correlation. While those options were all considered\, back-up fossil gene
 ration capacity also played a substantial role.  The study addressed grid 
 integration issues while highlighting the need for further investigation o
 f the details of grid management with dispersed and variable renewable res
 ources.\n\nJim Burpee\n\n \n\n'Vision 2050: The Future of Canada's Electri
 city System'\, Jim Burpee\, President and CEO\, Canadian Electricity Assoc
 iation\n\n \n\nBy 2050\, the majority of nuclear and fossil fueled (coal\,
  oil\, gas) generating stations operating today will be life expired.  The
 re are a number of academic and other groups doing studies that suggest wh
 at the generation mix in 2050 could look like\, but few describe what will
  make those potential futures a reality.  CEA's Vision 2050\, rather than 
 predicting the future\, discusses the key factors that will shape the futu
 re and makes recommendations on how to achieve a path to a lower carbon ec
 onomy in North America\, while balancing reliability\, affordability and s
 ustainability.  While 2050 may seem like a long way off into the future\, 
 the reality is that decisions made in the next 10 to 15 years will determi
 ne what our electricity system will look like in 2050.\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nE
 vent hosts\n\nThese two talks are brought to you by the Trottier Institute
  for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED) at ɬÀï·¬
  and the Institut de l’énergie Trottier (IET) at Polytechnique Montréal.\n
 \nEvent Poster\n\n\n\n \n\nPlease vist TISED website to get more informati
 on about this joint event and about the speakers. \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n
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LOCATION:Moyse Hall\, Arts Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0G5\, 853 ru
 e Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Can renewables become the dominant source of electricity in Canada 
 and the USA? 
URL:/tised/channels/event/can-renewables-become-domina
 nt-source-electricity-canada-and-usa-237916
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