Join the MIT Energy Initiative in June on a field trip to Germany and Denmark to learn more about climate science and low-carbon technologies. Details below!
Itinerary:
Sunday 6/9/2019
5:30 PM Leave Boston, Logan Airport
Monday 6/10/2019
6:55 AM Arrive at Copenhagen Airport, meet Dr. Antje Danielson
We will spend the morning at Maersk Drilling A/S in Lyngby, DK
1:30 PM Leave Copenhagen area to travel to Kalundborg
3:50 PM Take ferry from Kalundborg to Ballen on Samsø
Accommodation: Ballen Beach Camping 800 m from the Energy Academy http://www.ballenstrandcamping.dk/ballen-strandcamping-the-coziest-camp-site-on-samsoe/
Tuesday 6/11/2019
9 AM to 4 PM, Energi Akademiet, Samsø, DK
Accommodation: Ballen Beach Camping
Wednesday 6/12/2019
8:15 AM Ferry from Samsø to Jutland
12:15 - 3:05 PM Visit Siemens Gamesa Nacelle, Generator & Hub Factory in Brande, DK
Accommodation: Youth Hostel, Hennestrand, DK
Thursday 6/13/2019
Leave Denmark
1:00 - 4:00 PM Private tour of Gottorf Palace Museum, Schleswig, DE
5:00 PM Arrive in Kiel, DE
Accommodation: Youth Hostel Kiel: Johannesstr. 1, 24143 Kiel
Friday 6/14/2019
Christian Albert University Kiel, DE
9:00 - 10:00 AM Welcome Address - International Center
10:30 - 11:00 AM Presentation - Kiel University joint project that links geosciences with energy transition
11:00 - 1:00 PM case studies and lab tours
3:00 - 4:30 PM Presentation - Between worry and hope, on which path is international climate protection
Accommodation: Youth Hostel Kiel: Johannesstr. 1, 24143 Kiel
Saturday 6/15/2019
Visit the scenic town of Lübeck, DE
Accommodation: Youth Hostel Kiel: Johannesstr. 1, 24143 Kiel
Sunday 6/16/2019
Travel to Morsleben, DE
Monday 6/17/2019
Visit nuclear waste deposit in salt mine
Tuesday 6/18/2019
Depart for Boston from Hamburg via Copenhagen