WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.425 align:middle line:90% [SQUEAKING] 00:00:02.425 --> 00:00:04.365 align:middle line:90% [RUSTLING] 00:00:04.365 --> 00:00:05.820 align:middle line:90% [CLICKING] 00:00:05.820 --> 00:00:12.122 align:middle line:90% 00:00:12.122 --> 00:00:13.830 align:middle line:84% ZEYNEB MAGAVI: A very, very warm welcome, 00:00:13.830 --> 00:00:19.160 align:middle line:84% but I am going to turn it over to our hosts 00:00:19.160 --> 00:00:22.580 align:middle line:84% here at MIT to do the first welcome. 00:00:22.580 --> 00:00:23.330 align:middle line:90% CHRIS RABE: Cool. 00:00:23.330 --> 00:00:25.220 align:middle line:90% Can we move the slide one? 00:00:25.220 --> 00:00:26.220 align:middle line:90% Oh, I got it. 00:00:26.220 --> 00:00:28.868 align:middle line:90% OK, let's see. 00:00:28.868 --> 00:00:30.660 align:middle line:84% Do you want to talk about flying the plane? 00:00:30.660 --> 00:00:32.030 align:middle line:90% ZEYNEB MAGAVI: Oh my gosh, I do. 00:00:32.030 --> 00:00:32.530 align:middle line:90% All right. 00:00:32.530 --> 00:00:33.530 align:middle line:90% We're going to get our-- 00:00:33.530 --> 00:00:36.260 align:middle line:84% this is actually the perfect slide for our little start 00:00:36.260 --> 00:00:40.580 align:middle line:84% here, which we coordinated and rehearsed. 00:00:40.580 --> 00:00:43.730 align:middle line:84% I love this picture, because it basically 00:00:43.730 --> 00:00:47.590 align:middle line:84% embodies everything that is the organization, HEET, 00:00:47.590 --> 00:00:51.840 align:middle line:84% and the process of moving forward in uncertainty. 00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:56.000 align:middle line:84% So we are here today with this amazing course, which you're 00:00:56.000 --> 00:00:59.890 align:middle line:84% about to hear more about, building and fixing 00:00:59.890 --> 00:01:02.470 align:middle line:90% the airplane while flying it. 00:01:02.470 --> 00:01:07.810 align:middle line:84% So I really want to know how that picture came to be, 00:01:07.810 --> 00:01:09.110 align:middle line:90% but it stands. 00:01:09.110 --> 00:01:13.360 align:middle line:84% So to that end, I want to acknowledge that we've never 00:01:13.360 --> 00:01:15.745 align:middle line:90% done this before. 00:01:15.745 --> 00:01:18.700 align:middle line:84% It really can't-- it can't go wrong because of the people 00:01:18.700 --> 00:01:20.350 align:middle line:90% in the room. 00:01:20.350 --> 00:01:25.360 align:middle line:84% And we're really excited to see where it does go. 00:01:25.360 --> 00:01:29.600 align:middle line:84% And we're also really excited to learn from it, as always. 00:01:29.600 --> 00:01:33.610 align:middle line:84% So for example, there is a lovely whiteboard 00:01:33.610 --> 00:01:37.460 align:middle line:84% outside during your coffee breaks that has two sides to it. 00:01:37.460 --> 00:01:41.020 align:middle line:84% One side is, who are the people and the ideas and the topics 00:01:41.020 --> 00:01:45.290 align:middle line:84% that we need to add to this conversation? 00:01:45.290 --> 00:01:47.050 align:middle line:90% Please put your ideas there. 00:01:47.050 --> 00:01:49.810 align:middle line:84% And the other one is just general feedback. 00:01:49.810 --> 00:01:53.260 align:middle line:84% Thoughts, ideas, learnings, changes, et cetera. 00:01:53.260 --> 00:01:57.100 align:middle line:84% Please don't hesitate to give us the gift of feedback. 00:01:57.100 --> 00:02:00.940 align:middle line:84% And now for the part we probably should have started with, hi. 00:02:00.940 --> 00:02:02.220 align:middle line:90% I'm Zeyneb Magavi. 00:02:02.220 --> 00:02:04.320 align:middle line:84% I'm the Executive Director of HEET. 00:02:04.320 --> 00:02:09.360 align:middle line:84% And HEET is a nonprofit that has been focused 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:12.990 align:middle line:84% on trying to solve climate change for a lot of years, 00:02:12.990 --> 00:02:16.810 align:middle line:84% from a community level in the beginning and scaling. 00:02:16.810 --> 00:02:23.340 align:middle line:84% So we'll talk more about the topic of geothermal networks 00:02:23.340 --> 00:02:24.340 align:middle line:90% in a few minutes. 00:02:24.340 --> 00:02:28.140 align:middle line:84% But first, I want to just express a lot of gratitude 00:02:28.140 --> 00:02:31.950 align:middle line:84% to all of you for being present and here and offering yourselves 00:02:31.950 --> 00:02:35.340 align:middle line:84% to this conversation and journey that might look 00:02:35.340 --> 00:02:37.320 align:middle line:90% a little hazardous at times. 00:02:37.320 --> 00:02:43.030 align:middle line:84% And also, I want to just thank MIT, the amazing institution, 00:02:43.030 --> 00:02:46.450 align:middle line:84% and both Chris and Curt for being our hosts. 00:02:46.450 --> 00:02:49.860 align:middle line:84% And I want to turn it over to them to introduce themselves. 