MIT SDM Systems Thinking Webinar Series
Jorge Moreno and Donny Holaschutz, Cofounders, inodú; SDM Alumni
Carolina Gomez, Sustainable Development Division, Ministry of Energy, Chile
Date: May 8, 2017
About the Presentation
Thermoelectric facilities are significant users of water, yet a variety of environmental, institutional, and social challenges have been triggered by withdrawing water from natural sources for this use. Some common hazards include impingement and entrainment of water organisms, the release of chemicals into the water, thermal pollution in the mixing zone, and water loss.
In this webinar, SDM alumni and inodú cofounders Jorge Moreno and Donny Holaschutz will join Carolina Gomez of Chile’s Ministry of Energy to describe best practices for water use at thermoelectric facilities and how Chile has approached its environmental, institutional, and social challenges. They will provide
- an overview of some of the challenges caused by water use at thermoelectric facilities;
- a summary of associated policy and regulatory initiatives in Chile; and
- highlights from a recently published guide to best practices—the first of its kind in Latin America—that was developed by Chile’s Ministry of Energy with inodú.
A Q&A will follow the presentation. We invite you to join us!
About the Speakers
SDM alumnus Donny Holaschutz is a cofounder of the energy and sustainability consultancy inodú. He is a seasoned entrepreneur with experience in both for- and not-for-profit ventures related to energy and sustainability. He holds a master’s degree in engineering and management from MIT and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.
SDM alumnus and inodú cofounder Jorge Moreno has extensive experience in the energy industry in the United States and Latin America. He holds an MS in engineering and management from MIT and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
Carolina Gomez works in the Sustainable Development Division at the Ministry of Energy in Chile, where she focuses on improving environmental impact assessments for energy and developing environmental standards for the country. She holds degrees in industrial civil engineering with a specialization in environmental engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and an MSc in environmental technology from Imperial College London.
About the Series
Sponsored by the System Design & Management (SDM) program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the MIT SDM Systems Thinking Webinar Series features research conducted by SDM faculty, alumni, students, and industry partners. The series is designed to disseminate information on how to employ systems thinking to address engineering, management, and socio-political components of complex challenges. Recordings and slides from prior SDM webinars can be accessed here.
