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De-risking Geothermal Production Well Drilling through Cutting-Edge Science

20 June 2019
The high risk and cost associated with exploration and production well drilling is a well-known barrier to exploitation of geothermal energy – a major source of clean base-load power critical for achieving a sustainable future. This is particularly relevant in areas of Asia and the Pacific endowed…

The Future of Energy-Efficient Cooling

20 June 2019
Global temperatures are steadily increasing. Keeping cool is a growing need, and access to cooling is a critical issue in some of the warmest countries on the planet. With airconditioner ownership expected to soar, not only are markets not keeping up with energy efficiency potential, but energy…

Waste is Cool! How 'First Mile' Waste Solutions can Cool the Smart Cities of the Future

20 June 2019
The need for cooling grows dramatically with rising prosperity and global temperatures. But what does that have to do with waste? 70% of the world’s waste today is dumped or landfilled without energy recovery. 2 billion tons of waste ‘wasted’ every year by 2030 correspond to 800GW of solar PV…

MWS - The Biggest Advance in Wind Power Ever

20 June 2019
The Madson Wind System (MWS) & MWS Air-Steel Battery are the biggest improvement in Wind Power ever. MWS harvests Wind Energy as Compressed Air (not as electricity), using Hyper Simplified, very robust, very low cost & very low maintenance Wind Turbines. MWS compresses air in stages…

Innovating for a Carbon Smart Future

20 June 2019
In this scene-setting presentation, Jennifer Holmgren emphasized the need to re-think the carbon economy, as well as the need to put carbon only where we need to. Her company, LanzaTech, is a carbon recycling company that is working to deploy carbon capture and reuse facilities globally to make…

Electric Vehicles as Disruption for Sustainable Impact

20 June 2019
The need to find more sustainable options to power demand for personal mobility is greater than ever, and the automotive industry is currently undergoing a big transformation. In this presentation, Mr. Atsushi Najima discussed how electrified mobility can help tackle the continuing challenges of…

Scene Setting: Reimagining a Sustainable World Through the Lens of Impact Investing

19 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. Rai introduced the concept of impact investing, and how it institutionalized microfinance. He also highlighted problems in the waste and agriculture sectors and sample solutions brought about by impact investment. He also emphasized the potential role of Impact Investing…

New Certified Energy Savings Verifier (CESV) Professional Certification

19 June 2019
This presentation outlined the long-standing barriers to energy efficiency, including the barriers to facility owners, and identified some solutions to the global measurement and verification (M&V) gap. It also discussed the work of the Efficiency Valuation Organization, as well as the purpose…

What are Community Energy Systems? When do they make sense?

19 June 2019
This presentation discussed the definition of Community Energy Systems (CES) and why such systems exist and examined the ideal characteristics of robust CESs.

Blockchain-Driven Community Energy

19 June 2019
This presentation discussed the advantages of using blockchain for community energy solutions. It also examined how blockchain can be used in microgrid control solutions, disaster management, and provenance & development.