00:02:49.860 --> 00:02:51.640 align:middle line:84% CHRIS RABE: Thanks, Zeyneb, So yeah, 00:02:51.640 --> 00:02:54.750 align:middle line:84% I'm so excited to welcome HEET here to MIT. 00:02:54.750 --> 00:02:55.690 align:middle line:90% My name's Chris Rabe. 00:02:55.690 --> 00:02:58.810 align:middle line:84% I'm the Education Program Director at MIT's Environmental 00:02:58.810 --> 00:03:00.790 align:middle line:90% Solutions Initiative. 00:03:00.790 --> 00:03:04.750 align:middle line:84% The education program mission is to better understand and expand 00:03:04.750 --> 00:03:08.470 align:middle line:84% climate education across both disciplinary contexts 00:03:08.470 --> 00:03:10.070 align:middle line:90% and institutional contexts. 00:03:10.070 --> 00:03:13.690 align:middle line:84% And I'd really like to make sure that our education, our projects 00:03:13.690 --> 00:03:17.060 align:middle line:84% and activities are connecting to real-world scenarios. 00:03:17.060 --> 00:03:19.180 align:middle line:84% So it's so exciting to be working with HEET 00:03:19.180 --> 00:03:23.170 align:middle line:84% and re-envisioning the way that energy can work. 00:03:23.170 --> 00:03:25.550 align:middle line:84% This is a part of a few other collaborations. 00:03:25.550 --> 00:03:28.450 align:middle line:84% So we started a new course called Environmental Justice, 00:03:28.450 --> 00:03:29.720 align:middle line:90% Science, and Technology. 00:03:29.720 --> 00:03:32.120 align:middle line:84% And that has a massive open online version. 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:35.460 align:middle line:84% And HEET participated with a really interesting lecture. 00:03:35.460 --> 00:03:37.960 align:middle line:84% And then also, we're working on some K through 12 curriculum 00:03:37.960 --> 00:03:41.745 align:middle line:84% in this Day of Climate project through Open Learning. 00:03:41.745 --> 00:03:43.870 align:middle line:84% So it's just really exciting to be doing both the K 00:03:43.870 --> 00:03:46.670 align:middle line:84% through 12 space and the higher education space with HEET. 00:03:46.670 --> 00:03:49.840 align:middle line:84% So again, just so excited for HEET to be here. 00:03:49.840 --> 00:03:50.745 align:middle line:90% Thank you so much. 00:03:50.745 --> 00:03:53.780 align:middle line:90% 00:03:53.780 --> 00:03:55.280 align:middle line:84% CURT NEWTON: Good morning, everyone. 00:03:55.280 --> 00:03:56.410 align:middle line:90% My name's Curt Newton. 00:03:56.410 --> 00:03:58.680 align:middle line:84% I'm Director of MIT OpenCourseWare, another 00:03:58.680 --> 00:04:00.960 align:middle line:90% of the co-hosts for this event. 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:04.090 align:middle line:84% And we're thrilled to be participating in this, 00:04:04.090 --> 00:04:06.840 align:middle line:84% not just to host, but also because this is all 00:04:06.840 --> 00:04:08.850 align:middle line:90% going to flow out to the world. 00:04:08.850 --> 00:04:10.170 align:middle line:90% We're recording, as you know. 00:04:10.170 --> 00:04:14.670 align:middle line:84% We've got video set up here to capture and then 00:04:14.670 --> 00:04:19.844 align:middle line:84% share back with the world this important emerging knowledge. 00:04:19.844 --> 00:04:21.839 align:middle line:84% We've had the pleasure at OpenCourseWare 00:04:21.839 --> 00:04:24.690 align:middle line:84% with serving this broader mission of unlocking 00:04:24.690 --> 00:04:26.910 align:middle line:84% and empowering people around the world, both learners 00:04:26.910 --> 00:04:30.030 align:middle line:84% and educators, for over two decades. 00:04:30.030 --> 00:04:33.150 align:middle line:84% You see a screenshot of the first engagement 00:04:33.150 --> 00:04:38.100 align:middle line:84% that we had with HEET, with Zeyneb, a January session 00:04:38.100 --> 00:04:42.680 align:middle line:84% workshop that we did about gas leaks. 00:04:42.680 --> 00:04:44.670 align:middle line:84% Part of the-- maybe the origin story 00:04:44.670 --> 00:04:47.370 align:middle line:84% for what we're getting up to here. 00:04:47.370 --> 00:04:49.980 align:middle line:84% And what we do at OpenCourseWare is not just 00:04:49.980 --> 00:04:52.740 align:middle line:84% sharing this knowledge again, but to do so 00:04:52.740 --> 00:04:57.680 align:middle line:84% in ways that encourage practices of sharing 00:04:57.680 --> 00:04:59.970 align:middle line:84% and the feedback that gets set up through this, 00:04:59.970 --> 00:05:02.550 align:middle line:84% through this broader open knowledge ecosystem. 00:05:02.550 --> 00:05:05.090 align:middle line:84% So HEET, for instance, putting all 00:05:05.090 --> 00:05:07.460 align:middle line:84% of these resources in an open library 00:05:07.460 --> 00:05:13.320 align:middle line:84% and gathering together in a really nimble, generative way, 00:05:13.320 --> 00:05:15.862 align:middle line:90% create this knowledge new. 00:05:15.862 --> 00:05:20.190 align:middle line:84% I'm recalling here at MIT in January 2020, 00:05:20.190 --> 00:05:24.180 align:middle line:84% just before all kinds of stuff got shut down, 00:05:24.180 --> 00:05:27.140 align:middle line:84% we hosted here some design charrettes 00:05:27.140 --> 00:05:28.410 align:middle line:90% to start this process. 