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The Real Story on Fuel Economy

By Lee Schipper - Stanford
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  • Spring 2009
  • Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0
  • Stanford

Lecture Description

January 7, 2009 lecture by Lee Schipper for the Woods Energy Seminar (ENERGY301). In his talk "When the Rubber Hits the Road: The Real Story on Fuel Economy in the US and other Developed Countries, with Implications for Developing Asia," Schipper discusses better and more realistic fuel economy options in the US and other industrialized nations.

Course Description

Course Index

  1. The Real Story on Fuel Economy
  2. New Ways for Regulating Greenhouse Gases
  3. Sustainable Aviation
  4. Renewable Ocean Energy Conversion Systems
  5. Smart Grids & Decarbonizing the Power Sector
  6. A Pathway for Widespread Geothermal Energy
  7. Sequestering CO2 in the Built Environment
  8. Nuclear Sustainability and Climate Change
  9. Global Coal Market
  10. Renewable Energy and the Economy
  11. Killers Apps for the Smart Grid
  12. Benefits of a Restructured Electric Industry
  13. Adaptation to Climate Change
  14. LIFE: Laser Initial Fusion Energy System
  15. Carbon Sequestration & Natural Gas Extraction