Study Calender

Materials and Energy

Date Topics Resource(s)Pre Feb 3rd Pre module reader (post

assessment hand in)James Clark Pre reader

Feb 3rd 09.30 James Clark lecture 1 Are we running out of materials?

Record via Elluminate ? or podcast

11.00 James Clark lecture 2 Re-thinking biological material waste

Record via Elluminate ? or podcast

12.00-12.30 Pre Lab tour enquiry challengeFrom the lab and or posters identify one ‘plant’ material (e.g wheat, wood, etc) and from a CE perspective identify 1) chemical and biological

properties of material2) potential ways in which

material and intermediaries can be cascaded

3) The outputs and benefits of those uses compared to other current material choices

4) Any down sides or wider system ramifications of materials cascading or substitution

Lunch2-3pm Lab/biorefinery visit3-4.00 James Session 3 –plenary

The life cycle of molecules Analysing and evaluating new products and processes

Record via Elluminate ? or podcast

4.00- 4.30 Discussion about the Module assignmentClose

Study Period 16-18th February

Resources and Technical Nutrient s

10 questions for study period to structure the 2 week period (sep attachment) including the readers (

Individual Blogs for reflection post visit to York

Readers – (attached as primary docs)

Julian Allwood et al

UN report on strategic metal stocks

WRAP report- metals in Household waste (via Roland)

Wuppertal MASRES project report pp 8-17 Fig 2 and Table 5.

External talk/webinar on Blackboard/Collaborate date and time tbcon plastics and BT: Matt Polaine – re-run his DEFRA project presentation on plastics

Additional External talk/webinar date tbcKen Webster on ‘macroeconomic perspectives on Materials and Energy-an intro to a major report just launched by the Foundation (view this report in advance of the webianr -see link on Foundation home page www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org)

Other resources to check outTED TALKS – Mike Biddle- plastic feedstockhttp://ecocloud-sv.com/video/ted-talk-mike-biddle-we-can-recycle-plastic

MBA reprocessing facility

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpq_Mum-kO0&feature=related

Action learning set response to the 10 questions using wiki ? What did we learn ? what new questions ahve been generated ?

Study Period 2Feb 20th –March 3rd

Renewables 10 questions for study period to structure the 2 week period

External speaker webinar on Blackboard/Collaborate date and time tbc: Jean-marc Jancovici on Energy tbc You will need to view the new 10min Foundation/UoB film of Jean-marc before this webinar link

Readers x 2 Reinventing Fire: Bold Business Solutions for the New Energy EraTBD – Amory Lovins Ch 1-3

Jeremy Leggett Half Gone: Oil, Gas, Hot Air and the Global Energy Crisis Ch 1-3

Individual tutorial to discuss assessment

Other resources TED Talks: Amory Lovins reinventing firehttp://ecocloud-sv.com/video/greenbuild-2011-master-speaker-amory-lovins

Prof Sally Benson Stanford - Solar Technologyhttp://ecocloud-sv.com/video/silicon-valley-buzz-alternate-energy-sources-part-1-r-d

Study Period 3March 5th- March 16th

Biological nutrient and materials cascading

10 questions for study period to structure the 2 week period

External speaker webinar on Blackboard/Collaborate date and time tbc katja Hansen of EPEA – Waste water treatment You will need to view the new 10min Foundation/UoB film of Katja before this webinar linkxxxxxx

Readers x 2

(short reader from mainstream contempory ecology literature on energy and material flows through an ecosystem ?? Howard odum ?)

Gunter Pauli Pulp to protein, cascading models, multiple cash flows

Mae Wan Ho Sustainable agriculture and circular economy and or living green and circular

Braungart/EPEA perspective on cascading tbc

(extension activity on Orange Peel from James C)

Other resources Mae Wan Ho and George Chan –food and

farming and circular economy- see mae-wan from 10+1 conference –view the film at linkxxxx

Study Period 4March 19th – March 30th

Tools and certification 10 questions for study period to structure the 2 week period

External speaker webinar on Blackboard/Collaborate date and time tbc James Clark for a reprise on Life cycle of molecules and complexity of analysis – a worked example

Readers x 2Cradle to Cradle paper from Braunghart and Mcdonagh (attached)

Something on C2C certification process (raising question of what it is and how it works, use material from EPEA training event )

A simplified LCA report for a product (to show the complexity)

Other resources

LCA talk shown at IoW weekend event (washing machine)

Submit module assignment Monday April 2nd

Moudle review and Evaluation

Bristol surveyOn line conference March 29th