00:05:28.410 --> 00:05:30.350 align:middle line:84% And just what a thrill it is to us 00:05:30.350 --> 00:05:32.295 align:middle line:84% to be part of this journey together. 00:05:32.295 --> 00:05:33.920 align:middle line:84% And just to let you know, if you're not 00:05:33.920 --> 00:05:37.850 align:middle line:84% familiar with OpenCourseWare, the reach of this content 00:05:37.850 --> 00:05:39.660 align:middle line:84% is considerable around the world. 00:05:39.660 --> 00:05:43.320 align:middle line:84% 70% of our visitors come from outside North America. 00:05:43.320 --> 00:05:45.770 align:middle line:84% So the interest around the world that's 00:05:45.770 --> 00:05:47.370 align:middle line:84% developing in these technologies, 00:05:47.370 --> 00:05:48.780 align:middle line:90% we want to plug into that. 00:05:48.780 --> 00:05:52.900 align:middle line:84% Our website gets millions of visits every year. 00:05:52.900 --> 00:05:56.350 align:middle line:84% And our YouTube channel where the videos also live 00:05:56.350 --> 00:05:59.050 align:middle line:84% is also a really important point of engagement. 00:05:59.050 --> 00:06:01.450 align:middle line:84% With over 5.5 million subscribers on our YouTube 00:06:01.450 --> 00:06:03.910 align:middle line:84% channel, it's the largest subscriber base 00:06:03.910 --> 00:06:06.890 align:middle line:84% of any educational institution out in the world. 00:06:06.890 --> 00:06:11.800 align:middle line:84% So rest assured that what we come up with today, 00:06:11.800 --> 00:06:14.653 align:middle line:84% flowing out to the world is going to reach a lot of people. 00:06:14.653 --> 00:06:16.070 align:middle line:84% And it's really going to, I think, 00:06:16.070 --> 00:06:21.370 align:middle line:84% further the work that we're all trying to get up to, so welcome. 00:06:21.370 --> 00:06:23.595 align:middle line:84% ZEYNEB MAGAVI: But don't hesitate to talk after that. 00:06:23.595 --> 00:06:24.876 align:middle line:90% [LAUGHS] 00:06:24.876 --> 00:06:26.608 align:middle line:90% 00:06:26.608 --> 00:06:27.650 align:middle line:90% ISABEL VARELA: Thank you. 00:06:27.650 --> 00:06:30.500 align:middle line:84% My name is Isabel Varela, Science Director at HEET. 00:06:30.500 --> 00:06:33.670 align:middle line:84% And I wanted to briefly share, this 00:06:33.670 --> 00:06:35.630 align:middle line:84% is the HEET team that is here to help you. 00:06:35.630 --> 00:06:41.575 align:middle line:84% If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to us. 00:06:41.575 --> 00:06:45.160 align:middle line:84% We've put together an incredible program. 00:06:45.160 --> 00:06:50.200 align:middle line:84% HEET takes the aim to look at for solving a problem. 00:06:50.200 --> 00:06:52.130 align:middle line:84% Identify all the stakeholders that 00:06:52.130 --> 00:06:54.690 align:middle line:84% need to be involved to make that change happen. 00:06:54.690 --> 00:06:57.210 align:middle line:84% And this two-day course reflects that. 00:06:57.210 --> 00:07:00.840 align:middle line:84% As you see, we have eight sessions for each day, 00:07:00.840 --> 00:07:04.590 align:middle line:84% and they vary from, what is the challenge that we need to solve? 00:07:04.590 --> 00:07:08.533 align:middle line:84% What are the policies that need to be implemented to do that? 00:07:08.533 --> 00:07:09.950 align:middle line:84% What are the learnings that we can 00:07:09.950 --> 00:07:14.130 align:middle line:84% get from the geothermal networks that are implemented today? 00:07:14.130 --> 00:07:17.780 align:middle line:84% What are the design principles that should be applied? 00:07:17.780 --> 00:07:21.620 align:middle line:90% And learn from case studies. 00:07:21.620 --> 00:07:23.780 align:middle line:84% We are excited that you're here, and we 00:07:23.780 --> 00:07:28.200 align:middle line:84% hope you get most out of this course and participate. 00:07:28.200 --> 00:07:32.057 align:middle line:84% Your participation makes the course more lively. 00:07:32.057 --> 00:07:32.890 align:middle line:90% ZEYNEB MAGAVI: And-- 00:07:32.890 --> 00:07:35.630 align:middle line:90% 00:07:35.630 --> 00:07:37.790 align:middle line:84% ISABEL VARELA: We have an incredible lineup 00:07:37.790 --> 00:07:40.530 align:middle line:90% of 28 speakers that are here. 00:07:40.530 --> 00:07:43.640 align:middle line:84% Some of them have come from around the country 00:07:43.640 --> 00:07:45.900 align:middle line:90% to be here in these two days. 00:07:45.900 --> 00:07:49.590 align:middle line:84% And we have organizations represented from universities, 00:07:49.590 --> 00:07:54.040 align:middle line:84% gas utilities, regulators, design firms 00:07:54.040 --> 00:07:56.450 align:middle line:84% and community-based organizations. 00:07:56.450 --> 00:07:58.570 align:middle line:84% So thank you for all the speakers 00:07:58.570 --> 00:08:01.635 align:middle line:84% that are here and making this course happen. 