Summit on Energy Efficiency (Audio)

May 1, 2013: Opening Keynote by Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy '09-'13 and Professor at Stanford University, titled Materials Science Innovations in Energy Efficiency and Generation. Summit Welcome by John Bowers, Director, Institute for Energy Efficiency, and Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Materials at UC Santa Barbara. Opening remarks by Mike Witherell, Vice Chancellor for Research at UC Santa Barbara. Introduction of Opening Keynote by Rod Alferness, Dean, College of Engineering, UC Santa Barbara. Summit Welcome from John Bowers, Mike Witherell, and Rod Alferness (start - 14:15); Steven Chu Opening Keynote (14:15 - 43:50); Fireside Chat with Steven Chu and Jeff Henley (43:50 - end). Series: "Institute for Energy Efficiency" [Science] [Show ID: 25297]

May 1, 2013: Energy Efficient Materials and Manufacturing Processes- Keynote address by Michael McQuade, Senior Vice President of Science & Technology, United Technologies Corporation.

Series: "Institute for Energy Efficiency" [Science] [Show ID: 25560]

Former Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu discusses the evolution of energy production and uses as well as innovations that will impact energy’s future. Series: "Institute for Energy Efficiency" [Science] [Show ID: 25573]

David Lea, Department of Earth Science at UC Santa Barbara, explores what it will take to hold global warming to a certain level and at what level the warming becomes dangerous. One compelling argument for limiting warming to a specific level centers on the identification of threshold temperatures for specific tipping elements in the climate system that, if tipped, would have large societal impacts. But identifying such thresholds is no simple matter. Series: "Institute for Energy Efficiency" [Science] [Show ID: 24559]

Built on 27 years of innovation, "Reinventing Fire" is the Rocky Mountains Institute's most ambitious project to date. It aims to create a clear and practical vision of a fossil-fuel free future for the United States, backed up by quantitative analysis, and to map a pathway to achieve that future, led largely by business. Amory Lovin’s vision offers a message of hope, puts the spotlight on leaders, catalyzes others to act and informs and helps to catalyze innovative policies. Series: "Institute for Energy Efficiency" [Science] [Show ID: 22757]

Amory Lovins is among the world's leading authorities on energy, especially its efficient use and sustainable supply. Lovins demonstrates how business can become more competitive, profitable, and resilient by leading the transformation from fossil fuels to efficiency and renewables. He argues that this transition will build a stronger economy, a more secure nation, and a healthier environment. Presented by the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management and the Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara. Series: "Institute for Energy Efficiency" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Business] [Show ID: 23889]

With the use of famous movie clips, Michael Webber illustrates the nexus between water supplies and energy resources, the expanding reliance between them, and how the loss of one impacts the other. He builds a case for examining the challenges this poses and how to plan for mitigating the problems and conflicts that will inevitably arise. Series: "Institute for Energy Efficiency" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 22762]

Achieving energy efficiency will require more efficient buildings, replacing lighting with LED lights, installing web-based control of load, storing electricity during off-peak periods, and educating people to appreciate energy efficiency. J. Michael McQuade, PK Kapadia and Nancy Jenkins explore the changes needed to yield large energy savings. Series: "Institute for Energy Efficiency" [Science] [Show ID: 17381]

Lynn Scarlett, former Deputy Secretary of the Interior, argues that investing in nature’s capital is a smart twenty-first century energy policy. Arun Majumdar, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, explores how regulation and technology can work together to improve energy consumption. He also looks at some of the new technologies that may become large-scale solutions. Series: "Institute for Energy Efficiency" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 17382]

Raymond Orbach, former Under Secretary for Science, United States Department of Energy, argues that the three major energy challenges in the US are energy security, environmental sustainability, and economic impact and that a unique opportunity has emerged to change the world using a new ability to alter materials at the atomic scale like never before possible. Series: "Institute for Energy Efficiency" [Science] [Show ID: 17380]