TEDx: Passaporto per il futuro

This event has been organised by Icarus and Università Cà Foscari di Venezia on June 30 2013. Please check the dedicated website for further details on the organisation, or head directly to the video, to the pictures of the event, or to the Storify (in Italian only)    

ICARUS sponsors the European Summer School: “Uncertainty, Innovation and Climate Change”

The 2013 Summer School will take place from the 30th of June to the 6th of July at the VIU campus on the Island of San Servolo, in Venice, located just in front of St. Mark’s Square. The theme of this Summer School is Uncertainty, Innovation and Climate Change. Uncertainty is a key component of […]

Workshop on Climate Change Impacts and Integrated Assessment

ENERGY MODELING FORUM : Workshop on Climate Change Impacts and Integrated Assessment (CCI/IA) July 23 h. 8.00 –August 3 h. 17.00 – 2012 – Snowmass, Colorado, US The Climate Change Impacts and Integrated Assessment (CCI/IA) Workshop XVIII scheduled from Monday morning July 23 until the afternoon of Friday August 3, at Top of the Village in Snowmass, Colorado. […]

Report: RD&D to Enhance the Role of Nuclear Energy in Meeting Climate and Energy Challenges

The future role of nuclear energy is a key factor in determining a long-term energy strategy to cope with the challenges ahead: quenching the energy thirst of a growing planet; providing universal access to modern sources of energy; assuring energy security and availability at reasonable costs; facing the threat of climate change, which calls for […]

19-20 May 2011: International Workshop on “Innovation in energy technologies: what can we learn from patent data?”

The workshop is an opportunity for researchers coming from different backgrounds to present cutting edge research on themes related to the empirical analysis of drivers of innovation using patent data with a specific attention to clean energy technologies. Researchers will present their latest research in a formal workshop setting on May 19th, 2011. On the following morning, May 20th, those interested will have a chance to take part in a brainstorming session devoted to identifying future avenues of research and coordinating research efforts.

7-8 April 2011: International Workshop on “RD&D Needs to Enhance the Role of Nuclear Energy In Meeting Climate and Energy Challenges”

The objective of the Workshop is to present the main results of an expert elicitation survey on the role of research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) in addressing the major problems of nuclear fission. After a presentation of the survey results, participants will discuss both areas of agreement and areas of disagreement, in an effort to understand where there is consensus and where the most important disputes and uncertainties lie.