00:08:01.635 --> 00:08:09.160 align:middle line:90% 00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:11.142 align:middle line:84% CURT NEWTON: Just a quick note about the nature 00:08:11.142 --> 00:08:13.100 align:middle line:84% of the recordings that we're going to be doing. 00:08:13.100 --> 00:08:14.725 align:middle line:84% So what we'll be sharing with the world 00:08:14.725 --> 00:08:20.480 align:middle line:84% will be the talks, and just the videos of the talks. 00:08:20.480 --> 00:08:24.040 align:middle line:84% There's a really important Q&A interaction segment 00:08:24.040 --> 00:08:27.020 align:middle line:84% that will happen for each of the sessions, 00:08:27.020 --> 00:08:31.130 align:middle line:84% and we will not be sharing those straight out with the world. 00:08:31.130 --> 00:08:36.669 align:middle line:84% We want to have a frank, completely unconstrained 00:08:36.669 --> 00:08:38.120 align:middle line:90% conversation here in the room. 00:08:38.120 --> 00:08:39.909 align:middle line:84% Our hope is, though, that we will 00:08:39.909 --> 00:08:43.120 align:middle line:84% be sharing some kind of notes and takeaways, some summaries 00:08:43.120 --> 00:08:45.230 align:middle line:84% and syntheses, from those conversations. 00:08:45.230 --> 00:08:49.280 align:middle line:84% But rest assured, unless you are a speaker up here, 00:08:49.280 --> 00:08:52.230 align:middle line:84% we're not expecting you to show up in these videos 00:08:52.230 --> 00:08:53.460 align:middle line:90% that we share on OCW. 00:08:53.460 --> 00:08:55.890 align:middle line:84% If you have any concerns or questions about that, 00:08:55.890 --> 00:08:57.600 align:middle line:90% please reach out to me. 00:08:57.600 --> 00:08:58.330 align:middle line:90% Be in touch. 00:08:58.330 --> 00:08:59.940 align:middle line:90% But hopefully, that's all right. 00:08:59.940 --> 00:09:01.817 align:middle line:90% OK. 00:09:01.817 --> 00:09:02.650 align:middle line:90% ZEYNEB MAGAVI: Yeah. 00:09:02.650 --> 00:09:06.660 align:middle line:84% And our format is that each session 00:09:06.660 --> 00:09:09.130 align:middle line:84% is going to have a few brief presentations. 00:09:09.130 --> 00:09:12.450 align:middle line:84% Every single one of the speakers could likely 00:09:12.450 --> 00:09:18.330 align:middle line:84% speak for hours on any one of the topics, 00:09:18.330 --> 00:09:19.840 align:middle line:90% and we're so aware of that. 00:09:19.840 --> 00:09:22.470 align:middle line:84% But we also thought that the most valuable thing 00:09:22.470 --> 00:09:26.130 align:middle line:84% here in the room is the interaction between. 00:09:26.130 --> 00:09:31.290 align:middle line:84% So for many speakers, there will be a longer recorded 00:09:31.290 --> 00:09:35.460 align:middle line:84% piece of content that's attached to the courseware. 00:09:35.460 --> 00:09:39.630 align:middle line:84% But in the room, we're going to keep the presentations brief so 00:09:39.630 --> 00:09:43.350 align:middle line:84% that we can get to that part of interacting between and talking 00:09:43.350 --> 00:09:46.650 align:middle line:90% and interacting with all of you. 00:09:46.650 --> 00:09:50.630 align:middle line:90% And we've got a Slido-- 00:09:50.630 --> 00:09:53.810 align:middle line:84% it's a little app that we'll introduce in a second-- 00:09:53.810 --> 00:09:57.170 align:middle line:84% for you to engage so we can get more voices 00:09:57.170 --> 00:10:02.150 align:middle line:84% involved more quickly so that we can get the conversation going. 00:10:02.150 --> 00:10:03.780 align:middle line:90% And then I've said this already. 00:10:03.780 --> 00:10:05.822 align:middle line:90% I'm going to say it again. 00:10:05.822 --> 00:10:08.510 align:middle line:90% This is our first go at this. 00:10:08.510 --> 00:10:12.240 align:middle line:84% I love that you mentioned the previous wonderful events. 00:10:12.240 --> 00:10:15.590 align:middle line:84% The first one was a hackathon to design a tool 00:10:15.590 --> 00:10:17.390 align:middle line:90% to measure gas leaks. 00:10:17.390 --> 00:10:19.050 align:middle line:84% And the second one was a charette. 00:10:19.050 --> 00:10:21.780 align:middle line:84% And now we're trying this content. 00:10:21.780 --> 00:10:28.020 align:middle line:84% So you will be part of making it wonderful today, 00:10:28.020 --> 00:10:29.880 align:middle line:84% so please don't hesitate to participate. 00:10:29.880 --> 00:10:31.880 align:middle line:90% All right. 00:10:31.880 --> 00:10:34.290 align:middle line:84% ISABEL VARELA: One last comment for housekeeping. 00:10:34.290 --> 00:10:37.530 align:middle line:84% We have breakfast in the morning outside. 00:10:37.530 --> 00:10:38.700 align:middle line:90% We'll have coffee breaks. 00:10:38.700 --> 00:10:40.520 align:middle line:90% We'll have lunch outside. 00:10:40.520 --> 00:10:43.470 align:middle line:84% Food is allowed to come here if you want to. 00:10:43.470 --> 00:10:45.690 align:middle line:84% Restrooms are here immediately to the right, 00:10:45.690 --> 00:10:49.418 align:middle line:84% and there's another one in the hallway to the left. 00:10:49.418 --> 00:10:50.460 align:middle line:90% ZEYNEB MAGAVI: Thank you. 00:10:50.460 --> 00:10:53.360 align:middle line:84% And Isabel planned this incredibly. 