Reversing Climate Change Economically
Hilldale Lecture in the Physical Sciences | Frank H. Shu
Event Details
Date
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Time
6 p.m.
Location
Discovery Building, 1st floor, DeLuca Forum, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Description
2015 saw an international agreement to limit the mean global temperature rise since the Industrial Revolution to 1.5-2 degrees C. Professor Shu will present technologies developed by his team that can achieve a reversal of climate change. (1) Supertorrefaction uses the heat capacity of molten salts to convert waste biomass into biocarbon. (2) Two-fluid molten-salt breeder-reactors operate on the renewable thorium fuel cycle ...
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Cost
Free