March 5, after a long day classes and project meetings, I was so looking for the break, at 8 on campus there is Jazz performance. What could be more relaxing than going to a concert. There was one piece singing accompanied only by string bass, which made me miss my bass very much!
Saturday is MIT 5th Energy Conference.. This is such well-organized conference, with so many important players from corporate, government, industry, VC and Angel. From Technology to policy, from networking to business potentials, what global and industrial carbon emissions face. Energy, this is not my field, not quite something I know deeply, but in Jan. I did energy research and followed up what this trend is, finding this is quite interesting. The electric vehicle session is quite fun, what is car's future, how to short Hybrid, predict future will be completely EV after 10 years. For EV, it requires a lot of infrastructure changes, effective and useful milage balance, 3 primary charges location(home, work, shopping/parking locations). It got me, not a car fan, to get interests, esp. want to try BMW Mini E (completely EV).
Some highlights
---need government sponsorship on regulations and policies, but not to make decisions, only let capital market choose.
---U.S. is very behind this energy game and seriously needs to consider its position. For example, in nuclear energy part, U.S. did so much talking but no executing. Comparing with China, one of MIT professors pointed out how much he sees the immediate executing after making decision in China, but in U.S., people still do talk only. He pointed out that U.S. 'Visa Policy' is a problem, prevent U.S. getting more talented people involve in nuclear energy. He even spoke at congress, still do not see the improvement.( What a surprise to hear from this prof., and what a not surprise for me about this fact!)
---sequence: Government, research(academic, industry), angel, VB, corporate, capital market. Considering current situation, the capital market needs government's involvement to help out, only temporary, then go back to the circle again.
just so much information, very good discussion. I met people from all kinds of countries and industries, talking about how we can reduce energy usage, improve technology and keep innovative.
Now, I am so sleepy :)
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