00:10:53.360 --> 00:10:54.810 align:middle line:90% So-- [LAUGHS] 00:10:54.810 --> 00:10:55.310 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 00:10:55.310 --> 00:10:56.090 align:middle line:90% ISABEL VARELA: With the team. 00:10:56.090 --> 00:10:56.700 align:middle line:90% With the team. 00:10:56.700 --> 00:10:57.300 align:middle line:90% ZEYNEB MAGAVI: Yeah, yeah, yeah. 00:10:57.300 --> 00:10:57.985 align:middle line:90% With the team. 00:10:57.985 --> 00:11:00.720 align:middle line:90% [LAUGHS] All right. 00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:03.480 align:middle line:84% So one of the things that we always do-- 00:11:03.480 --> 00:11:05.975 align:middle line:84% and I know Curt is always in on this-- 00:11:05.975 --> 00:11:06.750 align:middle line:90% it's open. 00:11:06.750 --> 00:11:11.370 align:middle line:84% So your backgrounds here in the room are all over the spectrum. 00:11:11.370 --> 00:11:13.230 align:middle line:84% We think that's beautiful and exciting. 00:11:13.230 --> 00:11:15.147 align:middle line:84% And one of the things we're going to try to do 00:11:15.147 --> 00:11:19.820 align:middle line:84% is make sure that we move between introductory 00:11:19.820 --> 00:11:20.970 align:middle line:90% and advanced. 00:11:20.970 --> 00:11:23.570 align:middle line:84% And it may be a fire hose, but that's 00:11:23.570 --> 00:11:25.790 align:middle line:90% why we're providing coffee. 00:11:25.790 --> 00:11:29.150 align:middle line:84% So I get to start us off with two quick ideas 00:11:29.150 --> 00:11:30.890 align:middle line:84% for the entire two days, and then we 00:11:30.890 --> 00:11:32.750 align:middle line:84% have the most amazing panel to get 00:11:32.750 --> 00:11:39.560 align:middle line:84% going at a very high-scale level of the whole world. 00:11:39.560 --> 00:11:46.740 align:middle line:84% So our new tagline at the moment at HEET 00:11:46.740 --> 00:11:49.710 align:middle line:90% is think thermal together. 00:11:49.710 --> 00:11:51.720 align:middle line:84% It kind of embodies a lot of the pieces 00:11:51.720 --> 00:11:54.180 align:middle line:84% that we've been learning over the past few years 00:11:54.180 --> 00:11:58.140 align:middle line:84% as we move forward with networking, ground source heat 00:11:58.140 --> 00:11:59.950 align:middle line:90% pumps, or geothermal heat pumps. 00:11:59.950 --> 00:12:04.140 align:middle line:84% And that idea of getting a problem 00:12:04.140 --> 00:12:08.470 align:middle line:84% solved by working together, that's always been there. 00:12:08.470 --> 00:12:13.900 align:middle line:84% But the piece where we realized, as we spoke about geothermal, 00:12:13.900 --> 00:12:17.340 align:middle line:84% that thermal energy itself wasn't always 00:12:17.340 --> 00:12:21.270 align:middle line:84% on the table in the climate solution space, 00:12:21.270 --> 00:12:23.800 align:middle line:84% that people weren't thinking, they weren't measuring, 00:12:23.800 --> 00:12:26.080 align:middle line:84% they weren't talking about thermal energy. 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:27.780 align:middle line:84% So I'm going to just briefly start 00:12:27.780 --> 00:12:31.320 align:middle line:84% by getting us to take a moment to put on our thermal energy 00:12:31.320 --> 00:12:35.760 align:middle line:84% glasses, and then I'm going to do a little bit of housekeeping 00:12:35.760 --> 00:12:39.790 align:middle line:84% on language-- so that terminology, 00:12:39.790 --> 00:12:42.360 align:middle line:84% and then we'll move to our first panel. 00:12:42.360 --> 00:12:45.340 align:middle line:90% So think thermal. 00:12:45.340 --> 00:12:46.960 align:middle line:90% Let's start with that part. 00:12:46.960 --> 00:12:48.760 align:middle line:90% This is an image. 00:12:48.760 --> 00:12:51.430 align:middle line:84% If you use a thermal camera, which actually, we've recently 00:12:51.430 --> 00:12:56.150 align:middle line:84% purchased for the sheer fun of it, if you use a thermal camera, 00:12:56.150 --> 00:12:58.150 align:middle line:90% you see things differently. 00:12:58.150 --> 00:13:01.100 align:middle line:84% Our eyes don't do that, which may be why we don't-- 00:13:01.100 --> 00:13:03.100 align:middle line:90% we ignore it so often. 00:13:03.100 --> 00:13:07.280 align:middle line:84% But there is a huge amount of thermal energy in our Earth. 00:13:07.280 --> 00:13:10.280 align:middle line:84% And really, if you stop and think about climate change, 00:13:10.280 --> 00:13:14.440 align:middle line:84% what is climate change except a thermal energy regulation 00:13:14.440 --> 00:13:16.390 align:middle line:90% problem? 