"Mindless curve-fitting is not science" by professor Kristoffer Rypdal.
Researchers in Bergen have published a very controversial paper claiming early signs of saturation of the exponential growth of installed wind- and solar energy. If their projections are true these renewables will not take a substantial share of the future energy market. The seminar will discuss methodological flaws in this paper.
Rypdal is a professor at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and a very enthusiastic and communicative scientist. His passion related to climate changes is in focus both is his research and in his prvate life. He has written numerous of feature articles and also blogs about the topic. This talk you really don't want to miss!
Here is the controversial article:
Limits to growth in the renewable energy sector
Read Kristoffer's BLOGG
When: 23.02.17 at 11.15–12.00
Where:
Realfagbygget, Store Aud
Location / Campus: Tromsø
Target group: All
Responsible: Vibeke Os
Registration
Deadline: 22.02.2017
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