00:13:16.390 --> 00:13:20.050 align:middle line:84% And so if that's what it is, and we talk about the rising 00:13:20.050 --> 00:13:24.070 align:middle line:84% temperature in air, well, the kind of stunning thing 00:13:24.070 --> 00:13:27.820 align:middle line:84% is that there are a bunch of papers calculating 00:13:27.820 --> 00:13:30.130 align:middle line:84% how much thermal energy the Earth 00:13:30.130 --> 00:13:35.050 align:middle line:90% has absorbed since, say, 1960. 00:13:35.050 --> 00:13:41.335 align:middle line:84% And it's 630 times, approximately, 00:13:41.335 --> 00:13:44.550 align:middle line:84% all of the energy humanity uses every year. 00:13:44.550 --> 00:13:49.260 align:middle line:84% So I was delighted to learn a new metric of energy, 00:13:49.260 --> 00:13:51.480 align:middle line:90% the zettajoule. 00:13:51.480 --> 00:13:55.180 align:middle line:84% Apparently, humanity uses half a zettajoule a year, 00:13:55.180 --> 00:13:56.850 align:middle line:90% all the energy we use. 00:13:56.850 --> 00:14:05.070 align:middle line:84% And every year, our oceans alone are absorbing five zettajoules. 00:14:05.070 --> 00:14:10.020 align:middle line:84% So that's a kind of stunning, gut-wrenching challenge. 00:14:10.020 --> 00:14:12.730 align:middle line:84% But if you start to think about thermal energy, 00:14:12.730 --> 00:14:15.730 align:middle line:84% if you start to look at it, if you start to measure it, 00:14:15.730 --> 00:14:19.580 align:middle line:84% it's also an extraordinary opportunity. 00:14:19.580 --> 00:14:22.560 align:middle line:84% It's a massive amount of energy all around us 00:14:22.560 --> 00:14:25.620 align:middle line:90% that we have been ignoring. 00:14:25.620 --> 00:14:28.150 align:middle line:84% And we have the technology to tap it, 00:14:28.150 --> 00:14:31.740 align:middle line:84% which is what we're here to talk about today. 00:14:31.740 --> 00:14:37.110 align:middle line:84% A recent report from the IEA had a rather stunning statement that 00:14:37.110 --> 00:14:39.430 align:middle line:84% kind of defines part of our two days, 00:14:39.430 --> 00:14:42.380 align:middle line:84% that "The technical potential of geothermal would be more than 00:14:42.380 --> 00:14:44.400 align:middle line:84% enough to meet all heat demand--" 00:14:44.400 --> 00:14:47.150 align:middle line:84% that's all heat demand, and they're not even talking about 00:14:47.150 --> 00:14:47.750 align:middle line:90% cooling-- 00:14:47.750 --> 00:14:49.682 align:middle line:84% "in Africa, China, Europe, Southeast Asia, 00:14:49.682 --> 00:14:50.640 align:middle line:90% and the United States." 00:14:50.640 --> 00:14:52.340 align:middle line:84% So I read that and I thought, well, what about those other 00:14:52.340 --> 00:14:52.840 align:middle line:90% places? 00:14:52.840 --> 00:14:57.110 align:middle line:90% 00:14:57.110 --> 00:15:00.650 align:middle line:84% But I also want to just add into the conversation, not just 00:15:00.650 --> 00:15:05.960 align:middle line:84% that geothermal energy that's in the world all around us, 00:15:05.960 --> 00:15:10.320 align:middle line:90% but also the energy we waste. 00:15:10.320 --> 00:15:15.020 align:middle line:84% All that energy we do use, combust, burn, et cetera, 00:15:15.020 --> 00:15:18.470 align:middle line:90% the majority of it is wasted. 00:15:18.470 --> 00:15:21.750 align:middle line:84% And a large, large portion of that is thermal energy. 00:15:21.750 --> 00:15:24.350 align:middle line:84% So that is where we can think about yet 00:15:24.350 --> 00:15:28.400 align:middle line:84% another untapped resource all around us. 00:15:28.400 --> 00:15:29.100 align:middle line:90% All right. 00:15:29.100 --> 00:15:33.020 align:middle line:84% So taking the optimistic part of, wow, there's thermal energy 00:15:33.020 --> 00:15:34.970 align:middle line:84% all around us, this is really exciting, 00:15:34.970 --> 00:15:37.370 align:middle line:84% what we're here to do today for two days is talk 00:15:37.370 --> 00:15:42.670 align:middle line:84% about the technology we believe is there and ready for us 00:15:42.670 --> 00:15:46.930 align:middle line:84% to tap it and turn it into a solution. 00:15:46.930 --> 00:15:51.374 align:middle line:84% Talking about that technology sometimes has some challenges. 00:15:51.374 --> 00:15:54.680 align:middle line:84% [LAUGHS] We try to bring everyone together. 00:15:54.680 --> 00:15:57.520 align:middle line:84% Lots of different groups have lots of different language. 00:15:57.520 --> 00:16:00.190 align:middle line:84% This is the HEET approach that we've 00:16:00.190 --> 00:16:05.050 align:middle line:84% been talking about earlier with many other events. 00:16:05.050 --> 00:16:07.300 align:middle line:84% You're now part of it being in the room. 00:16:07.300 --> 00:16:09.580 align:middle line:84% So coming together around what we 00:16:09.580 --> 00:16:12.380 align:middle line:84% mean when we say things is one way to start, 00:16:12.380 --> 00:16:14.530 align:middle line:90% get us all on the same page. 00:16:14.530 --> 00:16:20.962 align:middle line:84% And the first thing we have is a little quick intro visual, 00:16:20.962 --> 00:16:22.670 align:middle line:84% which many of you may have already seen-- 00:16:22.670 --> 00:16:24.820 align:middle line:90% I apologize if you have-- 00:16:24.820 --> 00:16:28.960 align:middle line:84% explaining the technology of networking geothermal heat 00:16:28.960 --> 00:16:31.003 align:middle line:90% pumps in a very basic level. 00:16:31.003 --> 00:16:33.170 align:middle line:84% Tomorrow, you're going to get a very advanced level. 00:16:33.170 --> 00:16:33.963 align:middle line:90% For now, this is-- 00:16:33.963 --> 00:16:34.630 align:middle line:90% [VIDEO PLAYBACK] 00:16:34.630 --> 00:16:36.005 align:middle line:84% NARRATOR: Right beneath our feet, 00:16:36.005 --> 00:16:37.840 align:middle line:84% the Earth is soaking up energy from the sun, 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:40.200 align:middle line:84% and it's been doing this for a long time. 00:16:40.200 --> 00:16:42.710 align:middle line:84% Near the surface, the ground warms and cools 00:16:42.710 --> 00:16:45.020 align:middle line:84% with the seasons, but lower down, it 00:16:45.020 --> 00:16:46.860 align:middle line:90% stays at a constant temperature. 00:16:46.860 --> 00:16:51.190 align:middle line:84% In Massachusetts, that's 55 degrees Fahrenheit year round. 00:16:51.190 --> 00:16:54.450 align:middle line:84% This stored temperature is a source of renewable energy. 00:16:54.450 --> 00:16:57.410 align:middle line:84% It can be accessed to heat or cool a single building 00:16:57.410 --> 00:16:59.280 align:middle line:90% without using fossil fuels. 00:16:59.280 --> 00:17:02.570 align:middle line:84% But did you know we can also connect entire communities 00:17:02.570 --> 00:17:05.060 align:middle line:84% to that renewable source in the ground? 00:17:05.060 --> 00:17:06.680 align:middle line:90% How does it work? 00:17:06.680 --> 00:17:10.460 align:middle line:84% It starts with underground pipes in the streets, sort of like gas 00:17:10.460 --> 00:17:12.810 align:middle line:84% pipes, but filled only with water. 00:17:12.810 --> 00:17:15.560 align:middle line:84% The water absorbs the ground temperature of the Earth 00:17:15.560 --> 00:17:17.799 align:middle line:90% and delivers it to buildings. 00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:20.339 align:middle line:84% Pipes connect buildings with different heating needs, 00:17:20.339 --> 00:17:22.290 align:middle line:90% so energy is never wasted. 00:17:22.290 --> 00:17:24.530 align:middle line:84% Instead, it's exchanged between buildings 00:17:24.530 --> 00:17:26.670 align:middle line:84% or stored in the ground until it's needed. 00:17:26.670 --> 00:17:30.350 align:middle line:84% Inside, a heat pump moves heat in or out, according 00:17:30.350 --> 00:17:32.480 align:middle line:90% to the temperature you want. 00:17:32.480 --> 00:17:35.850 align:middle line:84% This system of pipes can connect like LEGO blocks, 00:17:35.850 --> 00:17:39.180 align:middle line:84% gradually moving us all from gas to geo, 00:17:39.180 --> 00:17:42.430 align:middle line:84% giving us cleaner air, efficient heating and cooling, 00:17:42.430 --> 00:17:43.700 align:middle line:90% and a healthier planet. 00:17:43.700 --> 00:17:46.550 align:middle line:84% The idea for this networked geothermal system 00:17:46.550 --> 00:17:49.910 align:middle line:84% run at a utility scale originated at HEET, 00:17:49.910 --> 00:17:51.726 align:middle line:90% a climate solutions nonprofit. 00:17:51.726 --> 00:17:52.888 align:middle line:90% [END PLAYBACK] 00:17:52.888 --> 00:17:53.930 align:middle line:90% ZEYNEB MAGAVI: All right. 00:17:53.930 --> 00:17:55.888 align:middle line:84% I'm going to really quickly go through language 00:17:55.888 --> 00:17:58.420 align:middle line:84% and then get out of here so we can start this amazing panel. 00:17:58.420 --> 00:18:00.670 align:middle line:84% The word geothermal, if any of you 00:18:00.670 --> 00:18:04.740 align:middle line:84% are thinking about Iceland and hot lava, 00:18:04.740 --> 00:18:07.495 align:middle line:90% that's the stuff on the left. 00:18:07.495 --> 00:18:12.370 align:middle line:84% This is one way to try to clarify that geothermal 00:18:12.370 --> 00:18:15.160 align:middle line:84% is like the last name of a family of technologies 00:18:15.160 --> 00:18:21.010 align:middle line:84% and energies both, and that the one we are talking about today 00:18:21.010 --> 00:18:22.460 align:middle line:90% is on the right. 00:18:22.460 --> 00:18:26.170 align:middle line:84% It is-- networked geothermal heat pumps can 00:18:26.170 --> 00:18:28.780 align:middle line:84% provide heating and cooling is what 00:18:28.780 --> 00:18:30.500 align:middle line:90% is typically called shallow. 00:18:30.500 --> 00:18:34.810 align:middle line:84% You'll hear people use the word shallow. 00:18:34.810 --> 00:18:40.870 align:middle line:84% But for the usual person, 1,000 or 1,200 doesn't sound shallow, 00:18:40.870 --> 00:18:42.930 align:middle line:90% but I promise, that's shallow. 00:18:42.930 --> 00:18:46.330 align:middle line:84% And then it is ambient temperature. 00:18:46.330 --> 00:18:48.720 align:middle line:84% In other words, kind of the average temperature 00:18:48.720 --> 00:18:50.320 align:middle line:90% of the air and the ground. 00:18:50.320 --> 00:18:53.460 align:middle line:90% Not super hot in any way. 00:18:53.460 --> 00:18:55.590 align:middle line:84% And one of the things that's really 00:18:55.590 --> 00:18:58.710 align:middle line:84% critical about this type of geothermal energy 00:18:58.710 --> 00:19:00.820 align:middle line:90% is that it is everywhere. 00:19:00.820 --> 00:19:03.360 align:middle line:90% 00:19:03.360 --> 00:19:06.400 align:middle line:84% You'll hear people talking about the word district. 00:19:06.400 --> 00:19:10.120 align:middle line:84% And certainly, this is a form of district energy. 00:19:10.120 --> 00:19:14.680 align:middle line:84% And the traditional naming system goes by generation. 00:19:14.680 --> 00:19:16.600 align:middle line:84% First generation, second generation. 00:19:16.600 --> 00:19:19.560 align:middle line:84% And the type we are discussing today 00:19:19.560 --> 00:19:23.130 align:middle line:90% primarily is fifth generation. 00:19:23.130 --> 00:19:28.560 align:middle line:84% And the next more advanced level of this 00:19:28.560 --> 00:19:32.520 align:middle line:84% is, OK, so why are we calling it a network then? 00:19:32.520 --> 00:19:37.260 align:middle line:84% And our proposal, which is not universal, 00:19:37.260 --> 00:19:40.910 align:middle line:84% but there is kind of an emerging nomenclature, 00:19:40.910 --> 00:19:45.050 align:middle line:84% is that within fifth generation, if it 00:19:45.050 --> 00:19:48.350 align:middle line:84% has a single pipe, decentralized and renewable and 00:19:48.350 --> 00:19:53.465 align:middle line:84% combustion-free, then it is a thermal energy network. 00:19:53.465 --> 00:19:55.250 align:middle line:84% And if that thermal energy network 00:19:55.250 --> 00:19:58.010 align:middle line:84% is tapping geothermal energy, which 00:19:58.010 --> 00:20:00.140 align:middle line:84% changes some of the outcomes, then you 00:20:00.140 --> 00:20:03.400 align:middle line:84% could also call it a geothermal energy network. 00:20:03.400 --> 00:20:05.150 align:middle line:84% That's what we're going to use, but you'll 00:20:05.150 --> 00:20:08.460 align:middle line:84% hear speakers use a lot of different terminology. 00:20:08.460 --> 00:20:12.110 align:middle line:84% I just wanted to give you a quick lay of the land. 00:20:12.110 --> 00:20:15.710 align:middle line:84% And our last task before we begin 00:20:15.710 --> 00:20:18.720 align:middle line:84% is if you could please take out your phone, 00:20:18.720 --> 00:20:22.250 align:middle line:84% we have this QR code you can scan. 00:20:22.250 --> 00:20:26.640 align:middle line:84% And it should work pretty easily to get you on to Slido. 00:20:26.640 --> 00:20:31.100 align:middle line:84% And now you have your first quiz. 00:20:31.100 --> 00:20:32.550 align:middle line:90% We did say class, right? 00:20:32.550 --> 00:20:35.900 align:middle line:90% 00:20:35.900 --> 00:20:36.400 align:middle line:90% Don't worry. 00:20:36.400 --> 00:20:37.950 align:middle line:90% There's actually no test. 00:20:37.950 --> 00:20:44.250 align:middle line:90% But let's see how you do. 00:20:44.250 --> 00:20:45.710 align:middle line:90% Yeah, I made it too easy. 00:20:45.710 --> 00:20:55.545 align:middle line:90% 00:20:55.545 --> 00:20:58.740 align:middle line:84% So if you have any trouble getting on, 00:20:58.740 --> 00:21:02.220 align:middle line:84% Eric standing back there is happy to help. 00:21:02.220 --> 00:21:05.400 align:middle line:84% ERIC: Yeah, you can also open your web browser 00:21:05.400 --> 00:21:09.483 align:middle line:84% and just go to slido.com and then type in the code key 00:21:09.483 --> 00:21:10.150 align:middle line:90% once you get it. 00:21:10.150 --> 00:21:13.318 align:middle line:90% 00:21:13.318 --> 00:21:14.360 align:middle line:90% ZEYNEB MAGAVI: All right. 00:21:14.360 --> 00:21:36.770 align:middle line:90% 00:21:36.770 --> 00:21:38.680 align:middle line:84% I like watching them go out and back. 00:21:38.680 --> 00:21:41.010 align:middle line:90% [LAUGHS] That's how I think. 00:21:41.010 --> 00:21:44.210 align:middle line:90% 00:21:44.210 --> 00:21:45.560 align:middle line:90% All right. 00:21:45.560 --> 00:21:47.030 align:middle line:90% Are we good? 00:21:47.030 --> 00:21:50.660 align:middle line:84% Everyone on Slido now for the rest of the day? 00:21:50.660 --> 00:21:52.300 align:middle line:90% OK. 00:21:52.300 --> 00:22:00.200 align:middle line:84% So yes, the group wisdom is prevailing. 00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:03.320 align:middle line:84% The type of geothermal energy we're discussing today 00:22:03.320 --> 00:22:08.390 align:middle line:84% is ambient, shallow, and everywhere, 00:22:08.390 --> 00:22:12.470 align:middle line:90% which is a lovely feature. 00:22:12.470 --> 00:22:13.170 align:middle line:90% All right. 00:22:13.170 --> 00:22:17.600 align:middle line:84% So we're going to take a second and begin 00:22:17.600 --> 00:22:21.100 align:middle line:90% our first conversation. 00:22:21.100 --> 00:22:32.000 align:middle line:90%